How to Install Python 3.11 on Debian 11
Python is a high-level, object-oriented and multipurpose programming language that is extremely popular thanks to its simple and easy-to-learn syntax. It is widely used in various IT disciplines such as data analytics and visualization, web development, gaming development, AI, and machine learning.
Install Dependencies
Run the below command to update the system and install the required dependencies for the python 3.11.
apt upgrade
apt install build-essential zlib1g-dev libncurses5-dev libgdbm-dev libnss3-dev libssl-dev libreadline-dev libffi-dev libsqlite3-dev wget libbz2-dev Download Python 3.11
At the time of writing this article, the latest version of 3.11 is version 3.11.3. We recommend you check Python's official site to get the latest version for your installation, https://www.python.org/downloads/
wget https://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.11.3/Python-3.11.3.tgz
tar -xvf Python-3.11.3.tgzIf a different version has been downloaded, ensure you extract the correct file.
Build and Install Python 3.11
Next, cd into the extracted directory, in our case it is Python-3.11.3 (the name may vary if a different version has been downloaded).
And run the configure command to verify if all the dependencies are met for the Python installation.
cd Python-3.11.3
./configure --enable-optimizationsLet's get the number of CPU cores your machine has,
nprocThis will print a number, use that in the below command,
make will start the build process and the number 4 represents the number of CPU cores.
make -j 4The default Python installation is /usr/bin. If you want to install Python under /usr/local/bin instead of overwriting the default, do this:
make altinstall Verify Python 3.11 Installation
Run the below command to get the version of the installed Python:
python3.11 --versionOutput:
root@vps:~/Python-3.11.3# python3.11 --version
Python 3.11.3This concludes our topic of installing Python 3.11 version.