[NFBCS] Updating Python3 Installation

[Alan K. Martinez]

Hello everyone,

If this is not the appropriate place to ask for this type of help
please let me know and disregard my message... but I need some help...




I had to re-image my desktop setup from the ground up.

I just finished a fresh installation of Ubuntu 24.04 LTS.  I feel I'm
still a little new to Linux but after the last 2 years of making it my
daily driver I learned a lot so I'm more comfortable doing things.  I
just need to know where to go to get things done.  Sometimes doing
Google searches gets a little complicated especially when a situation
doesn't quite match the search results and suggestions.

Right now the currently installed version of Python is 3.12.3.

I wanted to update it to the most current available on python.org which
is 3.13.3.  I understand that it's just an x.01.x revission difference
but my pseudo self diagnosed OCD wants it to be as current as possible
whenever I can update.  Please don't bash me for this...

I downloaded the update .tar and started the installation.  I managed
to install 'make' and 'gcc' updates.

AFter I run ./conigure and make from the command line it all seems to
go well until the end where I get the following information:


The necessary bits to build these optional modules were not found:
_bz2                      _ctypes                   _ctypes_test     
_curses                   _curses_panel             _dbm             
_gdbm                     _hashlib                  _lzma            
_ssl                      _tkinter                  _uuid            
readline                  zlib                                       
To find the necessary bits, look in configure.ac and config.log.

Could not build the ssl module!
Python requires a OpenSSL 1.1.1 or newer

Checked 112 modules (33 built-in, 63 shared, 1 n/a on linux-x86_64, 1
disabled, 14 missing, 0 failed on import)



The information that concerns me is the Python requires a OpenSSL 1.1.1
or newer.  When I checked I HAVE a newer version with 3.0.13 from Jan
2024.

Why does it not recognize OpenSSL as a newer version? 

Also the part about the necessary bits to build, will it find them
after I get the OpenSSL resolved?  If not, can someone suggest how to
get them installed?

I know this is Linux and not everyone is knowledgeable or comfortable
and this might be more of a tech support issue with Linux first but I
thought I'd come here first since this is for Python and it might help
others out in the future.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Alan


P.S.  On a separate subject because I'm curious.
I still have some useable vision and I use it as much as possible so I
don't have or uses a screen reader on my desktop.  In the world of the
internet and texting all caps denotes an emphasized emotion or yelling.
How does that get translated with screen readers or to people with no
vision at all?  Just curious...