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Upgrade python 3.6 -> 3.8 on CentOS/RedHat 8 · Issue #5419 · StackStorm/st2
October 29, 2021 - I installed st2-3.5.0-1.x86_64 on RedHat 8, the python version included in st2 is 3.6.8. ... But Python 3.6 is going to EOL in December 2021 https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0494/#lifespan, is there plan to upgrade the dependent python to 3.7+ ?
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How To Install Python 3.8 on RHEL/CentOS 7 & Fedora 34 ...
April 26, 2025 - How to Install Python 3.8 on CentOS/RHEL & Fedora. Python 3 installation instructions on CentOS, Red Hat and Fedora Systems
Installing python3.8 alongside python3.6 Centos
As far as i recall, centos has installs that install with specific version names. rh-python3.8 https://centos.pkgs.org/7/centos-sclo-rh-x86_64/rh-python38-python-3.8.6-1.el7.x86_64.rpm.html If that's what you'll be installing (or something similar) you should be fine. More on reddit.com
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October 5, 2021Python 3.8 not possible to install on Linux? Why?
It's nearly 2020 already, can we please move forward please. RHEL/Centos has a 6 years release cycle with 10 years maintenance support. Every package needs to work with every other package across the entire system... for the entire time. You cannot update any package without verifying first that you are not breaking anything in the process, and that takes resources, like time from people that knows what they are doing. And python 3.6 end-of-life is on 2021-12-23, we still have two years of full support. Besides... Why do you want to have python 3.8 system-wide? If you install a different version of a library as fundamental as python at a system level you are risking breaking packages or libraries on the whole system. I wonder what new feature is so necessary from python 3.8 that python 3.6 doesn't have that is so pressing for you to have it on your system immediately. I'm not sure what the deal is with Python enthusiasts or RHEL/CentOS users that someone somewhere has not simply updated some repo somewhere, I can try and get involved. Please do it, get involved. Learn. Fix. Document. Share. But a word of warning: tune it down a bit before going full-on whining again anywhere on both communities. More on reddit.com
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October 15, 2019Python 3 is the default Python implementation in RHEL 8
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 is distributed with
Python 3.6. The package is not installed by default. To installPython 3.6, use theyum install python3command.
Python 2.7is available in thepython2package. However,Python 2will have a shorter life cycle and its aim is to facilitate smoother transition toPython 3for customers.Neither the default
pythonpackage nor the unversioned/usr/bin/pythonexecutable is distributed with RHEL 8. Customers are advised to usepython3orpython2directly. Alternatively, administrators can configure the unversionedpythoncommand using thealternativescommand.For details, see Using Python 3 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.
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How to Install Python 3.8 on CentOS 8 | Linuxize
February 11, 2020 - CentOS 8 includes Python version 3.6 , which can be installed or updated using the dnf tool.
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Upgrade python 3.6 -> 3.8 on CentOS/RedHat 8
But Python 3.6 is going to EOL in December 2021 https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0494/#lifespan, is there plan to upgrade the dependent python to 3.7+ ? ... Show how to reproduce the problem, using a minimal test-case. Make sure to include any content (pack content - workflows, actions, etc.) which are needed to reproduce the problem. ... Thanks for more info @yypptest! python38-devel.x86_64 is looking like a suitable package and it’s available in CentOS 8 as well.
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Install Python 3.13 on Rocky Linux / AlmaLinux [2 Methods]
March 24, 2026 - CentOS Install Deno on RHEL 10 / Ubuntu 24.04 Git Install Git on RHEL 10 / Rocky Linux 10 / AlmaLinux 10 Asterisk How to Install FreePBX 16 on CentOS 7 / RHEL 7 CentOS How to Install LAMP Stack on RHEL 10 | CentOS Stream 10 ... sudo yum install -y xz-devel cd Python-3.8*/ ./configure –enable-optimizations sudo make altinstall Reply · This procedure worked like a charm (I need to get off Python 3.6.8 ASAP but will be trapped on CentOS-7.9 for at least another year).
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September 4, 2024 - cd Python-3.8.3 sudo ./configure --enable-optimizations sudo make altinstall · After completing the installation steps, we test the installed version of Python with the following command: ... Congratulations, you were able to successfully install and configure Python on Centos.
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How to Install Python 3 on CentOS 8 | Linode Docs
February 12, 2021 - After the installation is finished, you can run the command python3 -V and verify the installation: ... If you do not need the latest version of Python, you can install Python 3.6 using the CentOS repository.
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How to Install Python 3 on Centos 7 | Vinod Pandey
January 10, 2021 - Introduction In this tutorial we will install Python 3.6, 3.7, 3.8 & 3.9 on CentOS 7. The default python version in CentOS 7 is 2.7.5. If we forcefully upgrade or replace this version, yum and other utitiles may break causing the OS to become unstable.
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April 26, 2025 - This article will help you to install Python 3.8 from the source on your CentOS 8 and RHEL 8 Linux systems.
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August 16, 2023 - Install any updated version python on centOS 7/8 [Simple way] Example 3.8 1. Update System, installing wget and dependencies sudo yum -y update sudo yum -y install wget sudo yum install -y gcc …
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Install Python 3.8 on CentOS 7 (SCL)
June 24, 2020 - 1 root root 9 Jun 24 10:31 /opt/rh/rh-python38/root/usr/bin/python3 -> python3.8 -rwxr-xr-x. 1 root root 15280 May 28 09:39 /opt/rh/rh-python38/root/usr/bin/python3.8 # python -V Python 3.8.0 # python3 -V Python 3.8.0 # yum info rh-python38 Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, ovl Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile * base: ftp.riken.jp * centos-sclo-rh: ftp.riken.jp * centos-sclo-sclo: ftp.riken.jp * extras: ftp.riken.jp * updates: ftp.riken.jp Installed Packages Name : rh-python38 Arch : x86_64 Version : 2.0 Release : 4.el7 Size : 0.0 Repo : installed From repo : centos-sclo-rh Summary : Package that installs rh-python38 License : GPLv2+ Description : This is the main package for rh-python38 Software Collection.
