diff --git a/lib/linguist/languages.yml b/lib/linguist/languages.yml
index 02ee451d..02094a51 100644
--- a/lib/linguist/languages.yml
+++ b/lib/linguist/languages.yml
@@ -2087,6 +2087,7 @@ Python:
   interpreters:
   - python
   - python2
+  - python3
 
 Python traceback:
   type: data