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I need python 3.2 for development purposes, but new ubuntu 13.04 comes with python 3.3.

is there any best practice for installing older python version into ubuntu?

Thanks

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    Any specific reason you'd need 3.2? Is there a feature in it which is not in 3.3? – dobey May 15 '13 at 21:40
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    No, but there is 3.2 on the production server and I would like to work on the same version. – JoshuaBoshi May 16 '13 at 10:37
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Use the Deadsnakes PPA, which includes a range of Python versions packaged for a range of Ubuntu versions, including 3.2 for raring.

sudo apt-add-repository ppa:fkrull/deadsnakes
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install python3.2
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    This is exactly the answer I was waiting for.. thank you very much! – JoshuaBoshi May 16 '13 at 21:34
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Download and compile Python (with the terminal):

wget http://python.org/ftp/python/3.3.0/Python-3.3.0.tar.bz2
tar jxf ./Python-3.3.0.tar.bz2
cd ./Python-3.3.0
./configure --prefix=/opt/python3.3
make && sudo make install

Source: AskUbuntu

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  • If I overlook that I want to install 3.2 (not 3.3), I guess this answer should be "compile it". I am ok, with this answer, but I would like to know if there is any better option - prepared packages maybe. – JoshuaBoshi May 16 '13 at 10:40
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Other options I've come across are pyenv and pythonz - they both will build custom versions of python (including PyPy and Jython) for you and allow you to change the python you use in the terminal.

I haven't tried either myself so can't recommend one.

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