EDIT 18/02:
Since I still don't have a solution, I'm updating with what I know so far.
I've installed python 3.7 successfully.
I can install modules using pip (or pip3) but those modules are installed in Python 3.6 (Comes with ubuntu). Therefore I can't import those modules in python 3.7 (get a module not found)
Python 3.7 doesn't recognize pip/pip3, so I can't install through pip/pip3
I need python 3.7
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I've installed Python 3.7 on my Ubuntu 18.04 machine. Following this instructions in case it's relevant:
Download : Python 3.7 from Python Website [1] ,on Desktop and manually
unzip it, on Desktop Installation : Open Terminal (ctrl +shift+T)Go to the Extracted folder $ cd ~/Desktop/Python-3.7.0 $ ./configure $ make $ sudo make install
Making Python 3.7 default Python :
$ sudo vim ~/.bashrc press i on the last and new line - Type alias python= python3.7 press Esc type - to save and exit vim :wq now type $ source ~/.bashrc
From here: https://www.quora.com/How-can-I-upgrade-Python-3-6-to-3-7-in-Ubuntu-18-04
I've downloaded several modules through pip install module
but when I try to import them, I get a ModuleNotFoundError: No module names 'xx'
So I did some research and apparently when used pip to install, it installed in the modules in previous version of Python.
Somewhere (probably a question in SO) I found a suggestion to install the module using python3.7 -m pip install module
but then I get /usr/local/bin/python3.7: no module named pip
.
Now I'm stuck, pip is installed, but apparently not for Python 3.7. I'm assuming that if I can install pip for Python 3.7, I can run the pip install command and get the modules I need.
If that is the case, how can I install pip for python 3.7, since it's already installed?
Best Answer
In general, don't do this:
because, as you have correctly noticed, it's not clear what Python version you're installing
package
for.Instead, if you want to install
package
for Python 3.7, do this:Replace
package
with the name of whatever you're trying to install.Took me a surprisingly long time to figure it out, too. The docs about it are here.
Your other option is to set up a virtual environment. Once your virtual environment is active, executable names like
python
andpip
will point to the correct ones.