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Asked: June 6, 20262026-06-06T14:41:14+00:00 2026-06-06T14:41:14+00:00

Python is on version 2.7.3, but when i try to upgrade python through pip

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Python is on version 2.7.3, but when i try to upgrade python through “pip” i get this:

$ pip install --upgrade python
Requirement already up-to-date: python in /usr/lib64/python2.6/lib-dynload
Cleaning up...

any suggestions?

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    2026-06-06T14:41:15+00:00Added an answer on June 6, 2026 at 2:41 pm

    pip installs python packages, not python itself.

    Changing a system python version is a bad idea. To install an additional python version system-wide you could use your system package manager such as apt-get.

    To manage personal python installations you could use pythonz.

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