How to get `python` to run Python 3 in WSL bash?

Question

When I type python into my bash shell (Windows Subsystem for Linux) in Windows 10 Home, I get the following error message:

The program \'python\' ca         


        

Answer 1

python in linux world as a CLI command almost always means python2 and not python3. Make sure that you have python2 installed (sudo apt install python).

DO NOT alias python to python3 - this is some bad advice!

To run python3, you have to specify python3 on the CLI.