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Set Python3 as a default on MacOS

Download the and install the latest stable release from python.org

To set the release as default -

sudo ln -s -f /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.10/bin/python3 /usr/local/bin/python
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To check it worked, open a new terminal window and run

python --version
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You'll get -

Python 3.10.0
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Happy coding! πŸš€

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