Creating a Python3 alias involves simple steps in both Windows and Ubuntu\/Linux. In Windows, it requires a batch file named ‘python.bat’ with specific commands, whereas in Ubuntu\/Linux, you add ‘alias python=python3’ to your shell configuration file, like ~\/.bashrc, and reload it.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n So now we are creating an alias (nickname) ‘Python’ for ‘Python3’<\/p>\n\n\n\n Also read: How to Clear the PyCharm Run Window in Python?<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n On Windows, you can achieve an alias by creating a batch file that acts as an alias. Here are the steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n ‘@echo off<\/strong>‘ this line turns off the echoing of each command to the console, making the script cleaner and ‘python %*’ <\/strong>calls the python3 executable with any additional arguments passed to the batch file. The ‘%*<\/strong>‘ in the batch file passes any arguments provided to python.bat<\/strong> to the python command.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Here you can replace hello.py with the actual python file you want to run.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Also read: Installing the Latest Version of Python on Ubuntu VPS<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Let’s now edit the bashrc to add an alias for python3 letting us call it using python.<\/p>\n\n\n\n To create an alias for Python3 we have to follow some steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n ‘nano’<\/strong> is a command-line text editor in Unix-like operating systems. This user-friendly text editor provides basic text editing capabilities through a command-line interface. ‘~\/.bashrc’ is the file being opened for editing. ‘~’ is a shorthand representation of the user’s home directory. So ‘~\/.bashrc’ refers to a file located in the user’s home directory. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Then press enter and it will open a text editor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In the nano text editor add the ‘alias python=python3’ at the end of the text as shown in the above figure. Then save (ctrl+o and enter) the file and exit (ctrl+x) the text editor. <\/p>\n\n\n\n ‘source’<\/strong> is used to execute the commands in the specified file. ‘source ~\/.bashrc’ <\/strong>reads and executes the commands in the .bashrc<\/strong> file. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Here you can see Python refers to Python3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This second method is similar to method 1, in this method, we are using a ‘vi’<\/strong> text editor. Let’s see how we are creating an alias using a vi<\/strong> text editor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This command opens the vi editor with a .bashrc file. You can now navigate to the end of a file by using arrow keys.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Then press ‘Esc<\/strong>‘ to exit insert mode. To save and exit type ‘:wq<\/strong>‘ and press enter. This writes changes and quits the vi editor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Here by running a Python command. It displays the version of Python3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Alias allows users to create shorter and more memorable names for frequently used commands. It also makes it more efficient for users. Here we create an alias for python3 as python but you can use another shorter name. For example, py3. We create an alias on Ubuntu\/Linux and windows with different methods. Creating an alias on Ubuntu\/Linux is more straightforward than Windows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Now that you’ve mastered creating aliases in both Windows and Ubuntu\/Linux, think about other commands you frequently use. How can creating aliases streamline your workflow? What other shortcuts could you implement?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n References:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Alias is a custom shorthand or nickname assigned to a longer command or sequence of commands. This allows users to create shortcuts for commonly used commands. 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Creating a Python3 Alias in Ubuntu\/Linux<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Simple Alias Creation in Ubuntu\/Linux Using Nano<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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