Upgrading Python on Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS

[Skip Montanaro]

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> I have a server with Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS and the Python version there
> is Python 3.10.6. Is there a safe way to upgrade to the latest version of
> Python 3.10 (3.10.9)? I tried with the OS update and upgrade but the Python
> version remained the same.
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> I have an Ubuntu 22.04 system. The installed Python 3.10 version is 3.10.7:

$ apt search python3 | egrep '^python3.10.*installed'


WARNING: apt does not have a stable CLI interface. Use with caution in
scripts.


python3.10/now 3.10.7-1+focal1 amd64 [installed,local]
python3.10-distutils/now 3.10.7-1+focal1 all [installed,local]
python3.10-doc/jammy-updates,jammy-security,now 3.10.6-1~22.04.2 all
[installed]
python3.10-gdbm/now 3.10.7-1+focal1 amd64 [installed,local]
python3.10-lib2to3/now 3.10.7-1+focal1 all [installed,local]
python3.10-minimal/now 3.10.7-1+focal1 amd64 [installed,local]
python3.10-venv/now 3.10.7-1+focal1 amd64 [installed,local]


Off the top of my head, I can't recall if it's LTS or not. If you want to
go beyond 3.10.6, it should be possible. As Grant indicated though,
upgrading packages on an Ubuntu system (of any flavor) is the province of
the Ubuntu community.

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