Installing Python from source

info_file_for_compiling_from_source_python.txt

# Get specific version of Python
wget https://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.5.3/Python-3.5.3.tgz
tar -xf Python-3.5.3.tgz
cd Python-3.5.3

-- Open Setup.dist file and search for zlib, uncomment zlib notes:
* nano Modules/Setup.dist
# See http://www.gzip.org/zlib/
zlib zlibmodule.c -I$(prefix)/include -L$(exec_prefix)/lib -lz

-- Also search for ssl and uncomment ssl section:

# socket line above, and possibly edit the SSL variable:
SSL=/usr/local/ssl
_ssl _ssl.c \
        -DUSE_SSL -I$(SSL)/include -I$(SSL)/include/openssl \
        -L$(SSL)/lib -lssl -lcrypto

# Create folder where you want to install Python
mkdir /opt/Python-3.5.3

# Add this new folder path as --prefix to configure

./configure --prefix=/opt/Python-3.5.3 --enable-optimizations
make
make install

Add --enable-optimizations flag :)