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I have 2 versions of python installed on my computer, not using pythonbrew but as 2 seperate packages (2.7 as python and 3.5 as python3), I'd like to remove 2.7 and reinstall 3.5 because this causes some problems with installing modules. Any advice? And do go easy on me please :)

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    DON'T uninstall 2.7. Your system will break, since a lot of applications depend on it.
    – Jacob Vlijm
    Apr 13, 2016 at 10:48
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    Possible duplicate of Installing python 3.x on Ubuntu 15.10
    – Jacob Vlijm
    Apr 13, 2016 at 10:50
  • Oh I had no idea, thanks. Any idea what to do regarding the modules problem? Whenever I try to install one it usually works for 2.7 instead of 3.5 (which I mainly use) even when I specify it in the installation
    – Marwan Sabry
    Apr 13, 2016 at 10:51
  • Which modules? In most cases, there are specific versions for specific python versions
    – Jacob Vlijm
    Apr 13, 2016 at 10:52
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    You should use the pip3 command for your Python 3 installation. You might have to install it first with sudo apt-get install python3-pip . To avoid confusion, most tools have a 2 and 3 suffix. So you can use pip2 or pip3 to make it clear for which Python version you're installing.
    – Timo
    Apr 14, 2016 at 8:24

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