OpenCV2.0 ( or OpenCV2.1) and swig python interface install with python2.6

tar xjvf OpenCV-2.0.0.tar.bz2
cd OpenCV-2.0.0
mkdir release
cd release

cmake -D CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RELEASE -D CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr/local -D BUILD_PYTHON_SUPPORT=ON ..
#( or ccmake ..  then edit by GUI menu)

make
sudo make install
sudo ln -s /usr/local/lib/python2.6/site-packages/cv.so /usr/local/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/
sudo ln -s  /usr/local/lib/python2.6/site-packages/opencv /usr/local/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/
sudo ldconfig

also work on OpenCV2.1