Python 2.7.6 fails to build

[koenvanderdrift]

Since a few days, I am unable to build the latest python; I'm running 10.9:

==> Upgrading 1 outdated package, with result:
python 2.7.6
==> Upgrading python
rm /usr/local/bin/smtpd2.py
rm /usr/local/bin/smtpd2.7.py
rm /usr/local/bin/smtpd.py
rm /usr/local/bin/pythonw2.7
rm /usr/local/bin/pythonw2
rm /usr/local/bin/pythonw
rm /usr/local/bin/python2.7-config
rm /usr/local/bin/python2.7
rm /usr/local/bin/python2-config
rm /usr/local/bin/python2
rm /usr/local/bin/python-config
rm /usr/local/bin/python
rm /usr/local/bin/pydoc2.7
rm /usr/local/bin/pydoc2
rm /usr/local/bin/pydoc
rm /usr/local/bin/pip-2.7
rm /usr/local/bin/pip
rm /usr/local/bin/idle2.7
rm /usr/local/bin/idle2
rm /usr/local/bin/idle
rm /usr/local/bin/easy_install-2.7
rm /usr/local/bin/easy_install
rm /usr/local/bin/2to3-2.7
rm /usr/local/bin/2to3-2
rm /usr/local/bin/2to3
rm /usr/local/share/python
rm /usr/local/share/man/man1/python2.7.1
rm /usr/local/share/man/man1/python2.1
rm /usr/local/share/man/man1/python.1
rm /usr/local/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/Current
rm /usr/local/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7
rm /usr/local/Frameworks/Python.framework/Resources
rm /usr/local/Frameworks/Python.framework/Python
rm /usr/local/Frameworks/Python.framework/Headers
rmdir /usr/local/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions
rmdir /usr/local/Frameworks/Python.framework
rmdir /usr/local/Frameworks
==> Downloading http://www.python.org/ftp/python/2.7.6/Python-2.7.6.tgz
Already downloaded: /Library/Caches/Homebrew/python-2.7.6.tgz
tar xf /Library/Caches/Homebrew/python-2.7.6.tgz
==> Patching
/usr/bin/patch -f -p1 -i 000-homebrew.diff
patching file Lib/_osx_support.py
Hunk #1 FAILED at 53.
Hunk #2 FAILED at 68.
2 out of 2 hunks FAILED -- saving rejects to file Lib/_osx_support.py.rej
patching file setup.py
Hunk #1 succeeded at 1859 (offset 49 lines).
Hunk #2 succeeded at 1904 (offset 49 lines).
Hunk #3 succeeded at 1928 (offset 49 lines).
ln -s ../Cellar/python/2.7.5/bin/smtpd2.py smtpd2.py
ln -s ../Cellar/python/2.7.5/bin/smtpd2.7.py smtpd2.7.py
ln -s ../Cellar/python/2.7.5/bin/smtpd.py smtpd.py
ln -s ../Cellar/python/2.7.5/bin/pythonw2.7 pythonw2.7
ln -s ../Cellar/python/2.7.5/bin/pythonw2 pythonw2
ln -s ../Cellar/python/2.7.5/bin/pythonw pythonw
ln -s ../Cellar/python/2.7.5/bin/python2.7-config python2.7-config
ln -s ../Cellar/python/2.7.5/bin/python2.7 python2.7
ln -s ../Cellar/python/2.7.5/bin/python2-config python2-config
ln -s ../Cellar/python/2.7.5/bin/python2 python2
ln -s ../Cellar/python/2.7.5/bin/python-config python-config
ln -s ../Cellar/python/2.7.5/bin/python python
ln -s ../Cellar/python/2.7.5/bin/pydoc2.7 pydoc2.7
ln -s ../Cellar/python/2.7.5/bin/pydoc2 pydoc2
ln -s ../Cellar/python/2.7.5/bin/pydoc pydoc
ln -s ../Cellar/python/2.7.5/bin/pip-2.7 pip-2.7
ln -s ../Cellar/python/2.7.5/bin/pip pip
ln -s ../Cellar/python/2.7.5/bin/idle2.7 idle2.7
ln -s ../Cellar/python/2.7.5/bin/idle2 idle2
ln -s ../Cellar/python/2.7.5/bin/idle idle
ln -s ../Cellar/python/2.7.5/bin/easy_install-2.7 easy_install-2.7
ln -s ../Cellar/python/2.7.5/bin/easy_install easy_install
ln -s ../Cellar/python/2.7.5/bin/2to3-2.7 2to3-2.7
ln -s ../Cellar/python/2.7.5/bin/2to3-2 2to3-2
ln -s ../Cellar/python/2.7.5/bin/2to3 2to3
ln -s ../Cellar/python/2.7.5/share/python python
ln -s ../../../Cellar/python/2.7.5/share/man/man1/python2.7.1 python2.7.1
ln -s ../../../Cellar/python/2.7.5/share/man/man1/python2.1 python2.1
ln -s ../../../Cellar/python/2.7.5/share/man/man1/python.1 python.1
ln -s ../../../Cellar/python/2.7.5/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/Current Current
ln -s ../../../Cellar/python/2.7.5/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7 2.7
ln -s ../../Cellar/python/2.7.5/Frameworks/Python.framework/Resources Resources
ln -s ../../Cellar/python/2.7.5/Frameworks/Python.framework/Python Python
ln -s ../../Cellar/python/2.7.5/Frameworks/Python.framework/Headers Headers
ln -s ../../Cellar/python/2.7.5 python
ln -s ../Cellar/python/2.7.5 python
Error: Failure while executing: /usr/bin/patch -f -p1 -i 000-homebrew.diff
koen@localhost:~$

[mistydemeo]

Please follow the troubleshooting guide and post the requested diagnostics, thanks!

[mistydemeo]

Should be fixed, can you retry?

[koenvanderdrift]

Thanks, it works now.