Configure Python 3.6, 3.7, 3.8 on SUSE12SPS x86_64

Login as root user(using sudo su -) or use sudo command before every steps below

Step 1: Use commands “zypper refresh” to refresh zypper repositories.

zypper refresh

zypper refresh

Step 2: Use commands “zypper update” will upgrade all the packages on your system to the latest version.

zypper update -y

zypper update -y

Step 3: Check the present python version(In my case it is 3.4.10)

Python Version

Step 4: Download below packages using below command:

zypper install -y readline-devel sqlite3-devel libbz2-devel zlib-devel libopenssl-devel libffi-devel gcc

Packages for compiling Python from source.

As per the requirement, if you want to install python 3.6 use steps (5, 6, 7) or python 3.7 use steps (8, 9, 10) or python 3.8 use steps (11, 12, 13) after that continue from step 14.

Step 5: Download python 3.6 tar file(in root directory) using below command:

wget https://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.6.3/Python-3.6.3.tar.xz

Step 6: Unzip the tar file using below command:

tar -xvf Python-3.6.3.tar.xz

Extracted Folder

Step 7: Get into the directory using below command:

cd Python-3.6.3/

ls Python-3.6.3/

Step 8: Download python 3.7 tar file(in root directory) using below command:

wget https://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.7.4/Python-3.7.4.tar.xz

Step 9: Unzip the tar file using below command:

tar -xvf Python-3.7.4.tar.xz

Extracted Folder

Step 10: Get into the directory using below command:

cd Python-3.7.4/

ls Python-3.7.4/

Step 11: Download python 3.8 tar file(in root directory) using below command:

wget https://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.8.7/Python-3.8.7.tgz

Step 12: Unzip the tar file using below command:

tar -xvf Python-3.8.7.tgz

Extracted Folder

Step 13: Get into the directory using below command:

cd Python-3.8.7/

ls Python-3.8.7/

Step 14: Execute the ./configure command as shown below:

./configure

Step 15: Download the make package using below command:

zypper install -y make

zypper install -y make

Step 16: fire the make command as shown below:

make

make

Step 17: run the “make install” command command as shown below:

make install

make install

Path Setup For Python

Step 18: Check the existing set path using below command:

echo $PATH

echo $PATH

Step 19: use below command in root directory to set the path for python 3.6.3

echo ‘export PATH=”$PATH/root/Python-3.6.3/”’>> ~/.bashrc
source ~/.bashrc

echo $PATH

Step 20: Congratulation!, python 3.6 have been set

python -V

Step 21: use below command in root directory to set the path for python 3.7.4

echo ‘export PATH=”$PATH/root/Python-3.8.7/”’>> ~/.bashrc
source ~/.bashrc

Step 22: Congratulation!, python 3.7 have been set

python -V

Step 23: use below command in root directory to set the path for python 3.8.7

echo ‘export PATH=”$PATH/root/Python-3.8.7/”’>> ~/.bashrc
source ~/.bashrc

Step 24: Congratulation!, python 3.8 have been set

python -V

For any query contact - Ashish Kanojia