How do I upgrade to Python 3.6 with Conda?

I want to get the latest version of Python to use f-strings in my code. Currently my version is (python -V):

Python 3.5.2 :: Anaconda 4.2.0 (x86_64)

How would I upgrade to Python 3.6?

Solution

Anaconda had not updated Python internally to 3.6, but later versions of Anaconda has a Python 3.6 version here.

a) Method 1

If you wanted to update, you will type conda update python
To update Anaconda, type conda update conda
If you want to upgrade between major python versions, like 3.5 to 3.6, you'll have to do
```
conda install python=$pythonversion$
```

b) Method 2 - Create a new environment (the better method)

conda create --name py36 python=3.6

c) To get the absolute latest Python (3.6.5 at time of writing)

conda create --name py365 python=3.6.5 --channel conda-forge

You can see all this from here.

Also, refer to this for force upgrading.