Compile and Install Python 3.8
Dec 11, 2020 | 948 views
Install Python 3.8 refer to:
How to Build Python From Source Code
wget https://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.8.4/Python-3.8.4.tgz
# For apt-based systems (like Debian, Ubuntu, and Mint)
$ sudo apt-get install -y make build-essential libssl-dev zlib1g-dev \
libbz2-dev libreadline-dev libsqlite3-dev wget curl llvm \
libncurses5-dev libncursesw5-dev xz-utils tk-dev
# For yum-based systems (like CentOS)
$ sudo yum -y groupinstall "Development Tools"
$ sudo yum -y install gcc openssl-devel bzip2-devel libffi-devel
$ tar xvf Python-3.8.4.tgz
$ cd Python-3.8.4
$ ./configure --enable-optimizations --with-ensurepip=install
$ make -j 8
$ sudo make altinstall
$ python3.8 --version
Python 3.8.4
# To run the test suite, type the following command:
$ python3.8 -m test