I want to get the latest version of Python to use f-strings in my code. Currently my version is (python -V
):
Python 3.5.2 :: Anaconda 4.2.0 (x86_64)
How would I upgrade to Python 3.6?
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Answer
Anaconda has not updated python internally to 3.6.
a) Method 1
If you wanted to update you will type
conda update python
To update anaconda type
conda update conda
If you want to upgrade between major python version like 3.5 to 3.6, you’ll have to do
conda install python=$pythonversion$
b) Method 2 – Create a new environment (Better Method)
conda create --name py36 python=3.6
c) To get the absolute latest python (3.6.5 at time of writing)
conda create --name py365 python=3.6.5 --channel conda-forge
You can see all this from here
Also, refer to this for force upgrading
EDIT: Anaconda now has a Python 3.6 version here