On Sat, Jul 14, 2018 at 8:18 PM Jim <jf_byr...@comcast.net> wrote: > If you look you might find a PPA that has packaged it. I installed > python 3.6.5 (no help to you) on Mint 18 from here: > https://launchpad.net/~jonathonf/+archive/ubuntu/python-3.6'.
That is an interesting thought. My only concern is how does one choose a "safe" PPA? With the recent security breaches of Gentoo and Arch Linux repositories, nothing seems safe nowadays, and PPAs seem dependent on trusting someone apart from the official Linux distribution. However, when I was doing my searching, this particular PPA came up more than once, so I imagine he is reliable. > Maybe you can find one that does 3.6.6 or ask Jonathon if he intends to > package 3.6.6. Whatever you do I would suggest you install it in a > virtual environment, especially if you are going to be experimenting > with a lot of libraries. If you use a virtual environment you don't have > to worry about breaking your system python. Your advice is very solid. Alas! I was hoping to delay getting intimate with virtual environments, but based on my own searches, your advice and Alan's it appears to me that I have three obvious choices: (1) Just stick with the current system Python 3 until an issue comes up that 3.6.6 fixes. (2) Wait on the system Python 3 to provide an update to Python 3.6.6. (3) Install into a virtual environment -- either compiling from source or the PPA route. Thanks, Jim! -- boB _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor