Python

PIP

On Windows, start pip with:

py -m pip

Virtual Environments

Create a virtual environment:

python -m venv py-env/demo

Activate a virtual environment on Windows:

py-env\demo\Scripts\activate

or Linux:

. py-env/demo/bin/activate

Install within a venv:

pip install --upgrade pip
python -m pip install pyinstaller
python -m pip install requests==2.6.0

Deactivate an env:

deactivate

Python Compilation

yum groupinstall 'Development Tools'
wget https://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.12.2/Python-3.12.2.tar.xz
tar xvf Python-3.12.2.tar.xz

./configure --with-ensurepip=install
./configure --enable-optimizations
make
make test
sudo make altinstall

(altinstall does not execute bininstall and maninstall, so good for not overwriting system python)

Python Installer

pip install pyinstaller

Add C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Roaming\Python\Python312\Scripts to PATH:

pyinstaller --onefile file.py

and the resultant executable will be in the dist directory.