Installing Python: Linux

Installation is a slightly different process for every operating system. This lesson is a guide for installing Python on Linux. You can move on to the next lesson if this isn’t relevant to you.

Python in Linux

Many Linux distributions come with a pre-installed version of Python. Older distributions can have Python 2.7, whereas the newer ones may come equipped with the latest version. However, this is not a guarantee. Below, we’ll highlight the different approaches for ensuring that our Linux machine has the latest Python installed. For simplicity, we’ll show the process ...