Path: csiph.com!v102.xanadu-bbs.net!xanadu-bbs.net!news.mixmin.net!feeds.phibee-telecom.net!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed2.news.xs4all.nl!xs4all!newsgate.cistron.nl!newsgate.news.xs4all.nl!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.014 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.97; '*S*': 0.00; 'cpython': 0.05; 'python3': 0.07; 'source.': 0.07; 'python:': 0.09; 'testing,': 0.09; 'cc:addr :python-list': 0.11; 'python': 0.11; 'clone': 0.16; 'easily,': 0.16; 'from:addr:rosuav': 0.16; 'from:name:chris angelico': 0.16; 'i\xe2\x80\x99d': 0.16; 'steps,': 0.16; 'subject:versions': 0.16; 'sudo': 0.16; 'travis': 0.16; 'subject:python': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.18; '(in': 0.22; 'network,': 0.22; 'putting': 0.22; 'separate': 0.22; 'cc:addr:python.org': 0.22; 'install': 0.23; 'versions': 0.24; 'cc:2**0': 0.24; 'options': 0.25; 'header:In-Reply-To:1': 0.27; 'am,': 0.29; 'newer': 0.30; 'message-id:@mail.gmail.com': 0.30; 'sep': 0.31; 'anyone': 0.31; 'run': 0.32; 'url:python': 0.33; 'older': 0.33; 'could': 0.34; 'but': 0.35; 'received:google.com': 0.35; 'subject:?': 0.36; 'url:org': 0.36; 'problems': 0.38; 'stable': 0.38; 'does': 0.39; 'how': 0.40; 'easy': 0.60; 'hear': 0.63; 'love': 0.65; 'skip:\xe2 10': 0.65; '8bit%:43': 0.74; '8bit%:46': 0.78; './configure': 0.84; '3.4': 0.84; 'apt-get': 0.84; 'build-dep': 0.84; 'grabbing': 0.84; 'stability': 0.84; 'url:cpython': 0.84; 'to:none': 0.92 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:cc :content-type:content-transfer-encoding; bh=dR/1Hb0ybtBaEKmGjTIjsYxWvj8lZk38W6U3r9lA/KY=; b=QiA1RAFgq4pcqJ7ZkYLnSI40zNRBKSHE7FvM+A743XaNON0iERj34KtAB4iHAcnhAb Qv89N/ipSSHkXSVo7gHrLfXzXe3UIC7Beh/LrTT5PfZT2E8h5NMvrSm0RebgISnPJynM 9Fu8g3UNcTa+ccmywW1yruueQXbHXplpmswnMIZFA6vGM9bjuzjNfbF55NYHA7jSlxJ0 mNbZxk3NdsK3vd/wOAGiuXwVrdMf6vCnImz18uvY+DiCFPqc0ekcqhKYyb5alpnWPFlH fLmkAeHPAEJUDrHr++6Sv+JCf6MmtFKe3koQ5ucHKCo9SkL2mHIfDpkDKvKwF6NufI07 25Tw== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.42.231.9 with SMTP id jo9mr17904589icb.12.1410221199987; Mon, 08 Sep 2014 17:06:39 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <5D152EC0-CDBB-4AC9-B074-B648074CE372@gmail.com> References: <5D152EC0-CDBB-4AC9-B074-B648074CE372@gmail.com> Date: Tue, 9 Sep 2014 10:06:39 +1000 Subject: Re: Newer Debian versions of python on older Debian distros? From: Chris Angelico Cc: "python-list@python.org" Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Message-ID: Lines: 26 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1410221203 news.xs4all.nl 2838 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:39266 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:77707 On Tue, Sep 9, 2014 at 5:04 AM, Travis Griggs wrot= e: > Does anyone have experience with using newer versions of python debian pa= ckages (in particular, python3 and python3-bson-ext from =E2=80=98testing= =E2=80=99) on older stable versions (=E2=80=98wheezy=E2=80=99 in this case)= ? If someone=E2=80=99s figured out how to do this easily, I=E2=80=99d love = to hear the recipe! > I don't know about grabbing from testing, because that's fraught with peril... but there's a pretty easy way to get a newer Python: build from source. Basically, the standard incantation: $ sudo apt-get build-dep python3 $ hg clone http://hg.python.org/cpython $ cd cpython $ ./configure && make && sudo make install (I like to separate the last three steps, but putting them together works t= oo.) Alternatively, you could just run Debian Jessie. I have a few Jessie systems on the network, with a Python 3.4 IIRC, and there've been no stability problems lately. Both options are pretty easy. ChrisA