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Python version on Linux - whois1230 - Apr-09-2020 Hello, I'm running Linux Mint Cinnamon 18.3 64-bit and I want to learn Python 3. When I write python --versionin the Terminal I get user@user-Lenovo-ideapad-110-17IKB ~ $ python --version Python 2.7.12When I write sudo apt-get install python3.5in the Terminal I get user@user-Lenovo-ideapad-110-17IKB ~ $ sudo apt-get install python3.5 Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done python3.5 is already the newest version (3.5.2-2ubuntu0~16.04.9). The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required: codeblocks-common libcodeblocks0 libwxbase3.0-0v5 libwxgtk3.0-0v5 Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove them. 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 36 not upgraded.How do I know which version I'm running? RE: Python version on Linux - buran - Apr-09-2020 Linux mint18 has bot 2.7 and 3.5 versions. python2 is the system version (i.e. the one linux rely on for its tools If you want to use python3 use python3 command, or python3.5 not python .Note that newest version is 3.8, so if you want to install - install 3.8/ in this case python will point to python2, python3 and python3.5 will point to 3.5 and python3.8 will point to newly installed 3.8You can use pyenv to manage different installations. also it's a good idea to work in virtual environments, so that system install is clean. You will need to install different 3-rd party packages and don't want to clutter the system versions. Look at https://python-forum.io/Thread-Part-1-Linux-Python-3-environment and also - https://python-forum.io/Thread-pyenv-Simple-Python-Version-Management https://docs.python.org/3/library/venv.html RE: Python version on Linux - whois1230 - Apr-10-2020 (Apr-09-2020, 01:22 PM)buran Wrote: Linux mint18 has bot 2.7 and 3.5 versions. user@user-Lenovo-ideapad-110-17IKB ~ $ sudo apt-get install python3.8 [sudo] password for user: Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done python3.8 is already the newest version (3.8.2-1+xenial1). The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required: codeblocks-common libcodeblocks0 libwxbase3.0-0v5 libwxgtk3.0-0v5 Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove them. 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 36 not upgraded. user@user-Lenovo-ideapad-110-17IKB ~ $ python3 -V Python 3.5.2 user@user-Lenovo-ideapad-110-17IKB ~ $I installed python 3.8.2 and it's showing that I have 3.5.2? bump RE: Python version on Linux - buran - Apr-10-2020 try with python3.8 if you want that version. python3 is alias for 3.5
RE: Python version on Linux - whois1230 - Apr-10-2020 (Apr-10-2020, 06:57 PM)buran Wrote: try with user@user-Lenovo-ideapad-110-17IKB ~ $ python3.8 -V Python 3.8.2How do I know which version of python is IDLE using? Must I write #!/usr/bin/python3or #!/usr/bin/python3.8at the beginning of each new program? RE: Python version on Linux - buran - Apr-10-2020 that line is called shebang. It is used only when you want to execute your script from command prompt without using python command in front of it. For that you need to make it executable. In IDLE it doesn't matter. you can see https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0394/ for some recommendations what shebang to use. also https://stackoverflow.com/q/6908143/4046632 For time being you can safely leave your scripts without one. I personally prefer to explicitly invoke the respective python and almost never use shebang |