install Python 3.3 on Ubuntu 12.04

Here is what I did to install Python 3.3 on Ubuntu 12.04:

1. Install dependencies:

   sudo apt-get build-dep python3.2
   sudo apt-get install libreadline-dev libncurses5-dev libssl1.0.0 tk8.5-dev zlib1g-dev liblzma-dev
   

2. Download Python 3.3.0:

   wget http://python.org/ftp/python/3.3.0/Python-3.3.0.tgz
   

3. Extract:

   tar xvfz Python-3.3.0.tgz
   

4. Configure and Install:

   cd Python-3.3.0
   ./configure --prefix=/opt/python3.3
   make  
   sudo make install
   

5. Test if it worked:

   /opt/python3.3/bin/python3
   

You should see something similar:

Python 3.3.0 (default, Jan 31 2013, 18:37:42) 
[GCC 4.6.3] on linux
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> 

Some Additional things that are useful... you can create a virtual environment in your home and just activate Python 3.3 on demand..

1. Create a Virtual Environment in your home:

   /opt/python3.3/bin/pyvenv ~/py33
   

2. Activate the virtualenv:

   source ~/py33/bin/activate
   

3. Install distribute tools:

   wget http://python-distribute.org/distribute_setup.py
   python distribute_setup.py
   

4. Install pip:

   easy_install pip
   

5. Install any python packages you want (i.e. bottle)

   pip install bottle
   

Enjoy!