Advanced Python Topics and Links

Python Virtual Environments

• virtualenv (for version 2 and 3)
• venv (version 3 only)
• read PEP 405 on why venv is better.

Python Packaging

• http://python-packaging-user-guide.readthedocs.io/

Install latest Python 3 from source

On CentOS 7 system

• yum -y groupinstall development
• yum -y install zlib-devel
• wget https://www.python.org/ftp/python/x.x.x/Python-3.x.x.tar.xz (check out the version # for the latest version)
• tar xJf Python-3.x.x.tar.xz
• ./configure
• make
• make install
• python3 -v