Just sharing this, I was doing my routine this morning with a couple new VMs and was thinking how much I like building my Python environments from source.
Just wanted to share for anyone and show that it has certainly gotten easier over the years (though this year Ubuntu 26.04 did add a new step).
akulbe•6d ago
Hey, I've done this before. It wasn't until after I went through that process that I learned about the Deadsnakes PPA.
You can add this PPA (personal package archive) to your Ubuntu install. Then you can use apt to do the install of the newer version.
Just another alternative method, and potentially easier/faster.
ddxv•6d ago
Yes! I used to use deadsnakes before as well. This is just my flow that I enjoy doing the most and wanted to share. The deadsnakes flow is less steps and you get the benefit of updates. So it's probably even better for most people.
I just like the flow where I know which version I'm on, and exactly the steps I took to get there. =D
ddxv•6d ago
Just wanted to share for anyone and show that it has certainly gotten easier over the years (though this year Ubuntu 26.04 did add a new step).
akulbe•6d ago
You can add this PPA (personal package archive) to your Ubuntu install. Then you can use apt to do the install of the newer version.
https://launchpad.net/~deadsnakes/+archive/ubuntu/ppa
Just another alternative method, and potentially easier/faster.
ddxv•6d ago
I just like the flow where I know which version I'm on, and exactly the steps I took to get there. =D