Install python 3.7 on Centos 7 or Ubuntu 16

install_py37_centos7.sh

#!/bin/bash
# Installs Python 3.7 on Centos 7 

yum -y install libffi-devel gcc openssl-devel bzip2-devel

cd /usr/src

wget https://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.7.0/Python-3.7.0.tgz
tar xzf Python-3.7.0.tgz
cd Python-3.7.0/
./configure --enable-optimizations
make altinstall

rm -f /tmp/Python-3.7.0.tgz
rm -rf /tmp/Python-3.7.0

install_py37_ubuntu.sh

#!/bin/bash
# Installs Python 3.7 on Ubuntu 16+

cd /usr/src

sudo apt-get install build-essential checkinstall gcc
sudo apt-get install libreadline-gplv2-dev libncursesw5-dev libssl-dev \
    libsqlite3-dev tk-dev libgdbm-dev libc6-dev libbz2-dev

sudo wget https://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.7.0/Python-3.7.0.tgz
sudo tar xzf Python-3.7.0.tgz
cd Python-3.7.0
sudo ./configure --enable-optimizations
sudo make altinstall

rm -rf /usr/src/Python-3.7.0*

python37.sls

## Saltstack State - installs Python 3.7.4 + sqlite

{% set version = '3.7.4' %}

{% set pkgs = ['libffi-devel', 'gcc', 'openssl-devel', 'bzip2-devel', 'wget'] %}
{% for pkg in pkgs %}
{{ pkg }}_install:
    pkg.installed:
        - name: {{ pkg }}
{% endfor %}

## add SQLite module
sqlite_tar:
  archive.extracted:
    - name: /opt/sqlite_tmp
    - source: https://www.sqlite.org/2019/sqlite-autoconf-3290000.tar.gz
    - skip_verify: True

sqlite_make:
    cmd.run:
        - name: ./configure && make && make install
        - cwd: /opt/sqlite_tmp/sqlite-autoconf-3290000
        - unless: test -f /usr/local/bin/sqlite3

# unarchive in /opt since /tmp is disabled for executables (CIS compliance)
python_tar:
  archive.extracted:
    - name: /opt/python37tmp
    - source: https://www.python.org/ftp/python/{{ version }}/Python-{{ version }}.tgz
    - skip_verify: True

configure_and_make:
    cmd.run:
        - name: ./configure --enable-optimizations && make altinstall
        - cwd: /opt/python37tmp/Python-{{ version }}
        - unless: test -f /usr/bin/python3.7

/usr/bin/python3.7:
    file.symlink:
        - target: /usr/local/bin/python3.7

remove_python_tmp:
    cmd.run:
        - name: rm -rf /opt/python37tmp
        - onlyif: test -f /opt/python37tmp

remove_sqlite_tmp:
    cmd.run:
        - name: rm -rf /opt/sqlite_tmp
        - onlyif: test -f /opt/sqlite_tmp