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| ryan | technology | In my last post I indicated that I may need to > reinstalling everything on the Pi and starting from scratch While speaking about my issues with `pip3` and `python3`. Turns out that the fix was easier than I though. I checked to see what where `pip3` and `python3` where being executed from by running the `which` command. The `which pip3` returned `/usr/local/bin/pip3` while `which python3` returned `/usr/local/bin/python3`. This is exactly what was causing my problem. To verify what version of python was running, I checked `python3 --version` and it returned `3.6.0`. To fix it I just ran these commands to _unlink_ the new, broken versions: `sudo unlink /usr/local/bin/pip3` And `sudo unlink /usr/local/bin/python3` I found this answer on [StackOverflow](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/7679674/changing-default- python-to-another-version "Of Course the answer was on Stack Overflow!") and tweaked it slightly for my needs. Now, when I run `python --version` I get `3.4.2` instead of `3.6.0` Unfortunately I didn’t think to run the `--version` flag on pip before and after the change, and I’m hesitant to do it now as it’s back to working. | 2018-02-13 | fixing-the-python-3-problem-on-my-raspberry-pi | In my last post I indicated that I may need to > reinstalling everything on the Pi and starting from scratch While speaking about my issues with `pip3` and `python3`. Turns out that the fix was easier than I though. I checked to see what where `pip3` and `python3` where being … | Fixing the Python 3 Problem on my Raspberry Pi | https://www.ryancheley.com/2018/02/13/fixing-the-python-3-problem-on-my-raspberry-pi/ |