Is python 3 the default python version in Raspbian Stretch?

[helpme]

I have been longing for this to happen. is python 3 now the default version in Stretch?

[klricks]

I have been longing for this to happen. is python 3 now the default version in Stretch?

What do you mean by default?
Python 2.7.13 and and 3.5.3 are both installed.

[helpme]

I have been longing for this to happen. is python 3 now the default version in Stretch?

What do you mean by default?
Python 2.7.13 and and 3.5.3 are both installed.

Default means when I type "python" at command line, v3 is used and not v2.

[jahboater]

Default means when I type "python" at command line, v3 is used and not v2.

No.

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pi@Pi3:~ $ python
Python 2.7.13 (default, Jan 19 2017, 14:48:08) 
[GCC 6.3.0 20170124] on linux2
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> 
pi@Pi3:~ $ python3
Python 3.5.3 (default, Jan 19 2017, 14:11:04) 
[GCC 6.3.0 20170124] on linux
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> 
pi@Pi3:~ $ 

but a quick fix might be (in your ~/.bashrc):-

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pi@Pi3:~ $ alias python=python3
pi@Pi3:~ $ python
Python 3.5.3 (default, Jan 19 2017, 14:11:04) 
[GCC 6.3.0 20170124] on linux
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> 
pi@Pi3:~ $