On Fri, Apr 26, 2019 at 4:38 PM Richard Owlett <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 04/26/2019 01:53 PM, Bill Barry wrote: > > On Fri, Apr 26, 2019 at 6:38 PM Richard Owlett <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > >> On 04/26/2019 01:16 PM, Bill Barry wrote: > >>> On Fri, Apr 26, 2019 at 6:02 PM Richard Owlett <[email protected]> > >> wrote: > >>> > >>>> I wish to try some beta software which assumes python3.7 is > installed. I > >>>> have Debian 9.8 installed on a machine dedicated to this exercise. I > did > >>>> a web search and got a half dozen on topic hits. There were enough > >>>> differences that I wasn't sure if I was missing something important. > The > >>>> last time I compiled something was on a PDP 11/45 in approximately > 1975. > >>>> > >>>> Suggestions? > >>>> TIA > >>>> > >>> > >>> apt-get install python3.7 > >>> will work. > >>> > >>> Bill > >> > >> Yeah But > >> It's not in repository ;{ > >> > >> > > Then since this machine is dedicated to this exercise why not upgrade it > > to Debian 10. python3.7 will be much easier to install there. > > That HAD been my 1st choice. > Note tense and em-*PHA*-sis. > Buster has unrelated problems which discourages me from that route. > My next choice would be back-porting. But I don't find appropriate pkgs. > My third option is compile/etc from external resources. > A very good second choice is the Anaconda distribution. It has python packaged with it and comes with a good selection of python packages you might want to use. https://www.anaconda.com/distribution/ Bill _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
