Install Latest Python (3.7) on Ubuntu (Build From Source)

Install build dependencies

sudo apt-get build-dep python3.7

Check latest python download link.

wget https://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.7.0/Python-3.7.0.tar.xztar xvf Python-3.7.0.tar.xzcd Python-3.7.0/./configuremake# sudo make installsudo make altinstall 

NOTE: make install can overwrite or masquerade the python3 binary. make altinstall is therefore recommended instead of make install since it only installs exec_prefix/bin/pythonversion.

Alternatively, you can install Python via apt-get.

The more flexible and safer solution would be via pyenv.

References:

• https://docs.python.org/3/using/unix.html#building-python
• https://devguide.python.org/setup/#unix