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I want to install Python. I tried both Python3.3 and Python3.4 I downloaded the file from https://www.python.org/download/releases/ and followed the instructions. I executed : 

./configure
make

successful. But when execute : 

make test

it failed for test_urllibnet.

So according the README file if executed for Python3.4:

./python -m test -v test_urllibnet
== CPython 3.4.0 (default, Apr 16 2014, 16:38:06) [GCC 4.8.1]
==   Linux-3.11.0-15-generic-x86_64-with-debian-wheezy-sid little-endian
==   hash algorithm: siphash24 64bit
==   /home/bernard/Python/Python3.4/Python-3.4.0/build/test_python_27532
Testing with flags: sys.flags(debug=0, inspect=0, interactive=0, optimize=0, dont_write_bytecode=0, no_user_site=0, no_site=0, ignore_environment=0, verbose=0, bytes_warning=0, quiet=0, hash_randomization=1, isolated=0)
[1/1] test_urllibnet
test_urllibnet skipped -- Use of the 'network' resource not enabled
1 test skipped:
    test_urllibnet

So now it skipped because the 'network' is not enabled. But how to enable the 'network'? I could not find it.

On a different computer I try to install Python3.3 with all most the same error.

./python -m test -v test_urllibnet
== CPython 3.3.5 (default, Apr 24 2014, 17:18:29) [GCC 4.6.3]
==   Linux-3.5.0-38-generic-x86_64-with-debian-wheezy-sid little-endian
==   /home/bernard/Downloads/Python-3.3.5/build/test_python_6523
Testing with flags: sys.flags(debug=0, inspect=0, interactive=0, optimize=0, dont_write_bytecode=0, no_user_site=0, no_site=0, ignore_environment=0, verbose=0, bytes_warning=0, quiet=0, hash_randomization=1)
[1/1] test_urllibnet
test_urllibnet skipped -- Use of the 'network' resource not enabled
1 test skipped:
    test_urllibnet
Those skips are all expected on linux.

Notice this should be Ok for Linux. But in Python3.3 the statement 

Python 3.3.5 (default, Apr 24 2014, 17:18:29) 
    [GCC 4.6.3] on linux
    Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
    >>> import ssl
    Traceback (most recent call last):
      File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
      File "/usr/local/lib/python3.3/ssl.py", line 60, in <module>
        import _ssl             # if we can't import it, let the error propagate
    ImportError: No module named '_ssl'

So it is not Ok. The solution in python3.3.1 ssl module looks quite similar, but does not work for me.

I looked into Building Python and more on missing modules but also without result.

Just installing software, here Python, is escalating and gets real complex.

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No solution for me, just a work-around. Installing just Python gets to complex and take to much time. Others seems to have the same problem.

The work around is just use the pre-installed Python2.7 which works. I tried to avoid Python2.7 as much as possible, but now I am obliged to use it. This answer may help to prevent people spend to much time in solving a problem which is hard to solve.

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