{"id":16867,"date":"2015-03-07T09:51:47","date_gmt":"2015-03-07T15:51:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/secure.rosehosting.com\/blog\/?p=16867"},"modified":"2022-06-03T03:44:29","modified_gmt":"2022-06-03T08:44:29","slug":"install-python-from-source-on-linux-vps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/install-python-from-source-on-linux-vps\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Install Python on Linux"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25275 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/How-to-Install-Python-on-Linux.jpg\" alt=\"How to Install Python on Linux\" width=\"1200\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/How-to-Install-Python-on-Linux.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/How-to-Install-Python-on-Linux-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/How-to-Install-Python-on-Linux-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/How-to-Install-Python-on-Linux-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/How-to-Install-Python-on-Linux-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/How-to-Install-Python-on-Linux-860x430.jpg 860w, https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/How-to-Install-Python-on-Linux-680x340.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/How-to-Install-Python-on-Linux-500x250.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/How-to-Install-Python-on-Linux-400x200.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/How-to-Install-Python-on-Linux-200x100.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/How-to-Install-Python-on-Linux-50x25.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ll show you, how to install Python on Linux. Python is an interpreted high-level programming language for general-purpose programming, and at\u00a0the same time, it is user-friendly. It can be used on many different platforms. Today we will\u00a0show you how to install the latest version of Python from source on\u00a0 Linux. We are going to use an <a title=\"Ubuntu VPS\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/ubuntu-hosting.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ubuntu VPS<\/a>, but we must point out that the same procedure applies if you have a <a title=\"CentOS VPS\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/centos-hosting.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CentOS.<\/a>\u00a0Installing Python on Linux is fairly easy task and should take less then 10 minutes.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69fd096bf2910\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"ez-toc-cssicon\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69fd096bf2910\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/install-python-from-source-on-linux-vps\/#1-Update-System-Software\" >1. Update System Software<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/install-python-from-source-on-linux-vps\/#2-Download-Python\" >2. Download Python<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/install-python-from-source-on-linux-vps\/#3-Unpack-tgz-Package\" >3. Unpack .tgz Package<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/install-python-from-source-on-linux-vps\/#4-Install-Python-on-Linux\" >4. Install Python on Linux<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/install-python-from-source-on-linux-vps\/#5-Invoke-Python\" >5. Invoke Python<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/install-python-from-source-on-linux-vps\/#6-Create-a-Test-Python-Script\" >6. Create a Test Python Script<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1-Update-System-Software\"><\/span>1. Update System Software<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>First of all, let&#8217;s update all your system software to the latest version available. We can do that using the apt package manager that comes with Ubuntu. In case\u00a0you have a CentOS VPS, you need to use the yum package manager instead.<\/p>\n<pre>apt-get update\r\napt-get upgrade<\/pre>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2-Download-Python\"><\/span>2. Download Python<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Once all your system software is up to date you can proceed with the other steps. Initially, let&#8217;s download the latest version of Python from the official website in the \/opt directory on your server. The latest version of Python at the moment of writing is 3.4.2. Therefore, go ahead and download the gzipped source tarball using the following command:<\/p>\n<pre>cd \/opt\r\nwget https:\/\/www.python.org\/ftp\/python\/3.4.2\/Python-3.4.2.tgz<\/pre>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3-Unpack-tgz-Package\"><\/span>3. Unpack .tgz Package<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The download will\u00a0take less\u00a0than a\u00a0minute, so once you download the file, go ahead and unpack it carrying out\u00a0the following command:<\/p>\n<pre>tar -xzvf Python-3.4.2.tgz<\/pre>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4-Install-Python-on-Linux\"><\/span>4. Install Python on Linux<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Now, you are ready to install Python. Enter into the Python-3.4.2\/ directory<\/p>\n<pre>cd Python-3.4.2<\/pre>\n<p>and execute the following commands one by one:<\/p>\n<pre>.\/configure\r\nmake\r\nmake altinstall<\/pre>\n<p>The installation process usually takes no longer than 5 minutes. Once it is done, you can start using the latest version of Python on your server.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5-Invoke-Python\"><\/span>5. Invoke Python<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>To invoke the Python 3.4.2 interpreter you can run the command:<\/p>\n<pre>\/usr\/bin\/python3.4<\/pre>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"6-Create-a-Test-Python-Script\"><\/span>6. Create a Test Python Script<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Now, let&#8217;s create a test Python script and execute it using the Python 3.4.2. The script will help you determine the free RAM currently available in your system. Navigate to your \/root directory:<\/p>\n<pre>cd \/root<\/pre>\n<p>Create a file:<\/p>\n<pre>nano ram<\/pre>\n<p>Enter the following code:<\/p>\n<pre>#!\/usr\/bin\/python3.4\r\n\r\nimport os\r\nos.system(\"echo 'Free RAM:'\")\r\nos.system(\" free -m | grep buffers\/cache | awk '{print $4}'\")\r\n<\/pre>\n<p>Save the file and make it executable.<\/p>\n<pre>chmod a+x ram<\/pre>\n<p>Copy the script in some of the directories in your $PATH variable. For example, duplicate\u00a0it in the\u00a0\/usr\/bin\/.<\/p>\n<pre>cp ram \/usr\/bin\/<\/pre>\n<p>Done. As a result, every time\u00a0you type &#8216;ram&#8217; in your bash shell, the script will be executed and will display the free RAM available in your system.<\/p>\n<pre>root ~ # ram\r\nFree RAM:\r\n1277\r\n<\/pre>\n<p>Of course you don\u2019t have to\u00a0Install Python on Linux if you use one of our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/python-hosting.html\">Managed Python Hosting<\/a> services, in which case you can simply ask our expert Linux admins to install Python on Linux, for you. They are available 24\u00d77 and will take care of your request immediately.<\/p>\n<p>PS. If you liked this post, on\u00a0How to Install Python on Linux, please share it with your friends on the social networks using the buttons on the left or simply leave a reply below. Thanks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;ll show you, how to install Python on Linux. 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