Method 2 : Compiling from sources

Step 1 : Installing dependencies

In order to install python 3 from Tarball package, we will need to download required dependencies using apt install command as follows

sudo apt install build-essential zlib1g-dev libncurses-devlib libgdbm-dev libnss3 libssl-dev libsqlite3-dev libreadline-dev libffi-dev curl libbz2-dev -y

Step 2 : download archive

In this step, we will download official Tarball package from official python repository using wget command.

wget https://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.12.2/Python-3.12.2.tgz

Step 3 : Extract the archive

Once downloading is completed, we will extract the package using tar -xvf command.

tar -xvf Python-3.12.2.tgz

Step 4 : Navigate to the extracted directory

Once extracted, navigate to extracted directory using cd command.

cd Python-3.12.2

Step 5: Configure and build

Once we are in extracted python directory, use following commands to make configurations and installation.

./configure 

Once configuration is done, we will install python with make install command.

sudo make install 

Step 6 : Verify installation

Once, installation is done, verify installation using python –version command.

python --version 

Python 3 is a powerful and versatile programming language widely used for various tasks, from web development to data science, security automation, and AI and ML. Recent versions of Kali Linux come with Python 3 pre-installed. For some reason if you want a different version than the one already installed or you’re using an old version of Kali Linux which doesn’t have python 3 pre-installed. In this article, we will install Python 3 using two methods