Update Python 3.6 package from Deadsnakes PPA

Question

I can not seem to update my version of Python 3.6, installed from the deadsnakes ppa.

sudo apt-get update hits the ppa, and sudo apt-get upgrade reports no errors.

When I run apt policy python3.6, I get:

python3.6:
  Installed: 3.6.2-1+xenial1
  Candidate: 3.6.2-1+xenial1
  Version table:
 *** 3.6.2-1+xenial1 500
        500 http://ppa.launchpad.net/fkrull/deadsnakes/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

The webpage for the ppa says the latest version of 3.6 is 3.6.5-1+xenial1.

Solution

You are using the wrong ppa. The ppa has been changed from

ppa:fkrull/deadsnakes to ppa:deadsnakes/ppa

We can clearly see this if we look at the technical details of the ppa: apt should look at

http://ppa.launchpad.net/deadsnakes/ppa/ubuntu ...

for available packages, not at

http://ppa.launchpad.net/fkrull/deadsnakes/ubuntu