python3.6 code example

Example 1: python version

python ––version

Example 2: install python 3.6

conda create -n myenv python=3.6 #to launch in Anaconda

Example 3: install python3

echo This is for linux. (debian/unbuntu)
sudo apt install build-essential zlib1g-dev libncurses5-dev libgdbm-dev libnss3-dev libssl-dev libreadline-dev libffi-dev wget
curl -O https://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.7.4/Python-3.7.4.tar.xz
tar -xf Python-3.7.4.tar.xz
cd Python-3.7.4
./configure --enable-optimizations
make
sudo make altinstall
python3.7 --version
cd ../

Example 4: latest version of python

# For macs... 
#  Apparently you don't want to upgrade 2.* just install 3.*

% brew install python3