Installing Python and dependencies

install_python.md

For Debian-based systems

• Installing essentials

sudo apt update &&
sudo apt install -y build-essential zlib1g-dev libssl-dev libreadline-dev libbz2-dev libsqlite3-dev libffi-dev tk-dev

For Arch-based systems

• Installing essentials

sudo pacman -Syu
sudo pacman -S base-devel zlib openssl readline bzip2 sqlite3 libffi tk

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• Installing pyenv

curl -sS https://webi.sh/pyenv | sh

Add these to .bashrc file open - vim ~/.bashrc and click on i (insert mode)

## py-env
export PYENV_ROOT="$HOME/.pyenv"
command -v pyenv >/dev/null || export PATH="$PYENV_ROOT/bin:$PATH"
eval "$(pyenv init -)"

## py-env virtual
eval "$(pyenv virtualenv-init -)"

• click esc and :wq

• exit the terminal or ctrl + d

• Installing python3

pyenv install -v 3.11.2 && pyenv global 3.11.2

check the version using python3 --version