python36 on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: September 28,2024

1. Install "python36" effortlessly via AUR with the help of a helper(YAY)

a. Install YAY (https://github.com/Jguer/yay)


    
        
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                sudo pacman -S --needed git base-devel && git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git && cd yay && makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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b. Install python36 on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall python36 on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "python36" via AUR

a. Ensure you have the base development tools and git installed with:


    
        
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                sudo pacman -S --needed
            
                        
                base-devel git
            
                    
    
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b. Clone python36's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/python36.git 
            
                        
                ~/python36
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/python36 folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/python36
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the python36 package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 1334071
Name: python36
PackageBaseID: 115391
PackageBase: python36
Version: 3.6.15-6
Description: Major release 3.6 of the Python high-level programming language
URL: http://www.python.org/
NumVotes: 36
Popularity: 0.003864
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: rixx
Submitter: rixx
FirstSubmitted: 1473507776
LastModified: 1697320659
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/python36.tar.gz