--- configure.in~	2010-10-20 17:43:42.843358798 -0700
+++ configure.in	2010-10-20 17:43:16.373359032 -0700
@@ -874,7 +874,7 @@
     AC_MSG_RESULT([yes])    
 fi
 
-AC_PATH_PROGS(PYTHON, $PYTHON python2.5 python2.4 python)
+AC_PATH_PROGS(PYTHON, $PYTHON python2.7 python2.5 python2.4 python)
 if test -z "$PYTHON"; then
     AC_MSG_ERROR([python was not found in \$PATH])
 fi