Every version of Python brings along cool new features and improvements. But really recent versions are not available from default system package sources - you need to do some extra work to get to them. Here are complete instructions how to install Python3.8 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, and a few more steps to setup an enjoyable Python development environment on a fresh machine. Make Python 3.8 Available Right now (18. May 2019), Python 3.
