.. _spkg_python3:

python3: The Python programming language
========================================

Description
-----------

By default, Sage will try to use system's ``python3`` to set up a virtual
environment, a.k.a. `venv <https://docs.python.org/3.10/library/venv.html>`_
rather than building a Python 3 installation from scratch.

Sage will accept versions 3.9.x to 3.12.x.

You can also use ``--with-python=/path/to/python3_binary`` to tell Sage to use
``/path/to/python3_binary`` to set up the venv. Note that setting up the venv requires
a number of Python modules to be available within the Python in question. Currently,
as of Sage 10.3, these modules are as follows: ``sqlite3``, ``ctypes``, ``math``,
``hashlib``, ``socket``, ``ssl``, ``ensurepip``.
For Python >= 3.12, also ``setuptools`` is required; for older Python versions,
``distutils.core`` is required. These modules will be checked for by the ``configure``
script.

Use the ``configure`` option ``--without-system-python3`` if you want Python 3
built from scratch.


Upstream Contact
----------------

https://www.python.org

Type
----

standard


Dependencies
------------

- :ref:`spkg_libffi`
- :ref:`spkg_liblzma`
- :ref:`spkg_libpng`
- :ref:`spkg_openssl`
- :ref:`spkg_readline`
- :ref:`spkg_sqlite`
- :ref:`spkg_xz`

Version Information
-------------------

package-version.txt::

    3.12.5


Equivalent System Packages
--------------------------

.. tab:: Alpine

   .. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

       $ apk add python3-dev py3-setuptools 


.. tab:: Debian/Ubuntu

   .. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

       $ sudo apt-get install python3 libpython3-dev python3-setuptools \
             python3-venv


.. tab:: Fedora/Redhat/CentOS

   .. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

       $ sudo dnf install python3-devel python3-setuptools 


.. tab:: FreeBSD

   .. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

       $ sudo pkg install lang/python devel/py-setuptools 


.. tab:: Homebrew

   .. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

       $ brew install python3 python-setuptools 


.. tab:: MacPorts

   .. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

       $ sudo port install python310 py-setuptools 


.. tab:: openSUSE

   .. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

       $ sudo zypper install python3\$\{PYTHON_MINOR\}-devel python3\$\{PYTHON_MINOR\}-setuptools 


.. tab:: Void Linux

   .. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

       $ sudo xbps-install python3-devel python3-setuptools 



See https://repology.org/project/python/versions

If the system package is installed, ``./configure`` will check if it can be used.

