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Use different version of Python in Google Colab (Python 3.9 or Python 3.10)
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"nbformat": 4,
"nbformat_minor": 0,
"metadata": {
"colab": {
"name": "Google colab python3.9 or python3.10.ipynb",
"provenance": []
},
"kernelspec": {
"name": "python3",
"display_name": "Python 3"
},
"language_info": {
"name": "python"
}
},
"cells": [
{
"cell_type": "markdown",
"source": [
"## Use different version of Python in Google Colab (Python 3.9 or Python 3.10)"
],
"metadata": {
"id": "UtfrQgGWwIhY"
}
},
{
"cell_type": "code",
"source": [
"## for python 3.10, run this cell\n",
"!wget -O mini.sh https://repo.anaconda.com/miniconda/Miniconda3-py310_22.11.1-1-Linux-x86_64.sh\n",
"!chmod +x mini.sh\n",
"!bash ./mini.sh -b -f -p /usr/local\n",
"!conda install -q -y jupyter\n",
"!conda install -q -y google-colab -c conda-forge\n",
"!python -m ipykernel install --name \"py310\" --user"
],
"metadata": {
"id": "EBcJMsi6viLZ"
},
"execution_count": null,
"outputs": []
},
{
"cell_type": "code",
"source": [
"## for python 3.9 run this cell\n",
"!wget -O mini.sh https://repo.anaconda.com/miniconda/Miniconda3-py39_4.9.2-Linux-x86_64.sh\n",
"!chmod +x mini.sh\n",
"!bash ./mini.sh -b -f -p /usr/local\n",
"!conda install -q -y jupyter\n",
"!conda install -q -y google-colab -c conda-forge\n",
"!python -m ipykernel install --name \"py39\" --user"
],
"metadata": {
"id": "2WxCQgO5SHOb"
},
"execution_count": null,
"outputs": []
},
{
"cell_type": "code",
"source": [
"! python3 --version"
],
"metadata": {
"colab": {
"base_uri": "https://localhost:8080/"
},
"id": "tLDriuO8pb7c",
"outputId": "815f1345-002b-4af7-9b51-9f2ee1df1118"
},
"execution_count": 2,
"outputs": [
{
"output_type": "stream",
"name": "stdout",
"text": [
"Python 3.10.8\n"
]
}
]
},
{
"cell_type": "code",
"source": [
"!python3 -m pip install numpy"
],
"metadata": {
"id": "uoQheE-PqY5x"
},
"execution_count": null,
"outputs": []
},
{
"cell_type": "code",
"source": [
"%%writefile code.py\n",
"\n",
"import numpy as np\n",
"print(np.arange(15).reshape(3, 5))"
],
"metadata": {
"id": "HbDerwdZSbmO"
},
"execution_count": null,
"outputs": []
},
{
"cell_type": "code",
"source": [
"! python3 code.py"
],
"metadata": {
"id": "MuwKOO72pXQW"
},
"execution_count": null,
"outputs": []
}
]
}
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Do NOT work.

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Thanks, it worked for me. I just restarted to get to a new session and then ran the command. <3

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Thanks, it worked for me. I just restarted to get to a new session and then ran the command. <3

Great! I’m glad it worked for you. ❤️

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