#Python versions how to#
#Python versions install#
#Python versions update#

Problems with multiple versions of the same package tend to creep up on you and bite you when you least expect it.

#Python versions install#

ThatвЂ™s because youвЂ™re installing the Python package globally, which is a real problem if another user comes along and wants to install a slightly older version of the package. To install a package into your system Python, you have to run sudo pip install. Activate different Python versions and virtual environments automatically.Install the latest development version of Python.

#Python versions how to#

This article will provide you with a great overview of how to maximize your time spent working on projects and minimize the time spent in headaches trying to use the right version of Python. Luckily, managing multiple versions of Python doesnвЂ™t have to be confusing if you use pyenv. Have you ever wanted to contribute to a project that supports multiple versions of Python but arenвЂ™t sure how you would easily test all the versions? Are you ever curious about the latest and greatest versions of Python? Maybe youвЂ™d like to try out these new features, but you donвЂ™t want to worry about messing up your development environment. Watch it together with the written tutorial to deepen your understanding: Start Managing Multiple Python Versions With pyenv It should now display the version you just installed (3.10.2 for me).Watch Now This tutorial has a related video course created by the Real Python team. Sudo ln -s /usr/local/bin/python3.10 python3Д¬heck if everything is as expected. Link the version you want to use from now on.This does not delete your older Python 3 version, it only unlinks it from that command. I'd recommend leaving it like that and only change the python3 link to the version we just installed. Usually Python 2 is linked to python command and Python 3 is linked to python3 command. python3.10 : The one we installed from source.

python3 : The default Python 3.5.3 version.

python : The default Python 2.7.13 version.

Now you should have three versions of Python installed

If you've followed all of the above steps, you should have no problems. This can take a few minutes, so just be patient. Sudo apt install -y build-essential tk-dev libncurses5-dev libncursesw5-dev libreadline6-dev libdb5.3-dev libgdbm-dev libsqlite3-dev libssl-dev libbz2-dev libexpat1-dev liblzma-dev zlib1g-dev libffi-dev Go back to the command line on your Raspberry Pi On the next page scroll down to the bottom and in 'Files' section right click on 'Gzipped source tarball' and choose 'Copy link address' from the browser context menu. Go to official Python download page and look under 'Looking for a specific release?' section.Д¬lick on the version you want, I chose 3.10.2. Find and install latest available Python version

#Python versions update#

I want to keep Python 2.7.13 as is and only update Python 3.5.3 to the latest 3.x version. Usually you'll have both 2.x and 3.x You can easily check this by running below commands :~ $ python -V Multiple versions of Python can be installed at the same time. If you're in the same boat as me, read on. To my surprise the latest available Python version in the official Raspbian repo was 3.5.3 To install a newer one, I had to do a few more things than a simple apt install python3. Recently I wanted to install a certain package on my Raspberry Pi that required Python 3.6 or higher. Raspberry Pi, Python Install latest Python version on Raspberry Pi