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Tutorial Install Python 3.8 on Centos/RHEL 8 Linux

Tutorial install Python 3.8 on Centos-RHEL 8 Linux

In this tutorial, we are going to step by step how to install Python 3.8 on Centos / RHEL 8 Linux.

Tutorial How to Configure and Install Python 3.8 on Centos/RHEL 8 Linux

Install the required Python development libraries using the following command.

sudo dnf install gcc openssl-devel bzip2-devel libffi-devel  

Step 1) Update Centos

Before you do anything, you need to update Centos, do this with the following command:

yum -y update  

Step2) Download Python 3.8

You can download Python from its official site using the following command.

cd /opt  wget https://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.8.3/Python-3.8.3.tgz  

Note: If wget is not enabled, you can install it with the following command:

yum -y install wget  

Then, with the command below, you must extract the downloaded archive:

tar xzf Python-3.8.3.tgz  
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Step 3) Install Python on Centos

After extracted, go to Python-3.8.3 folder, Then configure the source files based on your server or system environment.

cd Python-3.8.3  sudo ./configure --enable-optimizations  sudo make altinstall  

Step 4) Test Python on Centos 8

After completing the installation steps, we test the installed version of Python with the following command:

python3.8 -V  

The output should be as follows:

Python 3.8.3

Congratulations, you were able to successfully install and configure Python on Centos.

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