installing python 3 on centos 6.7
centos has this annoying aspect of being tied to older versions. but I wish to focus on python 3 these days, even while using an older centos, and without changing the system in a manner that may create unexpected result. what can i do ?
1) install scl
a) browse complete list of packages available from the SCL
yum --disablerepo="*" --enablerepo="scl" list available
b) search only SCL packages
yum --disablerepo="*" --enablerepo="scl" search <keyword>
c) list of packages installed from the SCL
scl --list
2) install python 3
sudo yum --disablerepo="*" --enablerepo="scl" install python33
3) run python 3
scl enable python33 bash
further reading
SCL (more about SCL: software collections for CentOS )