Python 2.7 on Ubuntu

Question

I am new to Python and am working on a Linux machine (Ubuntu 10.10). It is running python 2.6, but I\'d like to run 2.7 as it has features I want to use. I have been urged t

Answer 1

ubuntu 12.04

Install dependencies:

$ sudo apt-get install python-software-properties

Add the repo:

$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:fkrull/deadsnakes

Update the repo index:

$ sudo apt-get update

Install Python 3.3:

$ sudo apt-get install python3.3

ubuntu 12.04 > more

Installing the dependencies:

$ sudo apt-get install build-essential libsqlite3-dev sqlite3 bzip2 libbz2-dev

Download and compile python:

$ wget http://python.org/ftp/python/3.3.0/Python-3.3.0.tar.bz2

$ tar jxf ./Python-3.3.0.tar.bz2

$ cd ./Python-3.3.0

$ ./configure --prefix=/opt/python3.3

$ make && sudo make install

Some nice touches to install a py command by creating a symlink:

$ mkdir ~/bin
$ ln -s /opt/python3.3/bin/python ~/bin/py