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diff --git a/lisp/progmodes/python.el b/lisp/progmodes/python.el
index 0965fecfb74..d6c0a4d1dbf 100644
--- a/lisp/progmodes/python.el
+++ b/lisp/progmodes/python.el
@@ -2027,8 +2027,12 @@ position, else returns nil."
:group 'python
:safe 'stringp)
-(defcustom python-shell-interpreter "python"
+(defcustom python-shell-interpreter
+ (cond ((executable-find "python3") "python3")
+ ((executable-find "python") "python")
+ (t "python3"))
"Default Python interpreter for shell."
+ :version "28.1"
:type 'string
:group 'python)