[issue38123] Unable to find Python3.8.0b4 on Ubuntu 19004 desktop

Jonathan Gossage added the comment: I now do not think that it is a Python problem. It only appears when Ubuntu 18.04 is upgraded to 19.04 by the upgrade process. The problem does not show up on a fresh install of Ubuntu 19.04 followed by a source install of Python 3.8.0b4 only if the install

[issue38123] Unable to find Python3.8.0b4 on Ubuntu 19004 desktop

Zachary Ware added the comment: If calling /usr/local/bin/python3.8 directly works as expected, there's nothing for us to do here so I'm going to go ahead and close the issue. Please reopen if you can demonstrate a real bug in the installation code, though! -- nosy: +zach.ware

[issue38123] Unable to find Python3.8.0b4 on Ubuntu 19004 desktop

Christian Heimes added the comment: Please try a new shell or refresh the PATH look cache with "hash -r". -- nosy: +christian.heimes ___ Python tracker ___

[issue38123] Unable to find Python3.8.0b4 on Ubuntu 19004 desktop

New submission from Jonathan Gossage : I installed Python 3.8.0b4 manually on Ubuntu 19.04 desktop. After the installation that appeared to run OK, I was unable to find python3.8, even though it had been installed in /usr/local/bin and that directory was on the path. I got the result: