rpm database and dependecies question

[Al Sparks <data345 yahoo com>]

I'm trying to install python on my RH 7.2 machine.  I mount the CD, and cd over to the RPMS
directory, and 

    $ sudo rpm -i python-1.5.2-35.i386.rpm 
    error: failed dependencies:
            libz.so.1   is needed by python-1.5.2-35

I then
    $ sudo find /usr -name 'libz.so*'
and I find the shared object.

Now I know that this is because I've probably installed some software w/o rpm that installed the
libz shared object.

My questions are:
1.  What's an easy way to find what RH rpm (preferably located on the RH 7.2 disk set)?  I already
tried http://www.rpmfind.net.  I also searched Red Hat's site.

2.  I already know that I can force rpm to install python, even with that error.  But can I, in
some way manually update the RPM database? 
  === Al


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