Installing Python

Procedure

1. Use PuTTY to log in to the server as the root user.
2. Download the Python installation package.

   wget https://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.9.6/Python-3.9.6.tgz

3. Decompress the package.

   tar -xvf Python-3.9.6.tgz

4. Install the dependencies.

   yum install gcc libffi* openssl libssl zlib* bzip2

5. Perform the configuration.

   ./configure --prefix=/path/to/PYTHON  --enable-shared --enable-optimizations

6. Perform the compilation and installation.

   make
   make install

7. Configure the environment variables.

   export PATH=/path/to/PYTHON:$PATH
   export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/path/to/PYTHON:$ LD_LIBRARY_PATH

8. Verify the version.

   python3 --version
   pip3 --version

   If a version number is displayed in the command output, the installation is successful.