1UNVERSIONED-PYTHON(8)       System Manager's Manual      UNVERSIONED-PYTHON(8)
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NAME

6       unversioned-python - info on how to set up the `python` command.
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SYNOPSIS

9       unversioned-python
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DESCRIPTION

12       unversioned-python The "unversioned" `python` command (/usr/bin/python)
13       is missing by default.   We  recommend  using  `python3`  or  `python2`
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15       can use `alternatives` to configure `python` to launch either Python  3
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18       Note:  The  `python3` or `python2` package needs to be installed before
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23       alternatives --config python
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25           Interactively select what the `python` command runs.
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28       alternatives --set python /usr/bin/python3
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30           Configure the `python` command to run Python 3
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32           Note: this is non-standard behavior according to [PEP 394].
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37           Configure the `python` command to run Python 2
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39           Note: please review the support lifecycle of python2 before relying
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45           Undo  configuration  changes  and  revert  to  the default (missing
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51       [PEP 394]: https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0394/
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