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r/learnpython on Reddit: Installing python3.8 alongside python3.6 Centos
October 5, 2021 -
I have a centos7 server which already uses python3.6, but on one user account, I want to be using python3.8 in a virtual environment. Is it safe to just install python 3.8 onto the server and just use that for the virtual environment or is this going to cause problems for my python3.6 installation? I've found info about this for Ubuntu, where you can use alternative installs, but nothing for centos.
If I have to rebuild the server with python 3.8 I will, but I really would rather not if it's safe to have the two together.
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As far as i recall, centos has installs that install with specific version names. rh-python3.8 https://centos.pkgs.org/7/centos-sclo-rh-x86_64/rh-python38-python-3.8.6-1.el7.x86_64.rpm.html If that's what you'll be installing (or something similar) you should be fine.
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What works best for me is to compile Python myself. More control, I know what I'm getting, where things get installed etc. Python doesn't have a lot of dependencies, but some may be crucial. In particular, watch out for OpenSSL and libffi. You are in the zone where these two changed versions, and you might not be able to get either newer or the older Python to run on your system at all, depending on the other libraries you have.
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How to Install Python 3 on CentOS 7.7 using yum/source and set as Default | by Rakesh Jain | Medium
October 13, 2020 - [root@centos7 ~]# yum install gcc openssl-devel bzip2-devel libffi-devel -y · Next, we need to grab the version of Python we want. The following command will pull down the latest stable version of Python 3.8 as of the writing of this article.
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How to install the current Python version on CentOS Linux 7 | The No Title® Tech Blog
April 26, 2020 - Then I was finally able to run the usual commands pipenv --python 3.8, pipenv shell, pip instal -r requirements.txt and so on.
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How Do I Upgrade my Python on CentOS 8 – Hostry Help Center
/usr/local/bin/python3.9 -m pip install --upgrade pip
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r/Python on Reddit: Python 3.8 not possible to install on Linux? Why?
October 15, 2019 -
Monday, October 14, 2019 Python 3.8.0 is now available
I am attempting to install the latest Python 3.8.0 on CentOS 8, but it does not seem possible.
I search in Software Collections, and find nothing. The latest release there is Python 3.6 (released nearly three years ago - no updates in three years!!! - I'm abandoning Software Collections).
Python 3.6 was released on December 23rd, 2016, nearly three years ago.
I check in the RHEL / CentOS repos, and same darn thing, no python update in nearly three years.
#dnf list --available | grep python3
Nothing there for Python 3.8.0 or even Python 3.7.x for that matter. I'm not sure what the deal is with Python enthusiasts or RHEL/CentOS users that someone somewhere has not simply updated some repo somewhere, I can try and get involved.
Use the source:
https://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.8.0/Python-3.8.0.tgz
I download the Python 3.8.0 source from the link above, look at the dependencies and try to get those installed first, but no luck. The dependencies for 3.8.0 cannot be found or installed.
Dependencies attempted install via:
#!/bin/bash #dnf install dnf-plugins-core # install this to use 'dnf builddep' #dnf builddep python3 #dnf update -y
Results:
No matching package to install: 'libnsl2-devel' No matching package to install: 'bluez-libs-devel' No matching package to install: 'tix-devel' Not all dependencies satisfied Error: Some packages could not be found.
When I search for these, I find nothing in the repos:
#dnf list --available | grep libnsl2-devel #dnf list --available | grep bluez-libs-devel #dnf list --available | grep tix-devel
Nothing is returned for any of these dependencies.
What has to be done to get these dependencies in a repo somewhere so they can be installed so I can build the source code?
Better yet, how do I get Python 3.8.0 in some freaking repo some where, it's been three years since any RHEL or CentOS repo has been updated.
It's nearly 2020 already, can we please move forward please.
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It's nearly 2020 already, can we please move forward please. RHEL/Centos has a 6 years release cycle with 10 years maintenance support. Every package needs to work with every other package across the entire system... for the entire time. You cannot update any package without verifying first that you are not breaking anything in the process, and that takes resources, like time from people that knows what they are doing. And python 3.6 end-of-life is on 2021-12-23, we still have two years of full support. Besides... Why do you want to have python 3.8 system-wide? If you install a different version of a library as fundamental as python at a system level you are risking breaking packages or libraries on the whole system. I wonder what new feature is so necessary from python 3.8 that python 3.6 doesn't have that is so pressing for you to have it on your system immediately. I'm not sure what the deal is with Python enthusiasts or RHEL/CentOS users that someone somewhere has not simply updated some repo somewhere, I can try and get involved. Please do it, get involved. Learn. Fix. Document. Share. But a word of warning: tune it down a bit before going full-on whining again anywhere on both communities.
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Not a Red Hat expert, but I think it looks like you should be able to build Python from source without those three libraries. I don't know why your builddep tries to get things you can't install.
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How to Install Python 3 on CentOS 7?
January 15, 2024 - Follow these steps to Yum install Python 3.8 CentOS 7: 1- Update Package Repository: Ensure your system has the latest information about available packages. ... 2- Install Python 3: Use the following command to Install Python 3.6 CentOS 7, the ...
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How to Install Python 3.6 on CentOS 6 | Vinod Pandey
June 16, 2020 - Forcefully upgrading or replacing this version causes yum and many other utilities to break. In this tutorial we will install a new version of python using alternate install method. This will create a new python version in /usr/local.