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I have looked for Python 2.7.12 in my apps and docs but I can't find it... I'm using a macbook pro.
I can see Python 3.6 in my applications so I don't know why the terminal isn't referring to this one.

I want to get started learning django but I don't think it will be possible if I don't use Python 3.5 or later.

is there a way to tell the terminal to use 3.6 instead?

Vadim Kotov
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John
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  • Possible duplicate of [How to set Python's default version to 3.3 on OS X?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/18425379/how-to-set-pythons-default-version-to-3-3-on-os-x) – Szymon Jun 18 '17 at 12:40
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    You can develop with 2.7 its really not a problem, I do it as well. Do you have a running project? what Version is it in? – hansTheFranz Jun 18 '17 at 12:41

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Open the text editor like nano , vim or gedit and open the .bashrc file ,

nano ~/.bashrc

and create the bash alias,

To do so add the following line into the .bashrc file:

alias python='/usr/bin/python3.6'

Save the file and re-open the terminal.

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Similarly, if you don't want to create the direct alias.

As @exprator suggested above you can also use python command for python 2 and python3 to use Python 3 version

ShivaGaire
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Just use python in terminal for python 2.7 and type python3 to use python 3.6 when you need

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  1. . ~/.bashrc
  2. alias python='/usr/bin/python3.4'
Gowtham Balusamy
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By the way, you shouldn't use the default environment to develop. Instead, you have to use Virtualenv

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