In this article we have discussed two methods for installing Python 3 in KaliLinux. For most users, the recommended approach is to use the Kali repositories (using APT Package Manager) for ease of installation, compatibility, and regular security updates.
Starting KaliLinux 2024.4, using pip to install external Python packages is strongly discouraged. Instead, we recommend using pipx. On the surface, it provides a similar user experience, but under the hood it overcomes the one outstanding issue with pip: the lack of environment isolation.
Whether you’re scripting automation tasks or exploring cybersecurity realms, KaliLinux with Python is an unbeatable combo. Let’s buckle up and ensure our Python environment is set to facilitate our coding adventures efficiently.
This guide will help you get the most up-to-date Python on KaliLinux, whether you want to use it for web scraping, data science, machine learning, or general scripting.
We’ll use the “deadsnakes” team PPA to install the most recent version of Python 3.12 on KaliLinux and Linux Mint. It contains the Python 3.12 source for Debian or Ubuntu-based distributions.
We need to go to the Download section of official Python website. Now we click on DownloadPython 3.x.x (As of this writing, the latest is Python 3.7.4) and download the tar.xz compressed file. After finishing the download we open the Terminal window is our KaliLinux system.
If a version number is displayed (e.g., Python 3.9.2), Python 3 is already installed. If not, or if you wish to ensure you have the latest stable version available through the repositories, follow the installation steps below.
Install Python Modules Offline (Windows, Ubuntu, Kali) Windows – Offline Python Module Installation (With venv Support) Storage Using PowerShell, make a directory to save Pythondownloads:
