janikvonrotz
10/22/2015 - 6:07 AM
Ubuntu: Install Python #Ubuntu #Python
Ubuntu: Install Python #Ubuntu #Python
Introduction
Configure Python 3 and install pip. Pip allows us to easily manage any Python 3 package we would like to have.
# RequirementsInstallation
First, check your current Python version.
python --version
On a fresh Ubuntu server, this might output:
Python 2.7.6
We would like to have python run Python 3. So first, let's remove the old 2.7 binary.
sudo rm /usr/bin/python
Next, create a symbolic link to the Python 3 binary in its place.
sudo ln -s /usr/bin/python3 /usr/bin/python
If you run python --version again, you will now see Python 3.4.0.
To install pip make sure update the aptitude repository index.
sudo apt-get update
To install pip, simply run the following:
sudo apt-get install python3-pip