[PLUG] Obtaining/compiling/installing python3.7

Bill Barry bill at billbarry.org
Sat Apr 27 04:42:49 UTC 2019


On Fri, Apr 26, 2019 at 4:38 PM Richard Owlett <rowlett at cloud85.net> wrote:

> On 04/26/2019 01:53 PM, Bill Barry wrote:
> > On Fri, Apr 26, 2019 at 6:38 PM Richard Owlett <rowlett at cloud85.net>
> wrote:
> >
> >> On 04/26/2019 01:16 PM, Bill Barry wrote:
> >>> On Fri, Apr 26, 2019 at 6:02 PM Richard Owlett <rowlett at cloud85.net>
> >> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> I wish to try some beta software which assumes python3.7 is
> installed. I
> >>>> have Debian 9.8 installed on a machine dedicated to this exercise. I
> did
> >>>> a web search and got a half dozen on topic hits. There were enough
> >>>> differences that I wasn't sure if I was missing something important.
> The
> >>>> last time I compiled something was on a PDP 11/45 in approximately
> 1975.
> >>>>
> >>>> Suggestions?
> >>>> TIA
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>> apt-get install python3.7
> >>> will work.
> >>>
> >>> Bill
> >>
> >> Yeah But
> >> It's not in repository ;{
> >>
> >>
> > Then since this machine is  dedicated to this exercise why not upgrade it
> > to Debian 10. python3.7 will be much easier to install there.
>
> That HAD been my 1st choice.
> Note tense and em-*PHA*-sis.
> Buster has unrelated problems which discourages me from that route.
> My next choice would be back-porting. But I don't find appropriate pkgs.
> My third option is compile/etc from external resources.
>

A very good second choice is the Anaconda distribution. It has python
packaged with it and comes with a good selection  of python packages you
might want to use.
https://www.anaconda.com/distribution/

Bill



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