How to make python3 command run Python 3.6 instead of 3.5?
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rm /usr/bin/python3ln -s /usr/bin/python3.6 /usr/bin/python3much better solution:
Damn, Python is used throughout much of Ubuntu for system scripts and software, and software relies on having Python (and the commands to start Python) in a certain spot. do back then.
rm /usr/bin/python3 ln -s /usr/bin/python3.5 /usr/bin/python3 create alias in ~/.bash_aliases
alias python3='/usr/bin/python3.6' Scripts can then start with something like:
#!/usr/bin/env python3
Worked Perfectly...
ln -sf /usr/bin/python3.5 /usr/bin/python3
If you are looking for other than the accepted answer. Here is the solution that saved my life. This is to replace it with new version.
$ python3 --version Python 3.5.2$ ls -lh /usr/bin/python3 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 Mar 23 2016 /usr/bin/python3 -> python3.5$ sudo mv /usr/bin/python3 /usr/bin/_python3$ sudo cp /usr/bin/python3.6 /usr/bin/python3$ python3 --version Python 3.6.11