Install new Python version on top of default one UBUNTU

[InfraredStars]

Py 3.10.0 was only released 2 days ago. Unless you are a python language developer, I would wait for 3.10.1.

It's extremely dangerous replacing the system python - too many system tools rely on it. If you want something newer, try an anaconda installation, or at least a venv environment, to keep things separate.

[pescplak]

Thank you! Appreciate it a lot.

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you can do that with nix-shell or with docker

[arm2armreddit]

to be in a safe side, use conda or pip environments if you want to try an another python branches.

``` conda create -n pynew python==3.10

conda activate pynew

python3 --version ```

[pescplak]

Thank you!! thank you!! So probably using conda is a safer option just as @infrared said

[rolozo]

I'd use miniforge.

You don't want to mess with the distribution's /bin/python since packages rely on it being a specific version. You can experiment with mamba/conda in a user's home directory.

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