Install Python 3.12 on Ubuntu 22.04

Install Python 3.12 on Ubuntu 22.04

Python is a programming language that is used to implement various kinds of applications. Python is often used for machine learning, deep learning, computer vision, and data analysis.

This tutorial demonstrates how to install Python 3.12 on Ubuntu 22.04.

Install Python

Add the Python repository:

sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:deadsnakes/ppa

Install Python 3.12:

sudo apt install -y python3.12

Verify that the installation completed successfully by checking Python version:

python3.12 --version

Testing Python

Create a main.py file:

nano main.py

Add the following code:

print('Hello world')

Now test a program by running the python3.12 command:

python3.12 main.py

Uninstall Python

If you wish to completely remove Python 3.12, use the following command:

sudo apt purge --autoremove -y python3.12

During installation, additional packages were installed. You can remove them using the following command:

sudo apt purge --autoremove -y mime-support bzip2

Remove GPG key and repository:

sudo rm -rf /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/deadsnakes-ubuntu-ppa.gpg*
sudo rm -rf /etc/apt/sources.list.d/deadsnakes-ubuntu-ppa-jammy.list

Install older versions

Python 3.10 is installed on Ubuntu 22.04 by default. Deadsnakes repository provides older Python versions as well. The following commands can be used to install Python 3.8, 3.9 or 3.11:

sudo apt install -y python3.8
sudo apt install -y python3.9
sudo apt install -y python3.11

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