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Setup Python3.8 in Ubuntu Xenial (16.04 LTS). The python version was fixed at Python 3.5.1
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setup-python3.8-via-ppa.sh
#!/bin/sh
# install PPA
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:deadsnakes/ppa
# update and install
sudo apt update
sudo apt install python3.8 python3.8-dev python3.8-venv
# setup alternatives
sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/python3 python3 /usr/bin/python3.5 1
sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/python3 python3 /usr/bin/python3.8 2
# show menu for selecting the version
sudo update-alternatives --config python3
# or one command to set it
# sudo update-alternatives --set python3 /usr/bin/python3.8
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