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Asked: 2026-05-24T20:07:56+00:00

this might be a very simple question but I need your help. I work

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this might be a very simple question but I need your help. I work in a network and I cannot install the programs I want. Anyway, I need to use another version of python, which is installed in the directory /new_version/.
Now, when I type “python” in a shell (I use bash) the command point to the version of python installed in the machine I’m working with. I’d love that when I type “python” this command point to the /new_version/ which I’ve installed. It would be also better if I can call this “new version” with another command, i.e. python2.

I tried changing the PYTHONPATH in the .bashrc but it didn’t work.

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    alias newpython="/path/to/your/new_version/python"

    Add this to your .bashrc, you can then start the new python with newpython and the standard one with python.

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