How to install bpython for Python 3?

bpython, distutils, pip, python

Solution

Run `python3 setup.py install` command (without `install` it only builds); You may need to prepend the command with `sudo`: `sudo python3 setup.py install`.

BTW, you can also use `pip`: `pip3 install bpython` or `python3 -m pip install bpython`.

And if you pip-install bpython for both 2 and 3, then you can specify which version of Python to use for a given session by using either of the following two commands:

python2 -m bpython
python3 -m bpython

Problem

I've been using bpython for Python 2 and now I want to use it for Python 3 as well. However I've run into problems. The bpython documentation reads: bpython supports Python 3. It's as simple as running setup.py with Python 3. When I run the setup script it creates a build folder, but I don't know what to do from there? I want to be able to type `bpython` in the Terminal and run the bpython interface for Python 3. I originally installed bpython with pip, that worked off the bat.

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