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title: "Installing a new version of python3 on windows"  
description: "Installing a new version of python3 on windows"  
author: "Revati S Misra"  
published: 2023-07-25  
updated: 2023-07-25  
canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/forum/159269/installing-a-new-version-of-python3-on-windows  
category: "python"  
tags: ["windows", "python", "python-3.x"]  
reading_time: 2 minutes  

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# Installing a new version of python3 on windows

Installing a new [version](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/12845/things-to-remember-while-migrating-odoo-to-a-better-version) of python3 on [windows](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/311752/how-to-install-and-use-the-google-wifi-software-on-a-windows-or-mac-computer)

## Replies

### Reply by Aryan Kumar

Sure, here are the steps on how to install a new version of Python 3 on Windows:

1. Go to the Python website: https://www.python.org/downloads/.
2. Click on the "Windows" tab.
3. Under the "Windows installers" section, click on the "Download Python 3.11.x (x86-64 executable installer)" button.
4. Once the download is complete, run the installer.
5. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.

Once the installation is complete, you can verify that Python 3 has been installed by opening a command prompt and typing the following command:

```plaintext
python3 --version
```

You should see the following output:

```plaintext
Python 3.11.x
```

To install a specific version of Python 3, you can use the following command:

```plaintext
python3 -m pip install --user --upgrade python==3.11.x
```

For example, to install Python 3.10, you would use the following command:

```plaintext
python3 -m pip install --user --upgrade python==3.10
```

To switch between Python 3 versions, you can use the following command:

```plaintext
py -3.11
```

This will start a Python 3.11 interpreter.

To install Python 3 from the Microsoft Store, you can use the following steps:

1. Open the Microsoft Store app.
2. Search for "Python".
3. Click on the "Python 3" app.
4. Click on the "Install" button.

Once the installation is complete, you can verify that Python 3 has been installed by opening a command prompt and typing the following command:

```plaintext
python --version
```

You should see the following output:

```plaintext
Python 3.11.x
```


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