# pyenv install

## install

nice to have:

```bash
sudo apt install python-is-python3
```

```bash
curl https://pyenv.run | bash
```

## setup zsh

add the following to `.zshrc`:

```bash
export PYENV_ROOT="$HOME/.pyenv"
[[ -d $PYENV_ROOT/bin ]] && export PATH="$PYENV_ROOT/bin:$PATH"
eval "$(pyenv init -)"
```

## pyenv install

prerequisites:

```bash
sudo apt update
sudo apt install build-essential libssl-dev zlib1g-dev \
libbz2-dev libreadline-dev libsqlite3-dev curl git \
libncursesw5-dev xz-utils tk-dev libxml2-dev libxmlsec1-dev \
libffi-dev liblzma-dev python3-pip
```

install:

```bash
# using python 3.12.7 as an example
pyenv install 3.12.7

# optional
pyenv global 3.12.7
pyenv versions
```