Python plugin for asdf version manager
asdf plugin-add python
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You can use environment variable ASDF_PYTHON_PATCH_URL
to install with --patch
like that:
export ASDF_PYTHON_PATCH_URL="https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/8ea6353.patch?full_index=1"
asdf install python 3.6.12
or use environment variable ASDF_PYTHON_PATCHES_DIRECTORY
.
Check asdf readme for instructions on how to install & manage versions of Python. Please make sure you have the required system dependencies installed before trying to install Python.
Under the hood, asdf-python uses pyenv python-build to build and install Python, check its README for more information about build options and the common build problems wiki page for any issues encountered during installation of python versions. You may also want to check Python's official setup building section for latest version dependencies.
A common request for Python is being able to use the python2
and python3
commands without needing to switch version.
This can be achieved by setting multiple versions of Python, for example with
asdf global python 3.6.2 2.7.13
Executables in the first version will take priority over the executables in the next one. Note that you can use an arbitrary number over versions, if needed.
With the above example, python
will therefore use the python
executable found in version 3.6.2.
However, as the python2
does not exist in Python 3.6.2, python2
will use the python2
executable found in version 2.7.13.
python -V
Python 3.6.2
python3 -V
Python 3.6.2
python2 -V
Python 2.7.13
If you use pip to install a module like ipython that has binaries. You will need to run asdf reshim python
for the binary to be in your path.
asdf-python can automatically install a default set of Python packages with pip right after installing a Python version. To enable this feature, provide a $HOME/.default-python-packages
file that lists one package per line, for example:
ansible
pipenv
You can specify a non-default location of this file by setting a ASDF_PYTHON_DEFAULT_PACKAGES_FILE
variable.