How do I install Python 3.7 in google cloud shell

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Richard picture Richard · Nov 25, 2018 · Viewed 14.3k times · Source

I have python 3.5 on my google cloud shell and want 3.7 so I can do command line debugging of code I am going to deploy via google cloud functions (and use 3.7 features such as f-strings).

I try various forms of the following:

sudo apt-get install python37

and always get back

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
E: Unable to locate package python37

Any help would be really appreciated!

Answer

Ali Khosro picture Ali Khosro · Aug 8, 2019 

# install pyenv to install python on persistent home directory
curl https://pyenv.run | bash

# add to path
echo 'export PATH="$HOME/.pyenv/bin:$PATH"' >> ~/.bashrc
echo 'eval "$(pyenv init -)"' >> ~/.bashrc
echo 'eval "$(pyenv virtualenv-init -)"' >> ~/.bashrc

# updating bashrc
source ~/.bashrc

# install python 3.7.4 and make default
pyenv install 3.7.4
pyenv global 3.7.4

# execute
python

This is based on @yungchin answer.

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