sudo add-apt-repository ppa:deadsnakes/ppa sudo apt update sudo apt install python3.12 Fedora (usually has recent Python versions):
sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/python3 python3 /usr/bin/python3.10 1 sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/python3 python3 /usr/local/bin/python3.12 2 sudo update-alternatives --config python3 After updating Python, update pip : python update linux
wget https://repo.anaconda.com/miniconda/Miniconda3-latest-Linux-x86_64.sh bash Miniconda3-latest-Linux-x86_64.sh conda install python=3.12 Never run: It updates Python only to the latest version
python3.12 my_script.py Or use update-alternatives (Debian/Ubuntu): python update linux
ls /usr/bin/python* /usr/local/bin/python* ~/.pyenv/versions/ 2>/dev/null Switch temporarily:
sudo dnf upgrade python3 – default repos are outdated. Use EPEL or source compilation.
which python3 ls -l /usr/bin/python* Most stable method. It updates Python only to the latest version provided by your distribution’s official repositories – not the absolute latest upstream release. Debian / Ubuntu / Linux Mint sudo apt update sudo apt upgrade python3 To see available Python versions: