In this article, you will cover the Installation of Python 3.8 on your CentOS 8 system. Python is very popular programming language used to develop web applications, handle big data & perform complexity issues in mathematics, system scripting and much more. Just follow the steps to easily install Python 3.8 on CentOS 8.

Step 1: Installing Python Dependencies on CentOS 8

First of all install dependencies required to Install Python 3.8 on CentOS 8.

sudo yum -y groupinstall "Development Tools"
sudo yum -y install openssl-devel bzip2-devel libffi-devel

Output:

[root@localhost sabi]# sudo yum -y groupinstall "Development Tools"
 Last metadata expiration check: 0:33:44 ago on Fri 27 Dec 2019 01:48:08 PM PKT.
 Dependencies resolved.
 Package                      Arch   Version                           Repository
                                                                                   Size
 Installing group/module packages:
  asciidoc                     noarch 8.6.10-0.5.20180627gitf7c2274.el8 AppStream 216 k
  autoconf                     noarch 2.69-27.el8                       AppStream 710 k
  automake                     noarch 1.16.1-6.el8                      AppStream 713 k
  bison                        x86_64 3.0.4-10.el8                      AppStream 688 k
  byacc                        x86_64 1.9.20170709-4.el8                AppStream  91 k
  ctags                        x86_64 5.8-22.el8                        AppStream 170 k
  diffstat                     x86_64 1.61-7.el8                        AppStream  44 k
  flex                         x86_64 2.6.1-9.el8                       AppStream 320 k
  gdb                          x86_64 8.2-6.el8_0                       AppStream 296 k
  intltool                     noarch 0.51.0-11.el8                     AppStream  66 k
  libtool                      x86_64 2.4.6-25.el8                      AppStream 709 k
  ltrace                       x86_64 0.7.91-27.el8                     AppStream 160 k
  patchutils                   x86_64 0.3.4-10.el8                      AppStream 116 k
  perl-Fedora-VSP              noarch 0.001-9.el8                       AppStream  24 k
  perl-generators              noarch 1.10-7.el8                        AppStream  18 k
  pesign                       x86_64 0.112-25.el8                      AppStream 181 k
  rpm-build                    x86_64 4.14.2-11.el8_0                   AppStream 166 k
  source-highlight             x86_64 3.1.8-16.el8                      AppStream 661 k
  systemtap                    x86_64 4.0-7.el8                         AppStream  17 k
  valgrind                     x86_64 1:3.14.0-10.el8                   AppStream  11 M
  valgrind-devel               x86_64 1:3.14.0-10.el8                   AppStream  89 k
  rpm-sign                     x86_64 4.14.2-11.el8_0                   BaseOS     75 k
 Installing dependencies:
  docbook-dtds                 noarch 1.0-69.el8                        AppStream 377 k
  docbook-style-xsl            noarch 1.79.2-7.el8                      AppStream 1.6 M
  dyninst                      x86_64 9.3.2-12.el8                      AppStream 3.7 M
  gc                           x86_64 7.6.4-3.el8                       AppStream 109 k
  gdb-headless                 x86_64 8.2-6.el8_0                       AppStream 3.7 M
  graphviz                     x86_64 2.40.1-39.el8                     AppStream 1.7 M
  guile                        x86_64 5:2.0.14-7.el8                    AppStream 3.5 M
  libXaw                       x86_64 1.0.13-10.el8                     AppStream 194 k
  libatomic_ops                x86_64 7.6.2-3.el8                       AppStream  38 k
  libbabeltrace                x86_64 1.5.4-2.el8                       AppStream 201 k
  libdwarf                     x86_64 20180129-4.el8                    AppStream 172 k
  libipt                       x86_64 1.6.1-8.el8                       AppStream  50 k
  nss-tools                    x86_64 3.44.0-7.el8_0                    AppStream 569 k
  perl-XML-Parser              x86_64 2.44-11.el8                       AppStream 226 k
  systemtap-client             x86_64 4.0-7.el8                         AppStream 3.6 M
  systemtap-devel              x86_64 4.0-7.el8                         AppStream 2.2 M
  systemtap-runtime            x86_64 4.0-7.el8                         AppStream 464 k
  xorg-x11-fonts-ISO8859-1-100dpi
                               noarch 7.5-19.el8                        AppStream 1.1 M
  elfutils                     x86_64 0.174-6.el8                       BaseOS    344 k
  gettext-common-devel         noarch 0.19.8.1-14.el8                   BaseOS    419 k
  gettext-devel                x86_64 0.19.8.1-14.el8                   BaseOS    331 k
  m4                           x86_64 1.4.18-7.el8                      BaseOS    223 k
  mokutil                      x86_64 1:0.3.0-9.el8                     BaseOS     44 k
  patch                        x86_64 2.7.6-9.el8_0                     BaseOS    138 k
