take a look at pyenv. should make it fairly easy. https://github.com/pyenv/pyenv
On July 14, 2018 7:17:52 PM MDT, Jim <jf_byr...@comcast.net> wrote: >On 07/14/2018 06:42 PM, Alan Gauld via Tutor wrote: >> On 14/07/18 22:51, boB Stepp wrote: >> >>> Linux Mint 19 comes with Python 3.6.5 pre-installed. However, my >son >>> and I are working on a couple of things together, and decided to use >>> the latest bugfix releases of Python 3.6 for them. I would not >think >>> that upgrading from 3.6.5 to 3.6.6 would break anything in my system >> >> Probably not but do you really need that last dot release? >> Do you know for sure there is anything in it that will affect >> your code? If not I'd just stay on 3.6.5.... >> >> Personally, although I have 3.6.5 installed, my default v3 >> is 3.5.4. >> >> If you really need 3.6.6 then your best bet is to locate a >> deb package that somebody has created, otherwise building >> from source is about the only option. >> > >Bob, > >If you look you might find a PPA that has packaged it. I installed >python 3.6.5 (no help to you) on Mint 18 from here: >https://launchpad.net/~jonathonf/+archive/ubuntu/python-3.6'. > >Maybe you can find one that does 3.6.6 or ask Jonathon if he intends to > >package 3.6.6. Whatever you do I would suggest you install it in a >virtual environment, especially if you are going to be experimenting >with a lot of libraries. If you use a virtual environment you don't >have >to worry about breaking your system python. > >regards, Jim > > >_______________________________________________ >Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org >To unsubscribe or change subscription options: >https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
