[CJefferson]

I thought the official advice was that 'python' should remain 'python2'?

from https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0394/ (not yet replaced/update) "for the time being, all distributions should ensure that python refers to the same target as python2 ."

[StreakyCobra]

Archlinux made the switch in 2010 [1], and this PEP was created in 2011. [1] https://www.archlinux.org/news/python-is-now-python-3/