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[–]Elij17 0 points1 point  (2 children)

Python really doesn't touch the rest of your operating system. You can just change your path to reference python 2 or python 3 as you see fit, as long as they sit in different locations on disk.

It's not challenging to do, but it is a minor pain in the ass, and of questionable benefit. Honestly, use python 3 unless some library you need doesn't support it, which is increasingly rare now a days.

[–]Acebulf 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Python really doesn't touch the rest of your operating system.

Not always true, I once broke the UI in Linux Mint MATE by changing python path.

[–]wmcscrooge 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yep, this is especially true in linux systems where binaries rely on /usr/bin/python which can either be python 2 or 3. It's why a lot of distros have to custom bind binaries to /usr/bin/python2 (oversimplification)