A script to build and install LibreOffice 4.4.7.2 with Python 2.7 on Ubuntu Trusty 14.04. To import uno package you'll need to bootstrap it, see https://gist.github.com/nicktime/a35ed52a4b04d6da5b867c6907c825f3

build-install-libreoffice-py2.sh

#!/bin/bash -xe

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get build-dep libreoffice
sudo apt-get install pkg-config

mkdir libreoffice
cd libreoffice
wget https://downloadarchive.documentfoundation.org/libreoffice/old/4.4.7.2/src/libreoffice-4.4.7.2.tar.xz
wget https://downloadarchive.documentfoundation.org/libreoffice/old/4.4.7.2/src/libreoffice-dictionaries-4.4.7.2.tar.xz
wget https://downloadarchive.documentfoundation.org/libreoffice/old/4.4.7.2/src/libreoffice-help-4.4.7.2.tar.xz
wget https://downloadarchive.documentfoundation.org/libreoffice/old/4.4.7.2/src/libreoffice-translations-4.4.7.2.tar.xz

tar -xf libreoffice-4.4.7.2.tar.xz 
tar -xf libreoffice-dictionaries-4.4.7.2.tar.xz 
tar -xf libreoffice-help-4.4.7.2.tar.xz 
tar -xf libreoffice-translations-4.4.7.2.tar.xz 

cd libreoffice-4.4.7.2/
export PYTHON=/usr/bin/python2.7 PYTHON_CFLAGS="$(pkg-config --cflags python-2.7)" PYTHON_LIBS="$(pkg-config --libs python-2.7)"
./autogen.sh --with-package-format=deb --enable-epm
make -j6

sudo dpkg -i workdir/installation/LibreOffice_Dev/deb/install/LibreOfficeDev_4.4.7.2_Linux_x86-64_deb/DEBS/*.deb
# SDK, optional.
sudo dpkg -i workdir/installation/LibreOffice_Dev_SDK/deb/install/LibreOfficeDev_4.4.7.2_Linux_x86-64_deb_sdk/DEBS/lodevbasis4.4-sdk_4.4.7.2-2_amd64.deb 
sudo apt-get install -f

echo /opt/libreofficedev4.4/program | sudo tee /usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/uno.pth