can i still find a host that supports python 2.6?
Yes. No problems.
uses python 2.6 still considering outdated or bad practice?
No, it is not.
However:
I have no way to upgrade to python 2.7
Yes you do. Download the source code from www.python.org and install it. What you need to do to not overwrite the Python system.
"altinstall" ( python), ,
. :
$ ./configure --prefix = /opt/python27
$ make
$ sudo make install
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Ubuntu 10.04, Python 2.3.7, 2.4.6, 2.5.5, 2.6.6, 2.7.1, 3.0.1, 3.1.2 3.2b2+. . , , 2.4 2.6.