I am currently working on Python 2.6.5 and I would like to upgrade to Python 2.6.6.
Is there a way I can do so?
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3Note, Python 2.6.7 is the most recent Python 2.6 release but Python 2.6 is now in security-fix-only mode. Consider upgrading to Python 2.7.x, which is in bug-fix-only mode, or, eventually, to Python 3.Ned Deily– Ned Deily2011-11-26 07:33:24 +00:00Commented Nov 26, 2011 at 7:33
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I also suggest upgrading to 2.7.2. If you want a constant environment, independant of the OS's Python distribution, use virtualenv. You can put your version of python and it's required libraries in a virtualenv.Jesvin Jose– Jesvin Jose2011-11-26 08:27:54 +00:00Commented Nov 26, 2011 at 8:27
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In Linux:
- Select the version that you're looking for: https://www.python.org/downloads/
- From the appropriate version's page, copy the download link. (eg.
https://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.8.3/Python-3.8.3.tgz) - Go to the directory you want to download the compressed package to and run
wget "https://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.8.3/Python-3.8.3.tgz" - In that same directory, run
tar -zxvf Python-3.8.3.tgzto extract Python cdinto the directory where Python has been extracted to- Run
./configure - Run
make - Run
make install - Run
python --versionto check that the installation was successful
Python should now be installed at the desired version.
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MadHatter
When I ran the commands, I need to run with "sudo" in step 8 "make install", else there is a permission issue. And with sudo, I met the error "zipimport.ZipImportError: can't decompress data; zlib not available", so I had to run "sudo apt-get install zlib1g-dev". Finally the installation is successful.
Download the appropriate installer (or, if they don't have one for your OS, source code) from http://www.python.org/download/releases/2.6.6/. Instructions from there will depend on your operating system, but I'm guessing you can handle it. (Plus, they have install instructions.)
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Download your python version from https://www.python.org/downloads/
Open a terminal
tar -xzf python3.12.7.tgzcd Python-3.12.7
Install dependencies
sudo apt update sudo apt install build-essential libssl-dev libbz2-dev libreadline-dev libsqlite3-dev wget curl llvm libncurses5-dev libncursesw5-dev xz-utils tk-dev libffi-dev liblzma-dev python3-openssl gitRun the configuration script
./configure --enable-optimizations --prefix=/usrRun
make -j $(nproc) sudo make altinstallVerify the installation
Check that Python 3.12.7 is installed correctly:/usr/bin/python3.12 --version
