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Compiling and Configuring Python 3.4.1 on CentOS


Step 1: Remember to turn on RPMForge and EPEL Repository.

For more information on repository, see Repository of CentOS 6 and Scientific Linux 6 

Step 2: Download Python-3.4.1 from the Python Download Page

Step 3: Install Prerequisite Software

# yum install openssl-devel bzip2-devel expat-devel gdbm-devel readline-devel sqlite-devel

 Step 4: Configure and Build

# cd /installation_home/Python-3.4.1
# ./configure --prefix=/usr/local/python-3.4.1
# make
# make install

Step 5: Check that scripts query the correct interpreter:

#/usr/local/python-3.4.1/bin/python3

Step 6: Run setup.py from the Installation Directory of Python

# python setup.py install

Step 7: Install Python Modules (whatever you need. Here is an example)
You can use pip install to install packages using pip3. See Using pip to install python packages

# /usr/local/python-3.4.1/bin/pip3 install networkx
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2 thoughts on “Compiling and Configuring Python 3.4.1 on CentOS”

  1. Pingback: Basic Setup and Configuration of JupyterHub with Python-3.4.3 | Linux Cluster

  2. Step6: # python setup.py install
    giving error
    [root@localhost Python-3.4.8]# python setup.py install
    File “setup.py”, line 1876
    exec(f.read(), globals(), fficonfig)
    SyntaxError: unqualified exec is not allowed in function ‘configure_ctypes’ it contains a nested function with free variables.

    Kindly reply.

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