How to install Python 2.7.9 on Ubuntu 14.04

First, install some dependencies:
sudo apt-get install build-essential
sudo apt-get install libreadline-gplv2-dev libncursesw5-dev libssl-dev libsqlite3-dev tk-dev libgdbm-dev libc6-dev libbz2-dev
Then download using the following command:
cd ~/Downloads/
wget https://www.python.org/ftp/python/2.7.9/Python-2.7.9.tgz
Extract and go to the dirctory:
tar -xvf Python-2.7.9.tgz
cd Python-2.7.9
Now, install using the command you just tried:
./configure
make
sudo make install

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