{"id":10487,"date":"2020-07-14T17:39:03","date_gmt":"2020-07-14T17:39:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=10487"},"modified":"2020-07-14T17:39:03","modified_gmt":"2020-07-14T17:39:03","slug":"python-3-8-4-released-install-ubuntu-18-04-16-04","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2020\/07\/python-3-8-4-released-install-ubuntu-18-04-16-04\/","title":{"rendered":"Python 3.8.4 Released! How to Install in Ubuntu 18.04 \/ 16.04"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Python 3.8.4 was released a few days ago as the latest stable release of the Python language. Here’s how to install it in Ubuntu 18.04 and Ubuntu 16.04.<\/p>\n

This is the first bugfix release that is considerably smaller than the previous three. There\u2019s almost 20% fewer changes at 162 commits than the average of previous three bugfix releases. Detailed information about all changes made in version 3.8.4 specifically can be found in its change log<\/a>. Note that compared to 3.8.3, version 3.8.4 also contains the changes introduced in 3.8.4rc1.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The deadsnakes team<\/a> maintains unofficial Python packages for different Ubuntu releases. Note the PPA does not contain Python 3.8 for Ubuntu 20.04 as upstream ubuntu provides the package.<\/p>\n

Install Python 3.8.4 in Ubuntu 18.04, 16.04:<\/h4>\n

1.)<\/b> Open terminal either by pressing Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard, or by searching for ‘terminal’ from system application launcher.<\/p>\n

When terminal opens, run command to add the PPA:<\/p>\n

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:deadsnakes\/ppa<\/pre>\n
Type user password (no asterisk feedback) when it prompts and hit Enter to continue.<\/i><\/p>\n
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2.)<\/b> Then run commands to refresh system package cache, and install Python 3.8:<\/p>\n
sudo apt update\r\n\r\nsudo apt install python3.8<\/pre>\n
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3.)<\/b> Once successfully installed, check your system Python versions (python –version):<\/p>\n
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4.) (Optional)<\/b> To use Python 3.8 as the default python3<\/code>, run commands:<\/p>\n
sudo update-alternatives --install \/usr\/bin\/python3 python3 \/usr\/bin\/python3.6 1\r\n\r\nsudo update-alternatives --install \/usr\/bin\/python3 python3 \/usr\/bin\/python3.8 2<\/pre>\n
For Ubuntu 16.04<\/b> replace python3.6 with python3.5<\/b><\/i>. And you can then switch between the two Python3 versions via command:<\/p>\n
sudo update-alternatives --config python3<\/pre>\n
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NOTE:<\/b> Due to known bug, terminal won’t open if you changed python3<\/code> symlink. An workaround is recreate a symlink via command (For Ubuntu 16.04<\/b> replace python3.6 with python3.5<\/b><\/i>):<\/p>\n
sudo rm \/usr\/bin\/python3; sudo ln -s python3.6 \/usr\/bin\/python3<\/pre>\n
Uninstall:<\/h4>\n
To uninstall the Python3.8 packages, run command:<\/p>\n
sudo apt remove --autoremove python3.8 python3.8-minimal<\/pre>\n
To remove the Deadsnakes PPA, launch Software & Updates<\/b> and go to Other Software<\/i> tab, then remove the repository line and close the window.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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