End-of-life (EOL) versions usage

[elis.byberi]

That is a typical user experience when working with unsupported software:

Unable to upgrade past 3.6.9

Hello. I am unable to upgrade past python 3.6.9, even though I have tried multiple methods (some of which created other problems!) I am reluctant to ‘install it manually’ (build using source tarball from Python.org) – I will expand on this later. I am using GalliumOS (linux for chromebooks), based on Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic). YES, I know it is old but GalliumOS has not been updated (depreciated?), and it is the version of linux that works on my Chromebook. Right now, GalliumOS works FINE excep…