diff --git a/src/core/preferences.cpp b/src/core/preferences.cpp
index 2259661a6..6b2af1979 100644
--- a/src/core/preferences.cpp
+++ b/src/core/preferences.cpp
@@ -1763,11 +1763,12 @@ QString Preferences::getPythonPath()
         return path;
 
     // Fallback: Detect python from default locations
-    QStringList supported_versions;
-    supported_versions << "34" << "33" << "32" << "31" << "30" << "27" << "26" << "25";
-    foreach (const QString &v, supported_versions)
-        if (QFile::exists("C:/Python" + v + "/python.exe"))
-            return "C:/Python" + v;
+    const QStringList dirs = QDir("C:/").entryList(QStringList("Python*"), QDir::Dirs, QDir::Name | QDir::Reversed);
+    foreach (const QString &dir, dirs) {
+        const QString path("C:/" + dir + "/python.exe");
+        if (QFile::exists(path))
+            return path;
+    }
 
     return QString();
 }
diff --git a/src/core/utils/misc.cpp b/src/core/utils/misc.cpp
index f08465098..3dc6927c2 100644
--- a/src/core/utils/misc.cpp
+++ b/src/core/utils/misc.cpp
@@ -233,6 +233,26 @@ int Utils::Misc::pythonVersion()
     static int version = -1;
     if (version < 0) {
         QProcess python_proc;
+#if defined(Q_OS_UNIX) && !defined(Q_OS_MAC)
+        /*
+         * On Unix-Like Systems python2 and python3 should always exist
+         * http://legacy.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0394/
+         */
+        python_proc.start("python3", QStringList() << "--version", QIODevice::ReadOnly);
+        if (python_proc.waitForFinished()) {
+            if (python_proc.exitCode() == 0) {
+                version = 3;
+                return 3;
+            }
+        }
+        python_proc.start("python2", QStringList() << "--version", QIODevice::ReadOnly);
+        if (python_proc.waitForFinished()) {
+            if (python_proc.exitCode() == 0) {
+                version = 2;
+                return 2;
+            }
+        }
+#else
         python_proc.start("python", QStringList() << "--version", QIODevice::ReadOnly);
         if (!python_proc.waitForFinished()) return -1;
         if (python_proc.exitCode() < 0) return -1;
@@ -245,10 +265,26 @@ int Utils::Misc::pythonVersion()
             version = 3;
         else
             version = 2;
+#endif
     }
     return version;
 }
 
+QString Utils::Misc::pythonExecutable()
+{
+#if defined(Q_OS_UNIX) && !defined(Q_OS_MAC)
+    /*
+     * On Unix-Like Systems python2 and python3 should always exist
+     * http://legacy.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0394/
+     */
+    if (pythonVersion() == 3)
+        return "python3";
+    if (pythonVersion() == 2)
+        return "python2";
+#endif
+    return "python";
+}
+
 // return best userfriendly storage unit (B, KiB, MiB, GiB, TiB)
 // use Binary prefix standards from IEC 60027-2
 // see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilobyte
diff --git a/src/core/utils/misc.h b/src/core/utils/misc.h
index c69061c20..dc003674f 100644
--- a/src/core/utils/misc.h
+++ b/src/core/utils/misc.h
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ namespace Utils
         QPoint screenCenter(QWidget *win);
 #endif
         int pythonVersion();
+        QString pythonExecutable();
         // return best userfriendly storage unit (B, KiB, MiB, GiB, TiB)
         // use Binary prefix standards from IEC 60027-2
         // see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilobyte
diff --git a/src/gui/mainwindow.cpp b/src/gui/mainwindow.cpp
index a8a226de8..db6328e41 100644
--- a/src/gui/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -1380,7 +1380,7 @@ void MainWindow::on_actionSearch_engine_triggered()
             has_python = true;
         }
         else if (QMessageBox::question(this, tr("Missing Python Interpreter"),
-                                       tr("Python 2.x is required to use the search engine but it does not seem to be installed.\nDo you want to install it now?"),
+                                       tr("Python is required to use the search engine but it does not seem to be installed.\nDo you want to install it now?"),
                                        QMessageBox::Yes | QMessageBox::No, QMessageBox::Yes) == QMessageBox::Yes) {
             // Download and Install Python
             installPython();
@@ -1570,7 +1570,7 @@ void MainWindow::installPython()
 {
     setCursor(QCursor(Qt::WaitCursor));
     // Download python
-    Net::DownloadHandler *handler = Net::DownloadManager::instance()->downloadUrl("http://python.org/ftp/python/2.7.3/python-2.7.3.msi");
+    Net::DownloadHandler *handler = Net::DownloadManager::instance()->downloadUrl("https://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.4.3/python-3.4.3.msi");
     connect(handler, SIGNAL(downloadFinished(QString, QString)), this, SLOT(pythonDownloadSuccess(QString, QString)));
     connect(handler, SIGNAL(downloadFailed(QString, QString)), this, SLOT(pythonDownloadFailure(QString, QString)));
 }
diff --git a/src/searchengine/searchengine.cpp b/src/searchengine/searchengine.cpp
index cd287afe2..d56ebefab 100644
--- a/src/searchengine/searchengine.cpp
+++ b/src/searchengine/searchengine.cpp
@@ -182,6 +182,11 @@ void SearchEngine::giveFocusToSearchInput() {
 
 // Function called when we click on search button
 void SearchEngine::on_search_button_clicked() {
+    if (Utils::Misc::pythonVersion() < 0) {
+        mp_mainWindow->showNotificationBaloon(tr("Search Engine"), tr("Please install Python to use the Search Engine."));
+        return;
+    }
+
     if (searchProcess->state() != QProcess::NotRunning) {
 #ifdef Q_OS_WIN
         searchProcess->kill();
@@ -236,7 +241,7 @@ void SearchEngine::on_search_button_clicked() {
     // Changing the text of the current label
     currentSearchTab->getCurrentLabel()->setText(tr("Results")+" <i>(0)</i>:");
     // Launch search
-    searchProcess->start("python", params, QIODevice::ReadOnly);
+    searchProcess->start(Utils::Misc::pythonExecutable(), params, QIODevice::ReadOnly);
     searchTimeout->start(180000); // 3min
 }
 
@@ -276,7 +281,7 @@ void SearchEngine::downloadTorrent(QString engine_url, QString torrent_url) {
         params << engine_url;
         params << torrent_url;
         // Launch search
-        downloadProcess->start("python", params, QIODevice::ReadOnly);
+        downloadProcess->start(Utils::Misc::pythonExecutable(), params, QIODevice::ReadOnly);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/searchengine/supportedengines.h b/src/searchengine/supportedengines.h
index a03db1b41..defe3531b 100644
--- a/src/searchengine/supportedengines.h
+++ b/src/searchengine/supportedengines.h
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 #include <QDebug>
 
 #include "core/utils/fs.h"
+#include "core/utils/misc.h"
 #include "core/preferences.h"
 
 class SearchCategories: public QObject, public QHash<QString, QString> {
@@ -150,7 +151,7 @@ public slots:
     QStringList params;
     params << Utils::Fs::toNativePath(Utils::Fs::searchEngineLocation()+"/nova2.py");
     params << "--capabilities";
-    nova.start("python", params, QIODevice::ReadOnly);
+    nova.start(Utils::Misc::pythonExecutable(), params, QIODevice::ReadOnly);
     nova.waitForStarted();
     nova.waitForFinished();
     QString capabilities = QString(nova.readAll());