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Why is "'python' not found" on Debian/Ubuntu/Mint/etc. ?
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This question is motivated by several threads and posts on the Linux Mint forums in which people encounter this sort of problem.
On Debian-derived distributions of Linux, it's possible that the python command described in tutorials may not work out of box:
$ python /path/to/tutorial/folder/example_script.py
Command 'python' not found, did you mean:
command 'python3' from deb python3
command 'python' from deb python-is-python3
Similarly for third-party software that suggests explicitly running a Python script to start the program, or to execute a script that has a shebang line like #!/usr/bin/python or #!/usr/bin/env python.
I had understood that Python is not only pre-installed, but critical for my system to operate properly. Why can't the python command be found, and what should I do about it?
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