How to set Python 3 as default in linux?

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When I type the command python , Ubuntu runs Python 2.7. But in the new versions of Ubuntu, Python 3 is also usually installed.

When I run python -V , "Python 2.7.12" appears, but I would like to use the python command to run the 3.5 version.

I could create a symbolic link or something like that, but as I do not know if this is the right thing to do, I ask:

Is there a specific way to change the default version of the python command, without harming or harming Ubuntu?

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asked by anonymous 29.06.2018 / 14:31

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Dude, I would not change the default python system for the simple fact that things the system uses and depend on python 2 would crash if you changed.

A good practice is to use virtual environments, in this guide you find a legal material about it.

As mentioned in the comments, here is also more information about using virtual environments

29.06.2018 / 14:44

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I solved the problem by creating an alias through ~/.bashrc .

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>> nano  ~/.bashrc

Put the following code at the end

alias python=python3

One could say that the command upate-alternatives could solve this, but of according to this answer is not correct use in the case of Python.