diff --git a/python.md b/python.md
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@@ -18,38 +18,4 @@ If your distribution of Ubuntu comes with python 2.7 (like most recent), the pac
 sudo apt-get install vim
 ```
 
-If you are on an older Ubuntu machine with 2.6 or older, see compiling instructions below to get latest python and/or vim compiled. Alternatively, you can try to find a PPA with 2.7, but I can't recommend one.
-
-### Compiling From Source On POSIX
-The following shell script should build python/vim assuming build requirements are met, just change the apt-get line to whatever your package manager uses. The DIR variable specifies install location for python & vim.
-
-IMPORTANT: To use these daily, make sure your `.bashrc` or other init file updates PATH so that $DIR/bin is on it. So for BASH, in your `.bashrc` append `export PATH=/usr/local/bin:$PATH`.
-
-```sh
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-PYTHON_URL=https://www.python.org/ftp/python/2.7.9/Python-2.7.9.tar.xz                                                                
-# This is where python & vim will be installed to
-DIR=/usr/local
-
-# List of dependencies on Ubuntu
-sudo apt-get install build-essential autoconf libncurses5-dev xz-utils curl mercurial
-
-# Build python 2.7, install to $DIR
-PYARC=python.tar.xz
-curl -fLo $PYARC $PYTHON_URL
-xzcat $PYARC | tar xvf -
-cd Python*
-./configure --prefix=$DIR
-make && sudo make install
-cd -
-\rm -rf Python* $PYARC
-
-# Build vim with +python, install to $DIR
-hg clone https://code.google.com/p/vim/
-cd vim
-PATH=$DIR/bin:$PATH ./configure --with-features=huge --enable-pythoninterp \
---with-python-config-dir=$DIR/lib/python2.7/config --prefix=$DIR
-PATH=$DIR/bin:$PATH make && sudo make install
-cd -      
-\rm -rf vim
-```
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+If you are on an older Ubuntu machine with 2.6 or older, see compiling instructions below to get latest python and/or vim compiled. Alternatively, you can try to find a PPA with 2.7, but I can't recommend one.
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