Django Unleashed

G.3 Python

With a package management tool, it is very easy to install Python. You’ll want to first search the package repository for the package you want. It might be listed either as python, python3, or python-34. You can then issue the install command for your package manager.

The next step is a little confusing: you want another package manager. Most package managers for systems provide large package repositories for software specific to that system. We want a package manager for just Python packages, specifically from the pypi.python.org website. Using your system package manager, you will want to install pip (which stands for “Pip Installs Packages” or “Pip Installs Python”).