Python is Ubuntu's preferred language for system tools, and these now run under Python 3. Both Debian and Ubuntu have policies of using Python 3 wherever possib

Python is Ubuntu's preferred language for system tools, and these now run under Python 3. Both Debian and Ubuntu have policies of using Python 3 wherever possible. The "python" command still invokes Python 2 to make sysadmins' lives easier.[1] [1] https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0394/ https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0394/