[python] Ubuntu, how do you remove all Python 3 but not 2

I have recently get hold of a RackSpace Ubuntu server and it has pythons all over the place:

iPython in 3.5, Pandas in 3.4 &2.7, modules I need like pyodbc etc. are only in 2,7

Therefore, I am keen to clean up the box and, as a 2.7 users, keep everything in 2.7.

So the key question is, is there a way to remove both 3.4 and 3.5 efficiently at the same time while keeping Python 2.7?

First of all, don't try the following command as suggested by Germain above.

   `sudo apt-get remove 'python3.*'`

In Ubuntu, many software depends upon Python3 so if you will execute this command it will remove all of them as it happened with me. I found following answer useful to recover it.

https://askubuntu.com/questions/810854/i-deleted-package-python3-on-ubuntu-and-i-have-lost-dashboard-terminal-and-un

If you want to use different python versions for different projects then create virtual environments it will be very useful. refer to the following link to create virtual environments.

Creating Virtual Environment also helps in using Tensorflow and Keras in Jupyter Notebook.

https://linoxide.com/linux-how-to/setup-python-virtual-environment-ubuntu/

Removing Python 3 was the worst thing I did since I recently moved to the world of Linux. It removed Firefox, my launcher and, as I read while trying to fix my problem, it may also remove your desktop and terminal! Finally fixed after a long daytime nightmare. Just don't remove Python 3. Keep it there!

If that happens to you, here is the fix:

https://askubuntu.com/q/384033/402539

https://askubuntu.com/q/810854/402539

neither try any above ways nor sudo apt autoremove python3 because it will remove all gnome based applications from your system including gnome-terminal. In case if you have done that mistake and left with kernal only than trysudo apt install gnome on kernal.

try to change your default python version instead removing it. you can do this through bashrc file or export path command.

EDIT: As pointed out in recent comments, this solution may BREAK your system.

You most likely don't want to remove python3.

Please refer to the other answers for possible solutions.

Outdated answer (not recommended)

sudo apt-get remove 'python3.*'

Its simple just try: sudo apt-get remove python3.7 or the versions that you want to remove