  sgml-common                  noarch 0.6.3-50.el8                      BaseOS     62 k
 Installing weak dependencies:
  gcc-gdb-plugin               x86_64 8.2.1-3.5.el8                     AppStream 116 k
  kernel-debug-devel           x86_64 4.18.0-80.11.2.el8_0              BaseOS     12 M
 Installing Groups:
  Development Tools                                                                    
 Transaction Summary
 Install  49 Packages
 Total download size: 54 M
 Installed size: 196 M
 Downloading Packages:
 (1/49): asciidoc-8.6.10-0.5.20180627gitf7c2274.el8.noa 133 kB/s | 216 kB     00:01    
 (2/49): autoconf-2.69-27.el8.noarch.rpm                334 kB/s | 710 kB     00:02    
 (3/49): automake-1.16.1-6.el8.noarch.rpm               325 kB/s | 713 kB     00:02    
 (4/49): byacc-1.9.20170709-4.el8.x86_64.rpm            552 kB/s |  91 kB     00:00    
 (5/49): ctags-5.8-22.el8.x86_64.rpm                    802 kB/s | 170 kB     00:00    
 (6/49): diffstat-1.61-7.el8.x86_64.rpm                 288 kB/s |  44 kB     00:00    
 (7/49): bison-3.0.4-10.el8.x86_64.rpm                  708 kB/s | 688 kB     00:00    
 (8/49): docbook-dtds-1.0-69.el8.noarch.rpm             860 kB/s | 377 kB     00:00    
 (9/49): flex-2.6.1-9.el8.x86_64.rpm                    431 kB/s | 320 kB     00:00    
 (10/49): gc-7.6.4-3.el8.x86_64.rpm                     316 kB/s | 109 kB     00:00    
 (11/49): gcc-gdb-plugin-8.2.1-3.5.el8.x86_64.rpm       153 kB/s | 116 kB     00:00    
 (12/49): gdb-8.2-6.el8_0.x86_64.rpm                     92 kB/s | 296 kB     00:03    
 (13/49): docbook-style-xsl-1.79.2-7.el8.noarch.rpm     241 kB/s | 1.6 MB     00:06    
 (14/49): dyninst-9.3.2-12.el8.x86_64.rpm               222 kB/s | 3.7 MB     00:17    
 (15/49): gdb-headless-8.2-6.el8_0.x86_64.rpm           287 kB/s | 3.7 MB     00:13    
 (16/49): intltool-0.51.0-11.el8.noarch.rpm              40 kB/s |  66 kB     00:01    
 (17/49): libXaw-1.0.13-10.el8.x86_64.rpm               106 kB/s | 194 kB     00:01    
 (18/49): libatomic_ops-7.6.2-3.el8.x86_64.rpm           61 kB/s |  38 kB     00:00    
 (19/49): libbabeltrace-1.5.4-2.el8.x86_64.rpm          290 kB/s | 201 kB     00:00    
 (20/49): libdwarf-20180129-4.el8.x86_64.rpm            156 kB/s | 172 kB     00:01    
 (21/49): graphviz-2.40.1-39.el8.x86_64.rpm             100 kB/s | 1.7 MB     00:17    
 (22/49): libipt-1.6.1-8.el8.x86_64.rpm                 379 kB/s |  50 kB     00:00    
 (23/49): ltrace-0.7.91-27.el8.x86_64.rpm               740 kB/s | 160 kB     00:00    
 (24/49): nss-tools-3.44.0-7.el8_0.x86_64.rpm           306 kB/s | 569 kB     00:01    
 (25/49): patchutils-0.3.4-10.el8.x86_64.rpm             72 kB/s | 116 kB     00:01    
 (26/49): perl-Fedora-VSP-0.001-9.el8.noarch.rpm        148 kB/s |  24 kB     00:00    
 (27/49): perl-XML-Parser-2.44-11.el8.x86_64.rpm        459 kB/s | 226 kB     00:00    
 (28/49): libtool-2.4.6-25.el8.x86_64.rpm               157 kB/s | 709 kB     00:04    
 (29/49): perl-generators-1.10-7.el8.noarch.rpm         135 kB/s |  18 kB     00:00    
 (30/49): pesign-0.112-25.el8.x86_64.rpm                570 kB/s | 181 kB     00:00    
 (31/49): rpm-build-4.14.2-11.el8_0.x86_64.rpm          559 kB/s | 166 kB     00:00    
 (32/49): systemtap-4.0-7.el8.x86_64.rpm                125 kB/s |  17 kB     00:00    
 (33/49): source-highlight-3.1.8-16.el8.x86_64.rpm      292 kB/s | 661 kB     00:02    
 (34/49): guile-2.0.14-7.el8.x86_64.rpm                 168 kB/s | 3.5 MB     00:21    
 (35/49): systemtap-runtime-4.0-7.el8.x86_64.rpm        229 kB/s | 464 kB     00:02    
 (36/49): systemtap-devel-4.0-7.el8.x86_64.rpm          162 kB/s | 2.2 MB     00:14    
 (37/49): systemtap-client-4.0-7.el8.x86_64.rpm         226 kB/s | 3.6 MB     00:16    
 (38/49): valgrind-devel-3.14.0-10.el8.x86_64.rpm       199 kB/s |  89 kB     00:00    
 (39/49): xorg-x11-fonts-ISO8859-1-100dpi-7.5-19.el8.no 210 kB/s | 1.1 MB     00:05    
 (40/49): elfutils-0.174-6.el8.x86_64.rpm                59 kB/s | 344 kB     00:05    
 (41/49): gettext-devel-0.19.8.1-14.el8.x86_64.rpm       75 kB/s | 331 kB     00:04    
 (42/49): gettext-common-devel-0.19.8.1-14.el8.noarch.r  28 kB/s | 419 kB     00:14    
 (43/49): m4-1.4.18-7.el8.x86_64.rpm                    145 kB/s | 223 kB     00:01    
 (44/49): mokutil-0.3.0-9.el8.x86_64.rpm                 66 kB/s |  44 kB     00:00    
 (45/49): patch-2.7.6-9.el8_0.x86_64.rpm                 32 kB/s | 138 kB     00:04    
 (46/49): rpm-sign-4.14.2-11.el8_0.x86_64.rpm            33 kB/s |  75 kB     00:02    
 (47/49): sgml-common-0.6.3-50.el8.noarch.rpm           177 kB/s |  62 kB     00:00    
 (48/49): valgrind-3.14.0-10.el8.x86_64.rpm             249 kB/s |  11 MB     00:44    
 (49/49): kernel-debug-devel-4.18.0-80.11.2.el8_0.x86_6 190 kB/s |  12 MB     01:06    
 Total                                                  428 kB/s |  54 MB     02:08     
 Running transaction check
 Transaction check succeeded.
 Running transaction test
 Transaction test succeeded.
 Running transaction

