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Setting a specific Python3 default on Ubuntu
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List available python options | |
``` | |
ls -larth `which python`* | |
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Mar 23 2016 /usr/bin/python3m -> python3.5m | |
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 Mar 23 2016 /usr/bin/python3 -> python3.5 | |
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 Nov 24 2017 /usr/bin/python2 -> python2.7 | |
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 Nov 24 2017 /usr/bin/python -> python2.7 | |
-rwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4.3M Nov 28 2017 /usr/bin/python3.5m | |
-rwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4.3M Nov 28 2017 /usr/bin/python3.5 | |
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 3.4M Dec 4 2017 /usr/bin/python2.7 | |
``` | |
We have 2 options available, python2.7 and python3.5 (These are default pythons that came with Ubuntu) | |
update-alternatives for python/ python2 | |
``` | |
sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/python python /usr/bin/python2.7 1 | |
sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/python python /usr/bin/python3.5 2 | |
sudo update-alternatives --config python | |
There are 2 choices for the alternative python (providing /usr/bin/python). | |
Selection Path Priority Status | |
------------------------------------------------------------ | |
* 0 /usr/bin/python3.5 2 auto mode | |
1 /usr/bin/python2.7 1 manual mode | |
2 /usr/bin/python3.5 2 manual mode | |
Press <enter> to keep the current choice[*], or type selection number: 1 | |
``` | |
update-alternatives for python3 | |
``` | |
sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/python3 python3 /usr/bin/python3.5 1 | |
sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/python3 python3 /usr/bin/python2.7 2 | |
sudo update-alternatives --config python3 | |
There are 2 choices for the alternative python3 (providing /usr/bin/python3). | |
Selection Path Priority Status | |
------------------------------------------------------------ | |
* 0 /usr/bin/python2.7 1 auto mode | |
1 /usr/bin/python2.7 1 manual mode | |
2 /usr/bin/python3.5 2 manual mode | |
Press <enter> to keep the current choice[*], or type selection number: 2 | |
``` | |
Done! Commands that requests for python, python2 or python3 will now work properly and say goodbye to errors! | |
Credit goes to patrickmmartin for his original gist at https://gist.github.com/patrickmmartin/5b6b2ddecd29d6a1b2ffee2d8eea31ec. This gist is just an update for python3 commands. |
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