Make python3 as my default python on Mac

Question

What I\'m trying to do here is to make python3 as my default python. Except the python 2.7 which automatically installed on mac, I installed python3

Answer 1

Before we make the changes, the default version of python in my system was python 2.7.17.

python --version

Python 2.7.17

To make python3 as default python by replacing python2 in Ubuntu.

1. Open Terminal
2. cd
3. nano ~/.bashrc
4. alias python=python3 (Add this line on top of .bashrc file)
5. Press ctr+o (To save the file)
6. Press Enter
7. Press ctr+x (To exit the file)
8. source ~/.bashrc OR . ~/.bashrc (To refresh the bashrc file)

python --version

Python 3.7.5