Check that gcc is present by running

[root@localhost sabi]# gcc -v
 Using built-in specs.
 COLLECT_GCC=gcc
 COLLECT_LTO_WRAPPER=/usr/libexec/gcc/x86_64-redhat-linux/8/lto-wrapper
 OFFLOAD_TARGET_NAMES=nvptx-none
 OFFLOAD_TARGET_DEFAULT=1
 Target: x86_64-redhat-linux
 Configured with: ../configure --enable-bootstrap --enable-languages=c,c++,fortran,lto --prefix=/usr --mandir=/usr/share/man --infodir=/usr/share/info --with-bugurl=http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --enable-checking=release --enable-multilib --with-system-zlib --enable-__cxa_atexit --disable-libunwind-exceptions --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-linker-build-id --with-gcc-major-version-only --with-linker-hash-style=gnu --enable-plugin --enable-initfini-array --with-isl --disable-libmpx --enable-offload-targets=nvptx-none --without-cuda-driver --enable-gnu-indirect-function --enable-cet --with-tune=generic --with-arch_32=x86-64 --build=x86_64-redhat-linux
 Thread model: posix
 gcc version 8.2.1 20180905 (Red Hat 8.2.1-3) (GCC) 

Step 2: Download latest Python 3.8 Archive

Type the below command to download the latest archive of Python 3.8 archive.

sudo yum -y install wget
wget https://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.8.1/Python-3.8.1.tgz

Now, extract the downloaded pages by typing

tar xvf Python-3.8.1.tgz

Move to the Python directory.

cd Python-3.8*/

Step 3: Installing Python 3.8 on CentOS 8

Let’s start installation setup by running the configure script

./configure --enable-optimizations

Start the compilation of Python 3.8 on CentOS 8

sudo make install

On successful Installation you will see the similar output:

/tmp/tmp9ly9eo2d/pip-19.2.3-py2.py3-none-any.whl/pip/_vendor/ipaddress.py:1106: SyntaxWarning: 'str' object is not callable; perhaps you missed a comma?
 /tmp/tmp9ly9eo2d/pip-19.2.3-py2.py3-none-any.whl/pip/_vendor/ipaddress.py:1106: SyntaxWarning: 'str' object is not callable; perhaps you missed a comma?
 Looking in links: /tmp/tmp9ly9eo2d
 Collecting setuptools
 Collecting pip
 Installing collected packages: setuptools, pip
 Successfully installed pip-19.2.3 setuptools-41.2.0

Confirm the Installation of Python 3.8 on CentOS 8

python3.8 --version

You can also check the pip version with pip3.8 –version command.

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