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I just installed Ubuntu, and it comes with default a default Python version of 3.6.7. I installed Python 3.7.3 by following these instructions (changing 3.7.2 to 3.7.3 as appropriate) and it all worked well.
Now I have two Python 3 versions, both working. I would now like to remove Python 3.6.7 and keep 3.7.3.
How should I go about doing this?
python uninstall
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I just installed Ubuntu, and it comes with default a default Python version of 3.6.7. I installed Python 3.7.3 by following these instructions (changing 3.7.2 to 3.7.3 as appropriate) and it all worked well.
Now I have two Python 3 versions, both working. I would now like to remove Python 3.6.7 and keep 3.7.3.
How should I go about doing this?
python uninstall
edited 2 mins ago
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asked 7 hours ago
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Don't remove python if you want to keep using Ubuntu. Things will break if you do, so think of plan B now.
– mikewhatever
6 hours ago
@mikewhatever thanks, but when i dopip3 install ..it doesn't work it just installs for python 3.6 and python 3.7 doesn't get installation
– User1984
6 hours ago
2
@User1984 Then why didn't you ask for that? Please read xyproblem.info And the solution would be to trypip3.7.
– Murphy
6 hours ago
@Murphy i got this error when i ranpip3.7 install requestsCould not install packages due to an EnvironmentError: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/usr/local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/chardet' Consider using the--useroption or check the permissions.
– User1984
6 hours ago
1
"why should i keep more than one python3 version on my pc" For the exact reason you were given by @mikewhatever. BTW, this would be a good time to take the tour and read How to Ask.
– Murphy
6 hours ago
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I just installed Ubuntu, and it comes with default a default Python version of 3.6.7. I installed Python 3.7.3 by following these instructions (changing 3.7.2 to 3.7.3 as appropriate) and it all worked well.
Now I have two Python 3 versions, both working. I would now like to remove Python 3.6.7 and keep 3.7.3.
How should I go about doing this?
python uninstall
edited 2 mins ago
Kevin Bowen
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asked 7 hours ago
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I just installed Ubuntu, and it comes with default a default Python version of 3.6.7. I installed Python 3.7.3 by following these instructions (changing 3.7.2 to 3.7.3 as appropriate) and it all worked well.
Now I have two Python 3 versions, both working. I would now like to remove Python 3.6.7 and keep 3.7.3.
How should I go about doing this?
python uninstall
python uninstall
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asked 7 hours ago
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Don't remove python if you want to keep using Ubuntu. Things will break if you do, so think of plan B now.
– mikewhatever
6 hours ago
@mikewhatever thanks, but when i dopip3 install ..it doesn't work it just installs for python 3.6 and python 3.7 doesn't get installation
– User1984
6 hours ago
2
@User1984 Then why didn't you ask for that? Please read xyproblem.info And the solution would be to trypip3.7.
– Murphy
6 hours ago
@Murphy i got this error when i ranpip3.7 install requestsCould not install packages due to an EnvironmentError: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/usr/local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/chardet' Consider using the--useroption or check the permissions.
– User1984
6 hours ago
1
"why should i keep more than one python3 version on my pc" For the exact reason you were given by @mikewhatever. BTW, this would be a good time to take the tour and read How to Ask.
– Murphy
6 hours ago
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Don't remove python if you want to keep using Ubuntu. Things will break if you do, so think of plan B now.
– mikewhatever
6 hours ago
@mikewhatever thanks, but when i dopip3 install ..it doesn't work it just installs for python 3.6 and python 3.7 doesn't get installation
– User1984
6 hours ago
2
@User1984 Then why didn't you ask for that? Please read xyproblem.info And the solution would be to trypip3.7.
– Murphy
6 hours ago
@Murphy i got this error when i ranpip3.7 install requestsCould not install packages due to an EnvironmentError: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/usr/local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/chardet' Consider using the--useroption or check the permissions.
– User1984
6 hours ago
1
"why should i keep more than one python3 version on my pc" For the exact reason you were given by @mikewhatever. BTW, this would be a good time to take the tour and read How to Ask.
– Murphy
6 hours ago
1
1
Don't remove python if you want to keep using Ubuntu. Things will break if you do, so think of plan B now.
– mikewhatever
6 hours ago
Don't remove python if you want to keep using Ubuntu. Things will break if you do, so think of plan B now.
