Since Python 3.7 is already launched, I wanted to ask when will Ubuntu 18.04 will get an update to upgrade the Python3'sversion?
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Ubuntu uses a snapshot method of populating the software repositories. After release, the only changes are for security and major bugfixes. In addition, a great deal of the system depends upon a specific version of python - upgrading python may break those services (like apt).
Historically, Ubuntu has never upgraded to the next major version of Python or Python3 during a release. All upgrades occur during pre-release testing.

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1I don't know what you mean by 'version locked'. If you install a somewhere-else package of 3.7, replacing 3.6, you are likely to break your system quite badly. If you install a somewhere-else package of 3.7 alongside 3.6, you must have the skills to do so properly...or you will break your system quite badly. – user535733 Jun 29 '18 at 15:29
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@user535733 yes, you are right. I should read your comment earlier. – ismailsunni Aug 06 '20 at 14:23
Upgrading Python 3.6 to 3.7 in Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
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