NOTE: Due to known bug, terminal won’t open if you changed python3 symlink. And you can then switch between the two Python3 versions via command: sudo update-alternatives -config python3

Sudo update-alternatives -install /usr/bin/python3 python3 /usr/bin/python3.8 2įor Ubuntu 16.04 replace python3.6 with python3.5. Type user password (no asterisk feedback) when it prompts and hit Enter to continue.Ģ.) Then run commands to refresh system package cache, and install Python 3.8: sudo apt updateģ.) Once successfully installed, check your system Python versions (python –version):Ĥ.) (Optional) To use Python 3.8 as the default python3, run commands: sudo update-alternatives -install /usr/bin/python3 python3 /usr/bin/python3.6 1 When terminal opens, run command to add the PPA: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:deadsnakes/ppa

Install Python 3.8.4 in Ubuntu 18.04, 16.04:ġ.) Open terminal either by pressing Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard, or by searching for ‘terminal’ from system application launcher. Note the PPA does not contain Python 3.8 for Ubuntu 20.04 as upstream ubuntu provides the package. The deadsnakes team maintains unofficial Python packages for different Ubuntu releases. Note that compared to 3.8.3, version 3.8.4 also contains the changes introduced in 3.8.4rc1. Detailed information about all changes made in version 3.8.4 specifically can be found in its change log. There’s almost 20% fewer changes at 162 commits than the average of previous three bugfix releases. This is the first bugfix release that is considerably smaller than the previous three. Here’s how to install it in Ubuntu 18.04 and Ubuntu 16.04. Python 3.8.4 was released a few days ago as the latest stable release of the Python language.

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