How do I make Python3 the default Python in Geany

Question

I\'ve been trying to modify the default Python compiler/run command in Geany.

Some searching indicated that I would need to modify `/usr/share/geany/filetypes.python

Answer 1

For Linux:
Goto > Build > Set Build Commands In the Python Commands Edit the Command text box as:
python3 -m py_compile "%f"
In the Execute Commands Edit the Command as:
python3 "%f"

In the same way You can configure Geany for Python2 simply remove the '3' as: In the Python Commands Edit the Command text box as:
python -m py_compile "%f"
In the Execute Commands Edit the Command as:
python "%f"

You can also configure for specific python versions like Python3.7 simply replace the version number in the Set Build Commmands like: python3.7 -m py_compile "%f" in Commands and python3.7 "%f" in Execute

For Windows:
Goto > Build > Set Build Commands In the Python Commands Edit the Command text box as:
python -m py_compile "%f"
In the Execute Commands Edit the Command as(If you are using python3.7 and python is installed in C drive, otherwise browse to where Python is installed and replace it with the path, if path variable is not set):
C:\Python37\python "%f"

If you have python set in path variable, then this will work:
python "%f"