Install Python Ubunu

Installing python on Ubuntu

Part 1 - installing pyenv dependencies

pyenv is used to switch between different version of python

Goto https://realpython.com/intro-to-pyenv/

sudo apt-get install -y make build-essential libssl-dev zlib1g-dev \
libbz2-dev libreadline-dev libsqlite3-dev wget curl llvm libncurses5-dev \
libncursesw5-dev xz-utils tk-dev libffi-dev liblzma-dev python3-openssl

Part 2 - installing pyenv

curl https://pyenv.run | bash

Add to path

paste this in the ./bashrc:

nano ./bashrc

export PATH="$HOME/.pyenv/bin:$PATH"
eval "$(pyenv init -)"
eval "$(pyenv virtualenv-init -)"

Part 3 - Add Python version

run

pyenv install --list

if you get an error like Can not proceed with installation. Kindly remove .pyenv from home/ run this command:

rm -rf ~/.pyenv