Why is my pip3 installation failing with an \'ssl module unavailable\' error?

"Python 'ssl' module unavailable" during package installation with pip3

Encountering the error "SSL related error: Can't connect to HTTPS URL because the SSL module is not available" when installing packages using pip3 indicates an issue with the 'ssl' module's availability in Python. To resolve this, follow these steps:

Install Python 3.6 and pip3 in Ubuntu:

1. Install essential packages: sudo apt-get install build-essential libffi-dev libreadline-gplv2-dev libncursesw5-dev libssl-dev libsqlite3-dev tk-dev libgdbm-dev libc6-dev libbz2-dev
2. Download "Python-3.6.8.tar.xz" from the official Python website and extract it to your home directory.
3. Navigate to the extracted directory and run: ./configure
4. Compile and install: make && sudo make install
5. Install packages using: pip3 install package_name

Note: This guide applies to Ubuntu versions prior to 20.04 LTS.

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