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edit approved Nov 11, 2021 at 14:27

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ifIf you are using the windows powershellWindows PowerShell and not the command prompt, you can use the following code:

Set-Alias -Name python3 -Value python

or you can use the following code:

Set-Alias -Name pythonpython3 -Value "C:\Python39\python.exe"

Note that this is a temporary Alias for the current session, to make it permanent; you have to copy the above command into an empty text file and name it Profile.ps1 file and copy it to one of the following folders: if

if you are using Power ShellPowerShell 7:

{My Documents Folder}/PowerShell

if you are using Windows Power ShellPowerShell which comes by default in windowsWindows 10:

{My Documents Folder}/WindowsPowerShell

or inside the installation folder of PowerShell, which can be figured out by:

cd $PSHOME\

if you are using the windows powershell not the command prompt you can use the following code:

Set-Alias -Name python3 -Value python

or you can use the following code:

Set-Alias -Name python -Value "C:\Python39\python.exe"

Note that this is a temporary Alias for the current session, to make it permanent; you have to copy the above command into an empty text file and name it Profile.ps1 file and copy it to one of the following folders: if you are using Power Shell 7:

{My Documents Folder}/PowerShell

if you are using Windows Power Shell which comes by default in windows 10:

{My Documents Folder}/WindowsPowerShell

or inside the installation folder of PowerShell, which can be figured out by:

cd $PSHOME\

If you are using the Windows PowerShell and not the command prompt, you can use the following code:

Set-Alias -Name python3 -Value python

or use the following code:

Set-Alias -Name python3 -Value "C:\Python39\python.exe"

Note that this is a temporary Alias for the current session, to make it permanent; you have to copy the above command into an empty text file and name it Profile.ps1 file and copy it to one of the following folders:

if you are using PowerShell 7:

{My Documents Folder}/PowerShell

if you are using Windows PowerShell which comes by default in Windows 10:

{My Documents Folder}/WindowsPowerShell

or inside the installation folder of PowerShell, which can be figured out by:

cd $PSHOME\

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edit approved Jun 24, 2021 at 6:00

kethan1

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if you are using the windows powershell not the command prompt you can use the following code:

Set-Alias -Name "python3"python3 -Value "python"python

or you can use the following code:

Set-Alias -Name "python"python -Value "C:\Python39\python.exe"

Note that this is a temporary Alias for the current session, to make it permanent; you have to copy the above command into an empty text file and name it Profile.ps1 file and copy it to one of the following folders: if you are using Power Shell 7:

{My Documents Folder}/PowerShell

if you are using Windows Power Shell which comes by default in windows 10:

{My Documents Folder}/WindowsPowerShell

or inside the installation folder of PowerShell, which can be figured out by:

cd $PSHOME\

if you are using the windows powershell not the command prompt you can use the following code:

Set-Alias -Name "python3" -Value "python"

or you can use the following code:

Set-Alias -Name "python" -Value "C:\Python39\python.exe"

Note that this is a temporary Alias for the current session, to make it permanent; you have to copy the above command into an empty text file and name it Profile.ps1 file and copy it to one of the following folders: if you are using Power Shell 7:

{My Documents Folder}/PowerShell

if you are using Windows Power Shell which comes by default in windows 10:

{My Documents Folder}/WindowsPowerShell

or inside the installation folder of PowerShell, which can be figured out by:

cd $PSHOME\

if you are using the windows powershell not the command prompt you can use the following code:

Set-Alias -Name python3 -Value python

or you can use the following code:

Set-Alias -Name python -Value "C:\Python39\python.exe"

Note that this is a temporary Alias for the current session, to make it permanent; you have to copy the above command into an empty text file and name it Profile.ps1 file and copy it to one of the following folders: if you are using Power Shell 7:

{My Documents Folder}/PowerShell

if you are using Windows Power Shell which comes by default in windows 10:

{My Documents Folder}/WindowsPowerShell

or inside the installation folder of PowerShell, which can be figured out by:

cd $PSHOME\

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edited Nov 18, 2020 at 12:28

Nightcap79

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if you are using the windows powershell not the command prompt you can use the following code:

Set-Alias -Name "python3" -Value "python"

or you can use the following code:

Set-Alias -Name "python" -Value "C:\Python39\python.exe"

Note that this is a temporary Alias for the current session, to make it permanent; you have to copy the above command into an empty text file and name it Profile.ps1 file and copy it to one of the following folders: if you are using Power Shell 7:

{My Documents Folder}/PowerShell

if you are using Windows Power Shell which comes by default in windows 10:

{My Documents Folder}/WindowsPowerShell

or inside the installation folder of PowerShell, which can be figured out by:

cd $PSHOME\

if you are using the windows powershell not the command prompt you can use the following code:

Set-Alias -Name "python3" -Value "python"

or you can use the following code:

Set-Alias -Name "python" -Value "C:\Python39\python.exe"

if you are using the windows powershell not the command prompt you can use the following code:

Set-Alias -Name "python3" -Value "python"

or you can use the following code:

Set-Alias -Name "python" -Value "C:\Python39\python.exe"

Note that this is a temporary Alias for the current session, to make it permanent; you have to copy the above command into an empty text file and name it Profile.ps1 file and copy it to one of the following folders: if you are using Power Shell 7:

{My Documents Folder}/PowerShell

if you are using Windows Power Shell which comes by default in windows 10:

{My Documents Folder}/WindowsPowerShell

or inside the installation folder of PowerShell, which can be figured out by:

cd $PSHOME\

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answered Nov 18, 2020 at 11:35

Nightcap79

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