* Ian Kelly <ian.g.ke...@gmail.com> [190320 12:00]: > 1) https://www.python.org/downloads/ has release information. Based on that > you would currently want 3.7.2. Make sure you actually download 3.7.2 and > not 3.7.2rc1. Understood. Thanks. Your info is the solution.
> 2) The tarfiles are not distro-specific. For Linux there are really only > two options: Python-3.7.2.tar.xz and Python-3.7.2.tgz. The only difference > is that one is compressed with xz and the other is compressed with gzip. > Pick the .xz unless you're unable to decompress it. > On Wed, Mar 20, 2019 at 12:43 PM Tim Johnson <t...@akwebsoft.com> wrote: > > > Some time in the near future I will want to install the latest > > current stable version of python on a remote server. I anticipate > > that I will either use wget from the server shell or download to my > > workstation and transfer via FTP. I will need source to compile. > > > > I see python source at https://www.python.org/ftp/python/. > > > > How do I determine the following? > > 1) Latest current stable version of python 3* > > 2) Correct tarfile for linux - at this time I assume it will be > > linux centOS > > > > TIA > > -- > > Tim Johnson > > http://www.tj49.com > > -- > > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list > > > -- > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list -- Tim Johnson http://www.tj49.com -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
