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Install python@3.11 with Homebrew, winget, chocolatey, MacPorts, zypper, dnf, scoop, pacman, apk, apt, Nix

Interpreted, interactive, object-oriented programming language. Version 3.11.18 via Homebrew; verified 2026-10-25. Also installable with winget: winget install --id Python.Python.3.11 -e.

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macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install python@3.11

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%

sudo port install python311

MacPorts ports tree · lang/python311/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%

sudo zypper install python311

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · python311 · source: download.opensuse.org

Fedora dnfverified · 92%

sudo dnf install python3.11

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · python3.11 · source: dl.fedoraproject.org

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%

sudo pacman -S python

Arch Linux sync databases · python · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%

sudo apk add python3

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · python3 · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Debian aptverified · 92%

sudo apt install python3

Debian stable package indexes · python3 · source: deb.debian.org

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#python3

nixpkgs package indexes · python3 · source: raw.githubusercontent.com

Windows

Windows Package Managerverified · 92%

winget install --id Python.Python.3.11 -e

Windows Package Manager source index · Python.Python.3.11 · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com

Chocolateyverified · 92%

choco install python311

Chocolatey community package catalog · python311 · source: community.chocolatey.org

Scoopverified · 92%

scoop install versions/python311

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/python311.json · source: api.github.com

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Interpreted, interactive, object-oriented programming language

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Project history and usage

Python 3.11 is a versioned CPython runtime branch released in October 2022.

It combines notable interpreter speedups with improved diagnostics, exception handling, typing, and TOML support.

Project history

CPython is the reference implementation of Python and is developed in the official python/cpython repository under the Python Software Foundation.

Python 3.11.0 was released on October 24, 2022.

The release continued the Faster CPython initiative and introduced exception groups and `except*`, exception notes, fine-grained error locations, `tomllib`, and multiple typing enhancements.

Adoption history

Python 3.11 attracted upgrades through the Faster CPython work, with the official release notes reporting substantial benchmark improvements over 3.10.

Its richer tracebacks and exception notes improved diagnosis for application developers, while exception groups and `except*` supported concurrent-task error handling.

Version-specific executables and virtual environments made the branch usable alongside older Python installations for staged application and CI migration.

How it is used

Run `python3.11` for the version-specific interpreter and `python3.11 -m module` to select the same runtime for modules and tools.

Create an isolated environment with `python3.11 -m venv <directory>`; the environment records its base interpreter in `pyvenv.cfg`.

Use version-specific environments to isolate packages and to test whether an application and its native extensions support the 3.11 runtime.

Why package nerds care

Python 3.11 is remembered as a performance-focused CPython release and as the branch that added exception groups, fine-grained traceback locations, and standard-library TOML parsing through `tomllib`.

For maintainers it is a separate wheel, ABI, dependency, and CI target, and its compatibility boundary exposed projects relying on older interpreter or extension behavior.

Timeline

October 24, 2022: Python 3.11.0 was released.
The 3.11 branch subsequently received maintenance and security releases under Python's documented lifecycle.

Related projects

Neighboring CPython minor branches provide alternative runtime targets with different language features, performance characteristics, and third-party extension compatibility.

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Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 5 platform targets.
Installs with 4 runtime dependencies.
Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.

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page generated2026-11-04

manager version3.11.18

manager updated2026-10-25

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Package key	brew:python@3.11
Version	3.11.18
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/python@3.11
Homepage	https://www.python.org/
Upstream docs	https://www.python.org/
License	Python-2.0
Source archive	https://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.11.18/Python-3.11.18.tgz
Last updated	2026-10-25T23:47:47Z
Pulse	updated
Dependencies	mpdecimal, openssl@3, sqlite, xz
Build dependencies	pkgconf
Uses from macOS	bzip2, expat, libedit, libffi, libxcrypt, ncurses
Bottle	available (on arm64_golden_gate, arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_tahoe, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared
Caveats	Python is installed as $HOMEBREW_PREFIX/bin/python3.11 Unversioned and major-versioned symlinks `python`, `python3`, `python-config`, `python3-config`, `pip`, `pip3`, etc. pointing to `python3.11`, `python3.11-config`, `pip3.11` etc., respectively, are installed into $HOMEBREW_PREFIX/opt/python@3.11/libexec/bin You can install Python packages with pip3.11 install <package> They will install into the site-package directory $HOMEBREW_PREFIX/lib/python3.11/site-packages `idle3.11` requires tkinter, which is available separately: brew install python-tk@3.11 gdbm (`dbm.gnu`) is no longer included in this formula, but it is available separately: brew install python-gdbm@3.11 `dbm.ndbm` changed database backends in Homebrew Python 3.11. If you need to read a database from a previous Homebrew Python created via `dbm.ndbm`, you'll need to read your database using the older version of Homebrew Python and convert to another format. `dbm` still defaults to `dbm.gnu` when it is installed. If you do not need a specific version of Python, and always want Homebrew's `python3` in your PATH: brew install python3 For more information about Homebrew and Python, see: https://docs.brew.sh/Homebrew-and-Python

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	python@3.11
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	stable