# Default python version in non python environments

**URL:** <https://travis-ci.community/t/default-python-version-in-non-python-environments/2453>\
**Category:** Python\
**Tags:** build-env\
**Created:** [February 25, 2019, 4:03pm UTC](https://travis-ci.community/t/default-python-version-in-non-python-environments/2453 "2019-02-25T16:03:44Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![moshe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b9e5f3/32.png) [@moshe](https://travis-ci.community/u/moshe)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2019, 4:03pm UTC](https://travis-ci.community/t/default-python-version-in-non-python-environments/2453/1 "2019-02-25T16:03:45Z")

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Hello,  
I’m trying to run a small python step ina after\_script step in a node\_js build, the issue is that I’m getting SSL issues due to old python version (2.7.6) which is extremely old.  
There is a specific reason for this old python? how can I bypass this issue?  
The build is for node\_js package, the script I want to run after written in python.

Thanks,  
Moshe

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**Author:** ![native-api](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/travis-ci.community/native-api/32/430_2.png) [@native-api](https://travis-ci.community/u/native-api)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2019, 4:22pm UTC](https://travis-ci.community/t/default-python-version-in-non-python-environments/2453/2 "2019-02-25T16:22:53Z")

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The default versions are those provided by distro. See [Python 3.6 and 3.7 with system\_site\_packages enabled fails to activate on xenial](https://travis-ci.community/t/python-3-6-and-3-7-with-system-site-packages-enabled-fails-to-activate-on-xenial/1697/2) .

If your `language:` is not `python`, Travis logic to install Python is not available and you have to install it yourself, see [Installing python \>=3.6 in a cpp image](https://travis-ci.community/t/installing-python-3-6-in-a-cpp-image/1550/2) .