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Change the Python3 default version in Debian/Ubuntu
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You can achieve this by applying below simple steps -

  • Check python version on terminal - python --version
  • Get root user privileges. On terminal type - sudo su
  • Write down the root user password
  • Execute this command to switch to python 3.6 -
  • update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/python python /usr/bin/python3 1
  • Check python version - python --version
  • Done.
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