How to Install Python 3 and pip 3 for CentOS 6
CentOS 6 doesn’t have native support for Python 3 and corresponding module management tool ‘pip’. I prefer pip for managing my Python modules. On CentOS 7 there is a specific yum package for pip(Python 2.7) and pip3(Python 3.4) respectively. However on COS 6 we must install the ‘epel repository’ to get Python 3.4 and there is no specific package for installing ‘pip 3’. This tutorial is a friendly reminder for myself and others on how to install Python 3 and respective pip3 for CentOS 6.x.
Goals of this post:
- install Python 3.4
- install pip 3 for python 3
- upgrade pip 3