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How to upgrade python version of droplet?

Hi, How Can I upgrade the python version of the Linux droplet?

Apache/2.4.29 (Ubuntu) mod_wsgi/4.5.17 Python/2.7 configured

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Bobby Iliev • March 14, 2021

Hi there,

In case that you are using Ubuntu or Debian, you should be able to install Python 3 by running the following:

  1. sudo apt update -y

  2. sudo apt install python3.7

In case that you need to install a very specific version, you can follow the steps here:

https://www.digitalocean.com/community/questions/how-to-install-a-specific-python-version-on-ubuntu

Regards, Bobby

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