Did Mats suggestion of: python3.13 -m venv new_venv $ new_venv/bin/python --version Python 3.13.0b4 $ source new_venv/bin/activate
Not work? That should work on any system, with any system installl python. It's not trying to modify the system installed python in anyway... If not, please paste the error output you're getting. On Mon, Aug 5, 2024 at 3:13 PM Mats Wichmann via Python-list < python-list@python.org> wrote: > On 8/5/24 15:17, o1bigtenor via Python-list wrote: > > >> That's something like > >> > >> pyenv install 3.12.4 > >> > > > > $ pyenv install 3.12.4 > > bash: pyenv: command not found > > > > > pyenv is not a 'global' package > > > > there is a mountain of /root/.pyenv files though > > there is also quite a number of /root/.pyenv/plugins/pyenv-virtualenv/ > > files > > > > when looking in the /root/.pyenv files I can find options for all the > older > > version of python > > but none for anything newer than what is on my system > > > > is there something else to install to achieve this 'version freedom' that > > pyenv promises? > > It has to go somewhere your shell can find it. Mine is a shell > function, but it was set up so many years ago I don't remember details. > It's presumably the pyenv installation instructions... > > > > -- > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list > -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
