How to install Python 3 on a Chromebook

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Today we are looking at how to install Python 3 on a Chromebook.   This method will also install additional packages that you need to use python as a programming environment. Please follow the video/audio guide as a tutorial where we explain the process step by step and use the commands below.

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We also installed Pip in this tutorial, which you can install additional development tools, with
pip3 install package_name

If you have any questions, please contact us via a YouTube comment and we would be happy to assist you!

Commands Used:
1) sudo apt update
2) sudo apt dist-upgrade -y
3) sudo apt install python3 python3-pip build-essential libssl-dev libffi-dev python3-dev -y
4) python3 --version


The commands are based on this:

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