[Zope] Zope won't start: "module ZODB.cPersistence not loaded"

[Mike Payson]

I've just installed Zope, but I can't get it to start. I get the followin=
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error:

bash-2.05$ ./start
/usr/home/mpayson/Zope-2.6.0-src/z2.py:378: UserWarning: You are running=20
Python version 2.1.1.  This Python version has known bugs that may cause =
Zope=20
to run improperly. Consider upgrading to a Python in the 2.1 series with =
at=20
least version number 2.1.3.  (Note that Zope does not yet run under any=20
Python 2.2 version).
  warnings.warn(err)
------
2002-12-16T07:48:47 INFO(0) zdaemon Started subprocess: pid 27298
/usr/home/mpayson/Zope-2.6.0-src/z2.py:378: UserWarning: You are running=20
Python version 2.1.1.  This Python version has known bugs that may cause =
Zope=20
to run improperly. Consider upgrading to a Python in the 2.1 series with =
at=20
least version number 2.1.3.  (Note that Zope does not yet run under any=20
Python 2.2 version).
  warnings.warn(err)
------
2002-12-16T07:48:47 PANIC(300) z2 Startup exception
Traceback (innermost last):
  Module __main__, line 580, in ?
  Module <string>, line 1, in ?
  Module Zope, line 21, in ?
  Module ZODB, line 15, in ?
SystemError: _PyImport_FixupExtension: module ZODB.cPersistence not loade=
d


Clearly, I need to upgrade Python, but I'm assuming that's not the origin=
 of=20
the error. Any suggestions?

Thanks in advance!

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