Installing Python3.12 With SSL Module

Below is the process to download, compile, and install a new version of Python3 within Debian Linux. This drove me crazy for a while trying to figure out how to include the SSL module.

Python3 Alternative install

## make source code folder:
$ mkdir -pv sourcecode/python3.12
$ cd sourcecode/python3.12

## Download the latest version that you want with wget:
$ wget https://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.12.0/Python-3.12.0.tgz

$ ./configure --with-openssl=/usr --enable-optimizations
$ make -j $(nproc)
$ sudo make altinstall

## Test the install and ensure it includes SSL module:
$ python3.12 -c "import ssl; print(ssl.OPENSSL_VERSION)"

## should output something like:
OpenSSL 1.1.1w  11 Sep 2023