Variable: python-shell-interpreter

python-shell-interpreter is a customizable variable defined in python.el.gz.

Value

"python3"

Documentation

Default Python interpreter for shell.

Some Python interpreters also require changes to python-shell-interpreter-args. In particular, setting python-shell-interpreter to "ipython3" requires setting python-shell-interpreter-args to "--simple-prompt".

This variable was added, or its default value changed, in Emacs 28.1.

Probably introduced at or before Emacs version 24.3.

Source Code

;; Defined in /usr/src/emacs/lisp/progmodes/python.el.gz
(defcustom python-shell-interpreter
  (cond ((executable-find "python3") "python3")
        ((executable-find "python") "python")
        (t "python3"))
  "Default Python interpreter for shell.

Some Python interpreters also require changes to
`python-shell-interpreter-args'.  In particular, setting
`python-shell-interpreter' to \"ipython3\" requires setting
`python-shell-interpreter-args' to \"--simple-prompt\"."
  :version "28.1"
  :type 'string
  :group 'python)