How to Install Python 3.5.2 on CentOS/RHEL and Fedora

Python is a powerful programming language. It is very friendly and easy to learn. At writing time of this article Python 3.5.2 latest stable version is available to download and install. This article will help you to install Python 3.5.2 on your CentOS, Red Hat & Fedora operating systems.

Install Required Packages

Use the following command to install prerequisites for Python before installing it.

# yum install gcc 

Download Python 3.5.2

Download Python using following command from python official site. You can also download latest version in place of specified below.

# cd /usr/src # wget https://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.5.2/Python-3.5.2.tgz 

Now extract the downloaded package.

# tar xzf Python-3.5.2.tgz 

Compile Python Source

Use below set of commands to compile python source code on your system using altinstall.

# cd Python-3.5.2 # ./configure # make altinstall 

make altinstall is used to prevent replacing the default python binary file /usr/bin/python.
Now remove downloaded source archive file from your system

# rm Python-3.5.2.tgz 

Check Python Version

Check the latest version installed of python using below command

# python3.5 -V  Python 3.5.2 

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