Installing Python3.5

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I recently started to use FlexGet again, now the latest version requires Python3.5.
According to flexget.com I should install this easily via sudo apt-get install python3.5. But unfortunately, this package is not available in the repository.

osmc@osmc:~$ sudo apt-get install python3.5
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
E: Unable to locate package python3.5
E: Couldn't find any package by regex 'python3.5'

Does it still need to be added by the Debian developers or is there another way?

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Only Python 3.4 is in Jessie, but you can probably get it from backport

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Unfortunately not, I googled what “backport” means and added the backports list, updated, and attempted the python3.5 install.

osmc@osmc:/home$ echo "deb http://ftp.debian.org/debian jessie-backports main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/backports.list
deb http://ftp.debian.org/debian jessie-backports main

osmc@osmc:/home$ sudo apt-get update

Get:1 http://security.debian.org jessie/updates InRelease [63.1 kB]
Get:2 http://security.debian.org jessie/updates/main armhf Packages [277 kB]
Get:3 http://security.debian.org jessie/updates/contrib armhf Packages [1138 B]
Get:4 http://security.debian.org jessie/updates/non-free armhf Packages [14 B]
Get:5 http://security.debian.org jessie/updates/contrib Translation-en [1211 B]
Get:6 http://security.debian.org jessie/updates/main Translation-en [146 kB]
Ign http://ftp.debian.org jessie InRelease
Get:7 http://ftp.debian.org jessie-updates InRelease [142 kB]
Get:8 http://security.debian.org jessie/updates/non-free Translation-en [14 B]
Hit http://apt.syncthing.net syncthing InRelease
Get:9 http://ftp.debian.org jessie-backports InRelease [166 kB]
Hit http://ftp.debian.org jessie Release.gpg
Hit http://ftp.debian.org jessie Release
Get:10 http://ftp.debian.org jessie-updates/main armhf Packages/DiffIndex [5440 B]
Get:11 http://ftp.debian.org jessie-updates/contrib armhf Packages [32 B]
Get:12 http://ftp.debian.org jessie-updates/non-free armhf Packages/DiffIndex [736 B]
Get:13 http://ftp.debian.org jessie-updates/contrib Translation-en [14 B]
Get:14 http://ftp.debian.org jessie-updates/main Translation-en/DiffIndex [2704 B]
Get:15 http://ftp.debian.org jessie-updates/non-free Translation-en/DiffIndex [736 B]
Hit http://apt.syncthing.net syncthing/release armhf Packages
Get:16 http://ftp.debian.org jessie-backports/main Translation-en [436 kB]
Ign http://apt.syncthing.net syncthing/release Translation-en
Get:17 http://ftp.debian.org jessie-backports/main armhf Packages [615 kB]
Hit http://apt.osmc.tv jessie InRelease
Hit http://ftp.debian.org jessie/main armhf Packages
Hit http://ftp.debian.org jessie/contrib armhf Packages
Hit http://ftp.debian.org jessie/non-free armhf Packages
Hit http://ftp.debian.org jessie/contrib Translation-en
Hit http://ftp.debian.org jessie/main Translation-en
Hit http://ftp.debian.org jessie/non-free Translation-en
Get:18 http://apt.osmc.tv jessie/main armhf Packages/DiffIndex [2023 B]
Ign http://apt.osmc.tv jessie/main Translation-en
Fetched 1859 kB in 16s (112 kB/s)
Reading package lists... Done

osmc@osmc:/home$ sudo apt-get -t jessie-backports install "python3.5"
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
E: Unable to locate package python3.5
E: Couldn't find any package by regex 'python3.5'`

I’ll test Flexget with Python 3.4

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Where does it say Flexget requires Python 3.5, I’m curious as to why this is necessary?

5

My fault, you are totally right. I thought it was on the UpgradeActions page: UpgradeActions | FlexGet But according to the InstallWizard pages it is not required and it should work with anything from 2.7 or newer. So I can safely install it without messing with Python!
Linux | FlexGet

My apologies for spamming the forum.

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Reviving this old topic because I have the same question: why can we not install Python3.5?
It is now the recommended version for Flexget. Yes, it works with 2.7 but I have hit a problem/bug and need to upgrade Flexget, it is being recommended I test with 3.

EDIT: I can install 3.4 so I’ll test with that version.

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Because OSMC is currently based on Debian Jessie and the latest version of Python 3 in the Debian Jessie repository is Python 3.4. Once OSMC makes the switch to Debian Stretch then Python 3.5 is included in the repository.

This is a Debian thing more than an OSMC thing.

https://packages.debian.org/search?keywords=python3.4
https://packages.debian.org/search?keywords=python3.5

Thee are possibly ways to force it (https://gist.github.com/jaydenkieran/75b2bbc32b5b70c4fdfb161ecdb6daa2 & https://jpcassidy.com/software/2016/11/29/python3-debian-jessie.html) but I myself would be more tempted to hold off till you upgrade to Stretch (This wont be too far in the future) and then get it from the main repo.