I came into the python world at 2017, and ever since then, I have never thought of using Python2. Now in 2020, I just updated my OS to Ubuntu 20.04 and I have no idea what python2 is doing on my terminal, talkless of even being the default.
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But this is how I made python3 my default:
📌 First I typed gedit ~/.bashrc on my terminal to open the .bashrc file on my text editor.
<pre><code class="lang-shell">$ gedit ~/.bashrc
</code></pre>
📌 And then I added 
alias python=python3
to the top of the .bashrc file and saved it.
That was it. 🚀🚀
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What this means is that whenever I write python on my terminal, it sees it as python3

I came into the python world at 2017, and ever since then, I have never thought of using _Python2_. Now in 2020, I just updated my OS to Ubuntu 20.04 and I have no idea what _python2_ is doing on my terminal, talkless of even being the default.

![Alt Text](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/i/pahyxjioohpdeillbfdh.png)

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But this is how I made _python3_ my default:

📌 First I typed **gedit ~/.bashrc** on my terminal to open the .bashrc file on my text editor.
```shell
$ gedit ~/.bashrc
```
📌 And then I added 
**alias python=python3**
to the top of the .bashrc file and saved it.

That was it. 🚀🚀

![Alt Text](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/i/ifaj4lc9xtxcoocxrup5.png)
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What this means is that whenever I write _python_ on my terminal, it sees it as _python3_


Making Python3 default in Ubuntu

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