When I run python code in vs code I get this error: zsh: command not found: python

Question

I'm using mac os but, from 4 months ago there was an update for Mac, and I was working in vscode normally with Python, but when the update finished downloading, vscode never worked with any Python code, but the rest of the languages were working normally, I tried a lot but i didnt get anything so i downloaded pycharm but i like vscode can anyone help me.

my input:

print("Hello, World")

output:

zsh: command not found: python

my python version:

name@name ~ % python3 --version
Python 3.10.7
name@name ~ % 

Answer 1

There is python3 on your machine, but the python command of the mac system points to python2 by default. You need to use the following command to point python to python3.

echo "alias python=/usr/bin/python3" >> ~/.zshrc