How to Install Latest Python on Linux from Source | Step-by-Step Guide
Want to install the latest Python version on your Linux system but can’t find it in your package manager? In this step-by-step tutorial, I’ll show you how to compile and install Python from source on Ubuntu, Debian, RHEL, CentOS, and other Linux distributions.
🚀 Why Install Python from Source?
✔️ Get the latest Python features and performance improvements
✔️ Full control over the installation process
✔️ Works across different Linux distributions
📌 Steps Covered in This Video:
🔹 Install dependencies on Ubuntu/Debian & RHEL-based distros
🔹 Download and extract the latest Python source code
🔹 Compile and install Python with optimizations
🔹 Use update-alternatives to manage multiple Python versions
🔹 Verify Python installation and install packages with pip3.13
📢 Commands Used in This Video:
[For Debian/Ubuntu-based systems]
sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y build-essential libssl-dev zlib1g-dev \
libncurses5-dev libncursesw5-dev libreadline-dev libsqlite3-dev \
libgdbm-dev libdb5.3-dev libbz2-dev libexpat1-dev \
liblzma-dev tk-dev
[For RHEL-based systems]
sudo yum groupinstall -y "Development Tools"
sudo yum install -y gcc gcc-c++ make zlib-devel bzip2 bzip2-devel \
readline-devel sqlite sqlite-devel openssl-devel tk-devel libffi-devel
Download Python : https://www.python.org/downloads/
./configure --enable-optimizations
sudo make altinstall
sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/python3 python3 /usr/bin/python3.12 1
sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/python3 python3 /usr/local/bin/python3.13 2
sudo update-alternatives --config python3
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