Python installation for Linux

Most Linux distributions have Python 3.4 preinstalled. You may confirm this by typing python3 in the Terminal. If you see the following, it means Python 3.4 is present:

Python 3.6.3 (default, Oct 6 2017, 08:44:35) [GCC 5.4.0 20160609] on linux Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. >>>?

If the Python shell does not appear at the command, you can install Python 3 with apt, the Linux software management tool:

sudo apt update
sudo apt install Python3 build-essential

The build-essential package contains compilers that are useful for building non-pure Python packages. Meanwhile, you may need to substitute apt with apt-get if you have Ubuntu 14.04 or older.