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Install the latest version of CPython using pyenv in a single command
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pyenv-install-latest.sh
#!/bin/bash
# make sure you have pyenv
curl https://pyenv.run | bash
# works on ubuntu and mac
pyenv install $(pyenv install --list | egrep '^\s*[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+$' | sort -Vr | head -n1 | tr -d '[:space:]')
# if you wish to use it globally
LATEST_PYTHON_VERSION=$(pyenv install --list | grep -v - | grep -v b | sort -Vr | head -n 1 | tr -d '[:space:]')
pyenv install $LATEST_PYTHON_VERSION
pyenv global $LATEST_PYTHON_VERSION
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