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"ssl module in Python is not available" when installing package with pip3

I've install Python 3.4 and Python 3.6 on my local machine successfully, but am unable to install packages with pip3.

When I execute pip3 install <package>, I get the following SSL related error: 

pip is configured with locations that require TLS/SSL, however the ssl module in Python is not available.
Collecting <package>
  Could not fetch URL https://pypi.python.org/simple/<package>/: There was a problem confirming the ssl certificate: Can't connect to HTTPS URL because the SSL module is not available. - skipping
  Could not find a version that satisfies the requirement <package> (from versions: )
No matching distribution found for <package>

How can I fix my Python3.x install so that I can install packages with pip install <package>?

Solution

  • Step by step guide to install Python 3.6 and pip3 in Ubuntu

    1. Install the necessary packages for Python and ssl: $ sudo apt-get install build-essential libffi-dev libreadline-gplv2-dev libncursesw5-dev libssl-dev libsqlite3-dev tk-dev libgdbm-dev libc6-dev libbz2-dev

    2. Download and unzip "Python-3.6.8.tar.xz" from https://www.python.org/ftp/python/ into your home directory.

    3. Open terminal in that directory and run: $ ./configure

    4. Build and install: $ make && sudo make install

    5. Install packages with: $ pip3 install package_name

    Disclaimer: The above commands are not tested in Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.