Copying a compiled Python from one system to another

[Paul Rubin]

Steve D'Aprano <steve+python at pearwood.info> writes:
> However I do have access to another machine (actually a VM) which can
> compile Python 3.6. It's not practical for me to use it as a my main
> development machine, but as a temporary measure, I thought I could
> compile 3.6 on this VM, then copy the python binary to my usual
> desktop machine.

How about installing the same OS on the VM that you're running on the
development machine?  

You can get powerful hourly VM's (x86) and dedicated servers (x86 and
ARM) really cheap at Scaleway.com.  I've used them for a while and they
work well.