– mikewhatever
6 hours ago
@mikewhatever thanks, but when i do
pip3 install .. it doesn't work it just installs for python 3.6 and python 3.7 doesn't get installation– User1984
6 hours ago
@mikewhatever thanks, but when i do
pip3 install .. it doesn't work it just installs for python 3.6 and python 3.7 doesn't get installation– User1984
6 hours ago
2
2
@User1984 Then why didn't you ask for that? Please read xyproblem.info And the solution would be to try
pip3.7.– Murphy
6 hours ago
@User1984 Then why didn't you ask for that? Please read xyproblem.info And the solution would be to try
pip3.7.– Murphy
6 hours ago
@Murphy i got this error when i ran
pip3.7 install requests Could not install packages due to an EnvironmentError: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/usr/local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/chardet' Consider using the --user option or check the permissions.– User1984
6 hours ago
@Murphy i got this error when i ran
pip3.7 install requests Could not install packages due to an EnvironmentError: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/usr/local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/chardet' Consider using the --user option or check the permissions.– User1984
6 hours ago
1
1
"why should i keep more than one python3 version on my pc" For the exact reason you were given by @mikewhatever. BTW, this would be a good time to take the tour and read How to Ask.
– Murphy
6 hours ago
"why should i keep more than one python3 version on my pc" For the exact reason you were given by @mikewhatever. BTW, this would be a good time to take the tour and read How to Ask.
– Murphy
6 hours ago
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Ubuntu uses python for many system related functionalities. You must not remove the Python installation that is preinstalled by it, or you'll end up with a broken system, perhaps beyond repair.
If for some reason you need to use a more recent Python version, just install it parallel and call it explicitely, e. g. with python3.7, as python3 will point to the default installation. The same goes for pip, which may need the --user option or being called with sudo depending on the permissions.
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can you give me example of usingpip3.7that will work i.epip3.7 install requests --user??
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Ubuntu uses python for many system related functionalities. You must not remove the Python installation that is preinstalled by it, or you'll end up with a broken system, perhaps beyond repair.
If for some reason you need to use a more recent Python version, just install it parallel and call it explicitely, e. g. with python3.7, as python3 will point to the default installation. The same goes for pip, which may need the --user option or being called with sudo depending on the permissions.
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can you give me example of usingpip3.7that will work i.epip3.7 install requests --user??
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Ubuntu uses python for many system related functionalities. You must not remove the Python installation that is preinstalled by it, or you'll end up with a broken system, perhaps beyond repair.
If for some reason you need to use a more recent Python version, just install it parallel and call it explicitely, e. g. with python3.7, as python3 will point to the default installation. The same goes for pip, which may need the --user option or being called with sudo depending on the permissions.
answered 6 hours ago
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can you give me example of usingpip3.7that will work i.epip3.7 install requests --user??
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Ubuntu uses python for many system related functionalities. You must not remove the Python installation that is preinstalled by it, or you'll end up with a broken system, perhaps beyond repair.
If for some reason you need to use a more recent Python version, just install it parallel and call it explicitely, e. g. with python3.7, as python3 will point to the default installation. The same goes for pip, which may need the --user option or being called with sudo depending on the permissions.
answered 6 hours ago
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Ubuntu uses python for many system related functionalities. You must not remove the Python installation that is preinstalled by it, or you'll end up with a broken system, perhaps beyond repair.
If for some reason you need to use a more recent Python version, just install it parallel and call it explicitely, e. g. with python3.7, as python3 will point to the default installation. The same goes for pip, which may need the --user option or being called with sudo depending on the permissions.
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Don't remove python if you want to keep using Ubuntu. Things will break if you do, so think of plan B now.
– mikewhatever
6 hours ago
@mikewhatever thanks, but when i do
pip3 install ..it doesn't work it just installs for python 3.6 and python 3.7 doesn't get installation– User1984
6 hours ago
2
@User1984 Then why didn't you ask for that? Please read xyproblem.info And the solution would be to try
pip3.7.– Murphy
6 hours ago
@Murphy i got this error when i ran
pip3.7 install requestsCould not install packages due to an EnvironmentError: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/usr/local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/chardet' Consider using the--useroption or check the permissions.– User1984
6 hours ago
1
"why should i keep more than one python3 version on my pc" For the exact reason you were given by @mikewhatever. BTW, this would be a good time to take the tour and read How to Ask.
– Murphy
6 hours ago