diff --git a/bin/mininet-vm-init.sh b/bin/mininet-vm-init.sh
index aa9d7123..6f42bed8 100644
--- a/bin/mininet-vm-init.sh
+++ b/bin/mininet-vm-init.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-# TODO: if not installed as module add minicps soft link to /usr/lib/python2.7
+# TODO: if not installed as module add minicps soft link to /usr/lib/python3.10
 
 # TODO: add parametric installation
 # mininet vm is running Ubuntu
diff --git a/docs/contributing.rst b/docs/contributing.rst
index f9210489..fb507ca6 100644
--- a/docs/contributing.rst
+++ b/docs/contributing.rst
@@ -18,9 +18,7 @@ How to start
 General design principles
 -------------------------
 
-MiniCPS follows an object-oriented design pattern. It is using ``python2.x``
-for compatibility reasons with ``mininet``. We are trying to lower the number
-of external dependencies, and eventually move to ``python3.x``.
+MiniCPS follows an object-oriented design pattern. It is using ``python3.x``.
 
 * Design points:
 
@@ -67,7 +65,7 @@ Add ``minicps`` to the python path, for example using a soft link:
 
 .. code-block:: console
 
-    ln -s ~/minicps/minicps /usr/lib/python2.7/minicps
+    ln -s ~/minicps/minicps /usr/lib/python3.7/minicps
 
 
 Install the requirements using:
diff --git a/docs/misc.rst b/docs/misc.rst
index b8817179..4635c848 100644
--- a/docs/misc.rst
+++ b/docs/misc.rst
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Links
 Python 2.X and modules
 -----------------------
 
-* `python tutorial <https://docs.python.org/2/tutorial/index.html>`_.
+* `python tutorial <https://docs.python.org/3/tutorial/index.html>`_.
 * `pip <https://pip.pypa.io/en/stable/>`_
 * `networkx <http://networkx.github.io/>`_
 * `matplotlib <http://matplotlib.org/>`_
diff --git a/docs/swat-tutorial.rst b/docs/swat-tutorial.rst
index 26f614e3..7fa6703c 100644
--- a/docs/swat-tutorial.rst
+++ b/docs/swat-tutorial.rst
@@ -20,8 +20,7 @@ now provide:
 Prerequisites
 =============
 
-This tutorial assumes that the reader has a basic understanding of ``python
-2.x``,  has familiarly with Linux OS, ``bash``, Mininet
+This tutorial assumes that the reader has a basic understanding of ``python 3.x``,  has familiarly with Linux OS, ``bash``, Mininet
 and has a basic understanding of networking tools such
 as: ``wireshark``, ``ifconfig`` and ``nmap``.
 
diff --git a/docs/userguide.rst b/docs/userguide.rst
index 8f20e2a1..3b4f5f16 100644
--- a/docs/userguide.rst
+++ b/docs/userguide.rst
@@ -55,11 +55,11 @@ Mininet relies on openvswitch-controller as basic SDN controller (unless you ins
 
    sudo apt install openvswitch-testcontroller
 
-Then, you need to patch the minicps source (e.g., /usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/mininet/clean.py and /usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/mininet/node.py) to use the updated binary name (change occurances of openvswitch-controller to openvswitch-testcontroller). 
+Then, you need to patch the minicps source (e.g., /usr/lib/python3.7/dist-packages/mininet/clean.py and /usr/lib/python3.7/dist-packages/mininet/node.py) to use the updated binary name (change occurances of openvswitch-controller to openvswitch-testcontroller). 
 
 .. code-block:: console
 
-   find /usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/mininet/ -type f -exec sudo sed -i 's/ovs-controller/ovs-testcontroller/' {} \;
+   find /usr/lib/python3.7/dist-packages/mininet/ -type f -exec sudo sed -i 's/ovs-controller/ovs-testcontroller/' {} \;
 
 Ensure the corresponding service is running, e.g., by using