Since Python 3.7 is already launched, I wanted to ask when will Ubuntu 18.04 will get an update to upgrade the Python3'sversion?
2 Answers
No
Ubuntu uses a snapshot method of populating the software repositories. After release, the only changes are for security and major bugfixes. In addition, a great deal of the system depends upon a specific version of python - upgrading python may break those services (like apt).
Historically, Ubuntu has never upgraded to the next major version of Python or Python3 during a release. All upgrades occur during pre-release testing.
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1I don't know what you mean by 'version locked'. If you install a somewhere-else package of 3.7, replacing 3.6, you are likely to break your system quite badly. If you install a somewhere-else package of 3.7 alongside 3.6, you must have the skills to do so properly...or you will break your system quite badly. Jun 29, 2018 at 15:29
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@user535733 yes, you are right. I should read your comment earlier. Aug 6, 2020 at 14:23
If you need the newest python version, I recommend to use python environments like Anaconda or others. The Pros are that you can install several environments with different python and package versisons with a tool called conda. So you don't get problems with your system python's.
Upgrading Python 3.6 to 3.7 in Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
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