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fix Your python3 install is corrupted. Please fix the '/usr/bin/python3' symlink.

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sudo apt install --reinstall python3

sudo apt install --reinstall python

sudo update-alternatives --remove-all python

sudo update-alternatives --remove-all python3

sudo ln -sf /usr/bin/python2.7 /usr/bin/python

sudo ln -sf /usr/bin/python3.6 /usr/bin/python3

vanduc95 commented May 24, 2022

Nice 👍

50-Course commented Oct 14, 2022

HI I have this issue however, Am new to the entire concept, does your gist means reverting to Python 2.7? I want my default in 3.10 which I upgraded from 3.8 recently

ruizbaier commented May 23, 2023

thanks! this worked perfectly...

niyvan commented Sep 16, 2023

Thanks

MapinguariJoulemeter commented Dec 23, 2023

Thanks!

Mayurji commented Dec 30, 2023

thank you.

KiselevMaxim commented Jan 6, 2024

thank you!

AlexanderStohr commented Jan 26, 2024 •

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please note that some older Linux distributions were based upon python 2.x and you would corrupt the system if "python" was set to be a "python3" version. there were times where v2 was mandatory and v3 was optional. this meanwhile has sort of swapped.

beyond that i have not yet ever checked if alternatives selection will allow to have a per-system or per-user preference for a specific python major/minor version. instead there is lots of people going for per-project virtual environment tooling (venv, et.al.) in user space - or folks that use docker and similar runtime image setups - all is sort of a decoupling from the system's python and module setup.