Use different Python version with virtualenv?

Question

I have a Debian system currently running with python 2.5.4. I got virtualenv properly installed, everything is working fine. Is there a possibility that I can use a virtualenv with a different version of Python?I compiled Python 2.6.2 and would like to use it with some virtualenv. Is it enough to overwrite the binary file? Or do I have to change something in respect to the libraries?

Answer 1

virtualenv --python=/usr/bin/python2.6.2 <path/to/new/virtualenv/>