When I try to 'make' Python 2.6.1:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "./setup.py", line 1880, in <module>
    main()
  File "./setup.py", line 1875, in main
    'Lib/smtpd.py']
  File "/home/apps/Python-2.6.1/Lib/distutils/core.py", line 152, in 
setup
    dist.run_commands()
  File "/home/apps/Python-2.6.1/Lib/distutils/dist.py", line 975, in 
run_commands
    self.run_command(cmd)
  File "/home/apps/Python-2.6.1/Lib/distutils/dist.py", line 995, in 
run_command
    cmd_obj.run()
  File "/home/apps/Python-2.6.1/Lib/distutils/command/build.py", line 
134, in run
    self.run_command(cmd_name)
  File "/home/apps/Python-2.6.1/Lib/distutils/cmd.py", line 333, in 
run_command
    self.distribution.run_command(command)
  File "/home/apps/Python-2.6.1/Lib/distutils/dist.py", line 995, in 
run_command
    cmd_obj.run()
  File "/home/apps/Python-2.6.1/Lib/distutils/command/build_ext.py", 
line 343, in run
    self.build_extensions()
  File "./setup.py", line 103, in build_extensions
    missing = self.detect_modules()
  File "./setup.py", line 915, in detect_modules
    for x in sqlite_version.split(".")])
ValueError: invalid literal for int() with base 10: '1beta'

This was solved by replacing

  m = re.search(r'\s*.*#\s*.*define\s.*SQLITE_VERSION\W*"(.*)"', incf)

with

  m = re.search(r'\s*.*#\s*.*define\s.*SQLITE_VERSION\W*"([\d\.]*)"', 
incf)

on line 911