cpython-flatpak

A nightly cpython flatpak builder.

For official cpython releases, please refer to tags, they match the official cpython releases.

Requirements:

• Fedora based:

sudo dnf install flatpak flatpak-builder
flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https://flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo

• Debian based:

sudo apt install flatpak flatpak-builder
flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https://flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo

Usage:

installation:

This will install flatpak SDK, fetch the cpython source from github, build it, and install it locally as a flatpak repo.

sh build.sh  # or ./build.sh

locations:

After installtion, the binary is found under the following path:

$HOME/.local/share/flatpak/app/org.flatpak.Python/current/active/files/bin/python3.9 /usr/local/bin/python3.9

and a symlink to it is created under /usr/local/bin/python3.9.

running :

directly in terminal:

$ python3.9
Python 3.9.0a1+ (heads/master:ded8888, Nov 23 2019, 20:23:27)
[GCC 8.3.0] on linux
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> import sys; print(sys.version_info)
sys.version_info(major=3, minor=9, micro=0, releaselevel='alpha', serial=1)