python@3.8 (deprecated)

Install command:
brew install python@3.8

Interpreted, interactive, object-oriented programming language

https://www.python.org/

License: Python-2.0

Formula JSON API: /api/formula/python@3.8.json

Formula code: python@3.8.rb on GitHub

Bottle (binary package) installation support provided for:

Apple Silicon sonoma
ventura
monterey
Intel sonoma
ventura
monterey
64-bit linux

Current versions:

stable 3.8.18

Other versions:

python@3.12 3.12.2 Interpreted, interactive, object-oriented programming language
python@3.11 3.11.8 Interpreted, interactive, object-oriented programming language
python@3.10 3.10.13 Interpreted, interactive, object-oriented programming language
python@3.9 3.9.18 Interpreted, interactive, object-oriented programming language
python@3.7 3.7.17 Interpreted, interactive, object-oriented programming language

Revision: 2

Depends on:

gdbm 1.23 GNU database manager
mpdecimal 4.0.0 Library for decimal floating point arithmetic
openssl@3 3.2.1 Cryptography and SSL/TLS Toolkit
readline 8.2.10 Library for command-line editing
sqlite 3.45.2 Command-line interface for SQLite
tcl-tk 8.6.14 Tool Command Language
xz 5.6.1 General-purpose data compression with high compression ratio

Depends on when building from source:

pkg-config 0.29.2 Manage compile and link flags for libraries
Python has been installed as
    $HOMEBREW_PREFIX/bin/python3.8

Unversioned and major-versioned symlinks `python`, `python3`, `python-config`, `python3-config`, `pip`, `pip3`, etc. pointing to
`python3.8`, `python3.8-config`, `pip3.8`, etc., respectively, have been installed into
    $HOMEBREW_PREFIX/opt/python@3.8/libexec/bin

You can install Python packages with
    pip3.8 install <package>
They will install into the site-package directory
    $HOMEBREW_PREFIX/lib/python3.8/site-packages

If you do not need a specific version of Python, and always want Homebrew's `python3` in your PATH:
    brew install python3

See: https://docs.brew.sh/Homebrew-and-Python

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