How to set Python's default version to 3.x on OS X?

Question

I\'m running Mountain Lion and the basic default Python version is 2.7. I downloaded Python 3.3 and want to set it as default.

Currently:

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Answer 1

Mac users just need to run the following code on terminal

brew switch python 3.x.x

3.x.x should be the new python version.

This will update all the system links.

Answer 2

I think when you install python it puts export path statements into your ~/.bash_profile file. So if you do not intend to use Python 2 anymore you can just remove that statement from there. Alias as stated above is also a great way to do it.

Here is how to remove the reference from ~/.bash_profile - vim ./.bash_profile - remove the reference (AKA something like: export PATH="/Users/bla/anaconda:$PATH") - save and exit - source ./.bash_profile to save the changes

Answer 3

Go to 'Applications', enter 'Python' folder, there should be a bash script called 'Update Shell Profile.command' or similar. Run that script and it should do it.

Update: It looks like you should not update it: how to change default python version?