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+title: "Tip: Set up Python 3 and pip 3 as default"
+shortTitle: Python 3 and pip 3 setup
+type: tip
+language: python
+tags: [setup]
+author: chalarangelo
+cover: avocado-slices
+excerpt: A very common problem when working with Python is having to remember the correct version. Luckily, there's an easy fix for that.
+dateModified: 2021-06-12T19:30:41+03:00
+---
+
+One of the most common headaches when working with Python is having to remember to use Python 3.x instead of Python 2.x. Luckily, it's really easy to setup Python 3 and pip 3 as the defaults. You first need to figure out where each one is installed using the `which` command:
+
+```shell
+which python3   # /usr/local/bin/python3
+which pip3      # /usr/local/bin/pip3
+```
+
+Make a note of each response, so that you can add the paths as aliases to your shell environment's configuration file. Then, you can use `echo` to add a line for each one to either `.zshrc` or `.bashrc` depending on your environment:
+
+```shell
+# Linux or other bash environment
+echo "alias python=/usr/local/bin/python3" >> ~/.bashrc
+echo "alias pip=/usr/local/bin/pip3" >> ~/.bashrc
+
+# Mac OS or other zsh environment
+echo "alias python=/usr/local/bin/python3" >> ~/.zshrc
+echo "alias pip=/usr/local/bin/pip3" >> ~/.zshrc
+```
+
+And you're all done! `python` and `pip` are both mapped to their 3.x versions,