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Q&A Adding Python 3.11 to `$PATH`

I built Python 3.11 from source (from GitHub python/cpython branch "3.11"). Here is what I did (after downloading the repo as ZIP) cd Downloads 7z x cpython-3.11.zip cd cpython-3.11 chmod +x c...

2 answers  ·  posted 2y ago by HGStyle‭  ·  last activity 1y ago by terdon‭

#3: Post edited by user avatar AdminBee‭ · 2023-06-21T15:54:05Z (over 1 year ago)
Minor rephrasing and reformatting, remove duplicating tags, add tag "software-installation"
Adding Python 3.11 to `$PATH`
  • Hi, I'm new here.
  • So basically I builded Python 3.11 (https://python.org/) from source (from GitHub python/cpython branch "3.11").
  • So, here what I did : (obviously first I downloaded the repo as ZIP)
  • ```
  • cd Downloads
  • 7z x cpython-3.11.zip
  • cd cpython-3.11
  • chmod +x configure
  • ./configure
  • make
  • ```
  • Everything is okay, I can run Python 3.11 **only in the directory** because it is not added to `$PATH`.
  • And here is the problem.
  • What I tried :
  • 1. Rename the file `~/cpython-3.11/python` to `~/cpython-3.11/python3.11`
  • 2. Open the `.bashrc` file located in /home/[username]/
  • 3. Added that line of code at the end :
  • `export PATH="/home/hg/cpython-3.11/python3.11:$PATH`
  • Note that my user name is `hg` (**HG**Style).
  • So I restarted my terminal and it does not work.
  • Can someone help please ?
  • I tried to do the same thing on the `.profile` file but it still does not work. I tried to remove the quote marks but it still does not work.
  • I built [Python 3.11](https://python.org/) from source (from GitHub python/cpython branch "3.11").
  • Here is what I did (after downloading the repo as ZIP)
  • ```lang-shell
  • cd Downloads
  • 7z x cpython-3.11.zip
  • cd cpython-3.11
  • chmod +x configure
  • ./configure
  • make
  • ```
  • Everything is okay, but I can run Python 3.11 **only in the `cpython-3.11` directory** because it is not added to `$PATH`. And here is the problem.
  • What I tried :
  • 1. Rename the file `~/cpython-3.11/python` to `~/cpython-3.11/python3.11`
  • 2. Open the `.bashrc` file located in `/home/[username]/`
  • 3. Added that line of code at the end:
  • ```lang-bash
  • export PATH="/home/hg/cpython-3.11/python3.11:$PATH
  • ```
  • (Note that my user name is `hg`, cf. **HG**Style).
  • So I restarted my terminal and it does not work.
  • Can someone help please ?
  • * I tried to do the same thing on the `.profile` file but it still does not work.
  • * I tried to remove the quote marks but it still does not work.
#2: Post edited by user avatar HGStyle‭ · 2022-11-01T10:54:57Z (about 2 years ago)
  • Hi, I'm new here.
  • So basically I builded Python 3.11 (https://python.org/) from source (from GitHub python/cpython branch "3.11").
  • So, here what I did : (obviously first I downloaded the repo as ZIP)
  • ```
  • cd Downloads
  • 7z x cpython-3.11.zip
  • cd cpython-3.11
  • chmod +x configure
  • ./configure
  • make
  • ```
  • Everything is okay, I can run Python 3.11 **only in the directory** because it is not added to `$PATH`.
  • And here is the problem.
  • What I tried :
  • 1. Rename the file `~/cpython-3.11/python` to `~/cpython-3.11/python3.11`
  • 2. Open the `.bashrc` file located in /home/[username]/
  • 3. Added that line of code at the end :
  • `export PATH="/home/hg/cpython-3.11/python3.11:$PATH`
  • Note that my user name is `hg` (**HG**Style).
  • So I restarted my terminal and it does not work.
  • Can someone help please ?
  • Hi, I'm new here.
  • So basically I builded Python 3.11 (https://python.org/) from source (from GitHub python/cpython branch "3.11").
  • So, here what I did : (obviously first I downloaded the repo as ZIP)
  • ```
  • cd Downloads
  • 7z x cpython-3.11.zip
  • cd cpython-3.11
  • chmod +x configure
  • ./configure
  • make
  • ```
  • Everything is okay, I can run Python 3.11 **only in the directory** because it is not added to `$PATH`.
  • And here is the problem.
  • What I tried :
  • 1. Rename the file `~/cpython-3.11/python` to `~/cpython-3.11/python3.11`
  • 2. Open the `.bashrc` file located in /home/[username]/
  • 3. Added that line of code at the end :
  • `export PATH="/home/hg/cpython-3.11/python3.11:$PATH`
  • Note that my user name is `hg` (**HG**Style).
  • So I restarted my terminal and it does not work.
  • Can someone help please ?
  • I tried to do the same thing on the `.profile` file but it still does not work. I tried to remove the quote marks but it still does not work.
#1: Initial revision by user avatar HGStyle‭ · 2022-11-01T10:37:33Z (about 2 years ago)
Adding Python 3.11 to `$PATH`
Hi, I'm new here.
So basically  I builded Python 3.11 (https://python.org/) from source (from GitHub python/cpython branch "3.11").
So, here what I did : (obviously first I downloaded the repo as ZIP)
```
cd Downloads
7z x cpython-3.11.zip
cd cpython-3.11
chmod +x configure
./configure
make
```
Everything is okay, I can run Python 3.11 **only in the directory** because it is not added to `$PATH`.
And here is the problem.

What I tried :

1. Rename the file `~/cpython-3.11/python` to `~/cpython-3.11/python3.11`
2. Open the `.bashrc` file located in /home/[username]/
3. Added that line of code at the end :
`export PATH="/home/hg/cpython-3.11/python3.11:$PATH`

Note that my user name is `hg` (**HG**Style).
So I restarted my terminal and it does not work.
Can someone help please ?