Complete Guide: Installing python on Arch Linux 2025

1. Install "python" package

Please follow the steps below to install python on Arch Linux


    
        
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                sudo pacman -Sy
            
                    
    
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                sudo pacman -S
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "python" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall python on Arch Linux:


    
        
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                sudo pacman -Rcns
            
                        
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3. Information about the python package on Arch Linux

Repository : core
Name : python
Version : 3.11.8-1
Description : The Python programming language
Architecture : x86_64
URL : https://www.python.org/
Licenses : PSF-2.0
Groups : None
Provides : python3 python-externally-managed
Depends On : bzip2 expat gdbm libffi libnsl libxcrypt openssl zlib
tzdata
Optional Deps : python-setuptools: for building Python packages using tooling
that is usually bundled with Python
python-pip: for installing Python packages using tooling that
is usually bundled with Python
python-pipx: for installing Python software not packaged on
Arch Linux
sqlite: for a default database integration
mpdecimal: for decimal
xz: for lzma
tk: for tkinter
Conflicts With : None
Replaces : python3 python-externally-managed
Download Size : 13.85 MiB
Installed Size : 74.64 MiB
Packager : Felix Yan
Build Date : Mon Feb 12 14:50:05 2024
Validated By : MD5 Sum SHA-256 Sum Signature