In this article, I will show you how to install Python 3.7 environment on Centos operating system.
1. Setting requirements
Before installing Python, you need to install GCC compiler, you must run as root or sudo
1 2 | yum install gcc openssl-devel bzip2-devel libffi-devel |
2. Download Python 3.7
You download the installer from the official website
1 2 3 | cd /usr/src wget https://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.7.3/Python-3.7.3.tgz |
Now extract the downloaded file
1 2 | tar xzf Python-3.7.3.tgz |
3. Install Python 3.7
You move into the Python-3.7 directory and run the commands below
1 2 3 4 | cd Python-3.7. ./configure --enable-optimizations make altinstall |
Use make altinstall to avoid replacing python’s default binary /usr/bin/python
Now delete the downloaded zip file
1 2 | rm /usr/src/Python-3.7.3.tgz |
**4. Check Python Version **
1 2 | python3.7 -V |
In the following article, I will guide you to install the Oracle Client environment that allows you to manipulate Python to connect to the Oracle Database (This is a database used by many software developers)