yum dies with rpm python 2.4

["sean darcy" <seandarcy@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

installed python 2.4.

rebuilt rpm, and yum.

yum dies here:

yum upgrade
Traceback (most recent call last):
 File "/usr/bin/yum", line 6, in ?
   import yummain
 File "/usr/share/yum-cli/yummain.py", line 23, in ?
   import yum
 File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/yum/__init__.py", line 20, in ?
   import rpm
ImportError: /usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/rpmmodule.so: undefined 
symbol: PyDictIter_Type

???

sean