Upgrade to Python 3.8 on a Chromebook

How to get up and running with Python 3.8 on your Chromebook in under 10 minutes.

Step 1— Install Python 3.8 prerequisites

From the Linux terminal app on the Chromebook:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install build-essential
sudo apt-get install libreadline-gplv2-dev libncursesw5-dev \
  libssl-dev libsqlite3-dev tk-dev libgdbm-dev libc6-dev libbz2-dev
sudo apt-get install libffi-dev liblzma-dev