Install Python 3.7.3 from source

a) Prepare Your System

# yum -y groupinstall "Development Tools"
# yum -y install zlib-devel libffi-devel

b) Download python Source Code

# cd /usr/local/src
# wget https://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.7.3/Python-3.7.3.tgz

Note: As of writing this article, the current version is 3.7.3

c) Build Python

# cd /usr/local/src
# tar xvf Python-3.7.3.tgz
# cd Python-3.7.3
# ./configure --with-ensurepip=install --enable-shared
# make
# make install

After installation please create a symlink for the shared object library by using the following command:

ln -s /usr/local/lib/libpython3.7m.so.1.0 /usr/lib64/libpython3.7m.so.1.0

Upgrade pip

pip3.7 install --upgrade pip

Note: Please note that after installation, the new version’s binary path will be located at /usr/local/bin/python3.7