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I am running Xubuntu 13.10, 64 bit.

python --version outputs Python 2.7.5+ which is normal since python 2.7 is installed by default on all Linux distros.

But when I go to Software center -> and click on the installed tab -> development tools. I see python IDE version 3.3.

Is it installed by default on all Ubuntu/Xubuntu 13.10? And if so, why?

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answered 1 Year ago herriail · Accepted Answer

Both Python 2 and Python 3 are installed by default on Ubuntu (and derivatives).

Python 3 is the newer version of it and applications are being updated to work with it, however many programs still use 2 (for various reasons)

The default python program links to Python 2 for compatibility reasons, 2 is incompatible with 3.

To use Python 3, you should use python3 instead.

$ python --version

Python 2.7.4

$ python2 --version

Python 2.7.4

$ python3 --version

Python 3.3.1