How to change default Python 2.7.10 to Python 3.6.2 on macOS?

Asked Oct 03 '17 at 03:27

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I would like to change the default python version to Python 3.6.2 on macOS instead of the default Python 2.7.10. So when I type 'python' in terminal, I want it to use Python 3.6.2. What will be a quick way to do this without installing Anaconda?

$ python --version
Python 2.7.10
$ which python
python is /usr/bin/python

asked Oct 03 '17 at 03:27

Dorjee Dhondup

You can edit your `PATH` so that the python 3.6.2 directory is listed before the python 2.7.10 directory. – John Gordon Oct 03 '17 at 03:35
Thank you, Turry and John Gordon. Adding an alias for python in .bash_profile works. alias python='python3' – Dorjee Dhondup Oct 03 '17 at 16:03

How to change default Python 2.7.10 to Python 3.6.2 on macOS?

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