diff --git a/recipes/python.rb b/recipes/python.rb
index 7d8f2e1..bd4d269 100644
--- a/recipes/python.rb
+++ b/recipes/python.rb
@@ -19,7 +19,14 @@
 #note that this is using the fkrull/deadsnakes repository listed above
 bash 'install python3.6' do
     code <<-EOH
-    sudo apt install python3.6 python3.6-dev -y;
+    sudo apt-get purge python3.6;
+    sudo apt-get autoremove && sudo apt-get autoclean;
+    sudo apt install python3.6 -y --force-yes;
+    sudo apt install python3.6-dev -y --force-yes;
+    sudo apt install python3.6-venv -y --force-yes;
+    sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/python3 python3 /usr/bin/python3.6 1
+    
+    sudo cp /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apt_pkg.cpython* /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apt_pkg.so;
     EOH
     flags "-x"
-end
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+end