2.2. Building Python
If you want to compile CPython yourself, first thing you should do is get the source. You can download either the latest release’s source or just grab a fresh clone. (If you want to contribute patches, you will need a clone.)
The build process consists of the usual commands:
./configure
make
make install
Configuration options and caveats for specific Unix platforms are extensively documented in the README.rst file in the root of the Python source tree.
Warning make install can overwrite or masquerade the python3 binary. make altinstall is therefore recommended instead of make install since it only installs exec_prefix/bin/pythonversion.