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This document describes how to install Python 3.6 on Ubuntu Linux machines.
This document describes how to install Python 3.6 or 3.8 on Ubuntu Linux machines.

To see which version of Python 3 you have installed, open a command prompt and run

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$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install python3.6

If you're using another version of Ubuntu (e.g. the latest LTS release), we recommend using the `deadsnakes PPA <https://launchpad.net/~deadsnakes/+archive/ubuntu/ppa>`_ to install Python 3.6::
If you're using another version of Ubuntu (e.g. the latest LTS release) or you want to use a more current Python, we recommend using the `deadsnakes PPA <https://launchpad.net/~deadsnakes/+archive/ubuntu/ppa>`_ to install Python 3.8::

$ sudo apt-get install software-properties-common
$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:deadsnakes/ppa
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install python3.6
$ sudo apt-get install python3.8

If you are using other Linux distribution, chances are you already have Python 3
pre-installed as well. If not, use your distribution's package manager.
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