diff --git a/apis/python/node/README.md b/apis/python/node/README.md
index 408cd83c..5909eebe 100644
--- a/apis/python/node/README.md
+++ b/apis/python/node/README.md
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ This crate corresponds to the Node API for Dora.
 
 To build the Python module for development:
 
-````bash
-python3 -m venv .env
+```bash
+python -m venv .env
 source .env/bin/activate
 pip install maturin
 maturin develop
-````
+```
diff --git a/binaries/cli/src/template/python/dataflow-template.yml b/binaries/cli/src/template/python/dataflow-template.yml
index 3e7ed02c..2bebbc6f 100644
--- a/binaries/cli/src/template/python/dataflow-template.yml
+++ b/binaries/cli/src/template/python/dataflow-template.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ nodes:
 
   - id: custom-node_1
     custom:
-      source: python3
+      source: python
       args: ./node_1/node_1.py
       inputs:
         tick: dora/timer/secs/1
diff --git a/examples/python-dataflow/run.rs b/examples/python-dataflow/run.rs
index e33100b8..49721eb4 100644
--- a/examples/python-dataflow/run.rs
+++ b/examples/python-dataflow/run.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+use dora_core::get_python_path;
 use eyre::{ContextCompat, WrapErr};
 use std::path::Path;
 use tracing_subscriber::{
@@ -14,9 +15,20 @@ async fn main() -> eyre::Result<()> {
     std::env::set_current_dir(root.join(file!()).parent().unwrap())
         .wrap_err("failed to set working dir")?;
 
-    run(&["python3", "-m", "venv", "../.env"], None)
-        .await
-        .context("failed to create venv")?;
+    run(
+        &[
+            get_python_path()
+                .context("Could not get python binary")?
+                .to_str()
+                .context("Could not convert python path to string")?,
+            "-m",
+            "venv",
+            "../.env",
+        ],
+        None,
+    )
+    .await
+    .context("failed to create venv")?;
     let venv = &root.join("examples").join(".env");
     std::env::set_var(
         "VIRTUAL_ENV",
diff --git a/examples/python-operator-dataflow/run.rs b/examples/python-operator-dataflow/run.rs
index e33100b8..49721eb4 100644
--- a/examples/python-operator-dataflow/run.rs
+++ b/examples/python-operator-dataflow/run.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+use dora_core::get_python_path;
 use eyre::{ContextCompat, WrapErr};
 use std::path::Path;
 use tracing_subscriber::{
@@ -14,9 +15,20 @@ async fn main() -> eyre::Result<()> {
     std::env::set_current_dir(root.join(file!()).parent().unwrap())
         .wrap_err("failed to set working dir")?;
 
-    run(&["python3", "-m", "venv", "../.env"], None)
-        .await
-        .context("failed to create venv")?;
+    run(
+        &[
+            get_python_path()
+                .context("Could not get python binary")?
+                .to_str()
+                .context("Could not convert python path to string")?,
+            "-m",
+            "venv",
+            "../.env",
+        ],
+        None,
+    )
+    .await
+    .context("failed to create venv")?;
     let venv = &root.join("examples").join(".env");
     std::env::set_var(
         "VIRTUAL_ENV",
diff --git a/examples/python-ros2-dataflow/run.rs b/examples/python-ros2-dataflow/run.rs
index e531b8b2..a4ce5e91 100644
--- a/examples/python-ros2-dataflow/run.rs
+++ b/examples/python-ros2-dataflow/run.rs
@@ -14,9 +14,20 @@ async fn main() -> eyre::Result<()> {
     std::env::set_current_dir(root.join(file!()).parent().unwrap())
         .wrap_err("failed to set working dir")?;
 
-    run(&["python3", "-m", "venv", "../.env"], None)
-        .await
-        .context("failed to create venv")?;
+    run(
+        &[
+            get_python_path()
+                .context("Could not get python binary")?
+                .to_str()
+                .context("Could not convert python path to string")?,
+            "-m",
+            "venv",
+            "../.env",
+        ],
+        None,
+    )
+    .await
+    .context("failed to create venv")?;
     let venv = &root.join("examples").join(".env");
     std::env::set_var(
         "VIRTUAL_ENV",
diff --git a/libraries/core/src/descriptor/validate.rs b/libraries/core/src/descriptor/validate.rs
index 6b0c599b..93063de9 100644
--- a/libraries/core/src/descriptor/validate.rs
+++ b/libraries/core/src/descriptor/validate.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ use crate::{
     adjust_shared_library_path,
     config::{DataId, Input, InputMapping, OperatorId, UserInputMapping},
     descriptor::{self, source_is_url, CoreNodeKind, OperatorSource},
+    get_python_path,
 };
 
 use eyre::{bail, eyre, Context};
@@ -152,7 +153,7 @@ fn check_python_runtime() -> eyre::Result<()> {
     // Check if python dora-rs is installed and match cli version
     let reinstall_command =
         format!("Please reinstall it with: `pip install dora-rs=={VERSION} --force`");
-    let mut command = Command::new("python3");
+    let mut command = Command::new(get_python_path().context("Could not get python binary")?);
     command.args([
         "-c",
         &format!(
diff --git a/libraries/core/src/lib.rs b/libraries/core/src/lib.rs
index 786f5d80..9b6d81b8 100644
--- a/libraries/core/src/lib.rs
+++ b/libraries/core/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use eyre::{bail, eyre};
+use eyre::{bail, eyre, Context};
 use std::{
     env::consts::{DLL_PREFIX, DLL_SUFFIX},
     path::Path,
@@ -30,3 +30,15 @@ pub fn adjust_shared_library_path(path: &Path) -> Result<std::path::PathBuf, eyr
     let path = path.with_file_name(library_filename);
     Ok(path)
 }
+
+// Search for python binary.
+// First search for `python3` of python as for ubuntu <20, `python` resolves to `python2,7`
+// Then search for `python`, this will resolve for windows.
+pub fn get_python_path() -> Result<std::path::PathBuf, eyre::ErrReport> {
+    let python = match which::which("python3") {
+                    Ok(python) => python,
+                    Err(_) => which::which("python")
+                        .context("failed to find `python` or `python3` in dora-daemon path. Make sure that python is available for the daemon.")?,
+                };
+    Ok(python)
+}