Summary of what you are going to install:
- python
- numpy
- scipy
- scikit-learn
- ipython
Step 1 – Update apt if needed:
sudo apt update
Step 2 – Install prerequisites:
sudo apt install build-essential checkinstall
sudo apt-get install libreadline-gplv2-dev libncursesw5-dev libssl-dev libsqlite3-dev tk-dev libgdbm-dev libc6-dev libbz2-dev libffi-dev
Step 3 – Install python via APT repositories:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:deadsnakes/ppa sudo apt install python3.7
or alternatively, download and install manually:
cd /usr/src sudo wget https://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.7.2/Python-3.7.2.tgz tar -xf Python-3.7.2.tgz
Step 4 – Configure for optimizations:
cd Python-3.7.2 && sudo ./configure --enable-optimizations
Step 5 – Compile source code:
sudo make altinstall
Step 6 – Install machine learning libraries:
pip3.7 install --user numpy pip3.7 install --user scipy pip3.7 install --user scikit-learn pip3.7 install --user ipython pip3.7 install --user tensorflow pip3.7 install --user pandas pip3.7 install --user keras
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