On most Linux distros the `python` package corresponds to Python 2. Likewise, most distros have a `python3` package with a relatively recent Python 3 version.

On most Linux distros the `python` package corresponds to Python 2. Likewise, most distros have a `python3` package with a relatively recent Python 3 version. This is for compatibility reasons and won't change anytime soon. The most notable exception is probably Arch Linux, which has Python 3 available in the `python` package.