[Tutor] how to install python3.8 using virtualenvwrapper

[Jim]

On 5/8/20 9:14 PM, Alex Kleider wrote:
> 
> My platform is Debian 10 (Buster)
> which comes with Python 2.7 and Python 3.7 preinstalled.
> 
> I've successfully got virtualenvwrapper running:
> [ # install python3-pip
>    $ pip3 install virtualenvwrapper
> then make the appropriate entries in ~/.bashrc and source it...]
> 
> Now I'd like to have an env using python 3.8.
> 
> $ makevirtualenv -p python3.7 p37
> gives me a Python 3.7 environment but
> $ makevirtualenv -p python3.8 p38
> fails.
> 
> Is it possible to bring in python 3.8 using pip (or some other means)
> or must I build from source?[1]
> 
> 
> [1] as described here:
> https://tecadmin.net/install-python-3-8-ubuntu/
> 
> Any suggestions would be very much appreciated.
> Cheers,
> Alex
> 
> 
> PS Forgive me if this is a duplication.  I remember composing this
> request for help within the last few days but don't remember seeing
> it on the list and can't find it in my 'sent' folder.

Alex,

You could look for a PPA that has it. I installed 3.8 from 
LP-PPA-deadsnakes. However the last time I looked they don't offer 3.8 
anymore. They show 3.7 and 3.9. They say 3.8 comes with later versions 
of Ubuntu. You could look there to see if maybe they have it buried some 
place. There are other PPA's around, maybe on of them has it.

Hope this helps,

Jim