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Installing Python 2.7.18 From The Source - DoXeD - 11-04-2024
First you import the script I use nano so you would do nano script.sh paste the script then ctrl + o and yes then chmod +x script.sh next you would type ./script.sh
here is the script this one is for debian 12 bookworm
Code:
#!/bin/bash
# Script to fully automate the installation of Python 2.7.18 from source on Debian 12
# Exit immediately if a command exits with a non-zero status
set -e
# Variables
PYTHON_VERSION="2.7.18"
PYTHON_TAR="Python-${PYTHON_VERSION}.tgz"
PYTHON_URL="https://www.python.org/ftp/python/${PYTHON_VERSION}/${PYTHON_TAR}"
# Update package list and install dependencies
echo "Updating package list and installing dependencies..."
sudo apt-get update -y
sudo apt-get install -y build-essential libssl-dev zlib1g-dev \
libbz2-dev libreadline-dev libsqlite3-dev wget curl llvm \
libffi-dev liblzma-dev
# Download Python 2.7.18
if [ ! -f "${PYTHON_TAR}" ]; then
echo "Downloading Python ${PYTHON_VERSION}..."
wget ${PYTHON_URL}
else
echo "Python ${PYTHON_TAR} already downloaded."
fi
# Extract the downloaded tarball
echo "Extracting ${PYTHON_TAR}..."
tar -xzf ${PYTHON_TAR}
# Change into the Python source directory
cd "Python-${PYTHON_VERSION}"
# Prepare for compilation
echo "Configuring the build..."
./configure --enable-optimizations
# Compile the source code
echo "Compiling Python ${PYTHON_VERSION}..."
make -j$(nproc)
# Install Python
echo "Installing Python ${PYTHON_VERSION}..."
sudo make altinstall
# Verify the installation
echo "Verifying installation..."
python2.7 --version
echo "Python ${PYTHON_VERSION} installed successfully!"