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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 :)

Marwan Sabry
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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 '16 at 10:48
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    Possible duplicate of Installing python 3.x on Ubuntu 15.10 – Jacob Vlijm Apr 13 '16 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 '16 at 10:51
  • Which modules? In most cases, there are specific versions for specific python versions – Jacob Vlijm Apr 13 '16 at 10:52
  • Zlib and pip for example are preinstalled for 2.7 and I see their files in the 3.5 directory but I get import errors trying to import them – Marwan Sabry Apr 13 '16 at 10:55
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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 '16 at 08:24

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