diff --git a/.github/workflows/run_test_suite.yml b/.github/workflows/run_test_suite.yml
index 36ae1d1..2f3015d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run_test_suite.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run_test_suite.yml
@@ -62,10 +62,8 @@ jobs:
 
           sudo apt-get update
           sudo apt-get install --no-install-recommends --yes -V "${ubuntu_packages[@]}"
-
           sudo perl -MCPAN -e 'install(Memory::Process)'  # no package in Ubuntu
 
-          sudo ln -s python3-coverage /usr/bin/coverage  # until issue #347 is fixed
 
       - name: make install
         run: |-
diff --git a/bin/py2lcov b/bin/py2lcov
index 331418f..98326b0 100755
--- a/bin/py2lcov
+++ b/bin/py2lcov
@@ -67,11 +67,19 @@ first line of the function has a non-zero count.
 Best practice is to either always specify '--no-functions' or never specify
 '--no-functions'.
 
-Note that xml2lcov does not implement the full suite of LCOV features
-(e.g., filtering, substitutions, etc.).
+py2lcov uses Coverage.py to extract coverage data.
+Note that the name of the Coverage.py executable my differ on your platform.
+By default, py2lcov uses 'coverage' (which it expects to be in your path).
+You can use a different executable, either:
+  - through your COVERAGE_COMMAND environment variable, or
+  - via the 'py2lcov --cmd exename ..' command line option.
+
+py2lcov does not implement the full suite of LCOV features (e.g., filtering,
+substitutions, etc.).
 Please generate the translated LCOV format file and then read the data
 back in to lcov to use any of those features.
 %(usage)s
+
 Example:
    $ export PYCOV_DATA=path/to/pydata
 
@@ -98,7 +106,6 @@ Example:
      # use differential coverage to see exactly what filtering did
    $ genhtml -o html_differential --baseline-file mydata.info filtered.info ...
 
-
    Deprecated feature:
    For backward compatibility, py2lcov also supports translation to LCOV
    format from intermediate XML:
@@ -115,6 +122,12 @@ Example:
        'usage' : ProcessFile.usageNote,
        }
 
+    from_env = ''
+    cover_cmd = 'coverage'
+    if 'COVERAGE_COMMAND' in os.environ:
+        cover_cmd = os.environ['COVERAGE_COMMAND']
+        from_env = ' (from your COVERAGE_COMMAND environment variable)'
+
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
         formatter_class=argparse.RawDescriptionHelpFormatter,
         epilog=usageString)
@@ -141,6 +154,8 @@ Example:
                         help='tabsize when computing indent')
     parser.add_argument('-k', "--keep-going", dest='keepGoing', default=False, action='store_true',
                         help="ignore errors")
+    parser.add_argument('--cmd', dest='cover_cmd', default=cover_cmd,
+                        help='executable used to extract python data - e.g., "python3-coverage".  Default is "%s"%s.' % (cover_cmd, from_env))
     parser.add_argument('inputs', nargs='*',
                         help="list of python coverage data input files - expected to be XML or Python .dat format")
 
@@ -176,7 +191,7 @@ Example:
         while os.path.exists(xml):
             xml = base + '.xml%d' % suffix
             suffix += 1
-        cmd = 'COVERAGE_FILE=%s coverage xml -o %s' % (f, xml)
+        cmd = 'COVERAGE_FILE=%s %s xml -o %s' % (f, args.cover_cmd, xml)
         try:
             #x = subprocess.run(cmd, capture_output=True, shell=True, check=True)
             x = subprocess.run(cmd, shell=True, check=True, stdout=True, stderr=True)
diff --git a/tests/py2lcov/py2lcov.sh b/tests/py2lcov/py2lcov.sh
index 1b5a405..94c8d4a 100755
--- a/tests/py2lcov/py2lcov.sh
+++ b/tests/py2lcov/py2lcov.sh
@@ -141,21 +141,27 @@ if [[ 1 == $CLEAN_ONLY ]] ; then
     exit 0
 fi
 
-which coverage
+CMD='coverage'
+which $CMD
 if [ 0 != $? ] ; then
+    CMD='python3-coverage' # ubuntu?
+fi
+which $CMD
+if [ 0 != $? ] ; then
+    echo "cannot find 'coverage' or 'python3-coverage'"
     echo "unable to run py2lcov - please install python Coverage.py package"
     exit 1
 fi
 
 # some corner cases:
-COVERAGE_FILE=./functions.dat coverage  run --branch ./test.py
+COVERAGE_FILE=./functions.dat $CMD  run --branch ./test.py
 if [ 0 != $? ] ; then
     echo "coverage functions failed"
     if [ 0 == $KEEP_GOING ] ; then
         exit 1
     fi
 fi
-eval ${PYCOV} ${PY2LCOV_TOOL} -o functions.info functions.dat $VERSION
+eval ${PYCOV} ${PY2LCOV_TOOL} -o functions.info --cmd $CMD functions.dat $VERSION
 if [ 0 != $? ] ; then
     echo "py2lcov failed function example"
     if [ 0 == $KEEP_GOING ] ; then
@@ -208,7 +214,7 @@ fi
 
 
 # legacy mode:  run with intermediate XML file
-COVERAGE_FILE=./functions.dat coverage xml -o functions.xml
+COVERAGE_FILE=./functions.dat $CMD xml -o functions.xml
 if [ 0 != $? ] ; then
     echo "coverage xml failed"
     exit 1
@@ -232,7 +238,7 @@ if [ 0 != $? ] ; then
 fi
 
 # run again, generating checksum data...
-eval ${PYCOV} ${PY2LCOV_TOOL} -o checksum.info functions.dat $VERSION --checksum
+eval ${PYCOV} ${PY2LCOV_TOOL} --cmd $CMD -o checksum.info functions.dat $VERSION --checksum
 if [ 0 != $? ] ; then
     echo "py2lcov failed function example"
     if [ 0 == $KEEP_GOING ] ; then
@@ -262,7 +268,7 @@ fi
 
 
 # run without generating function data:
-eval ${PYCOV} ${PY2LCOV_TOOL} functions.dat -o no_functions.info $VERSION --no-function
+eval ${PYCOV} ${PY2LCOV_TOOL} functions.dat --cmd $CMD -o no_functions.info $VERSION --no-function
 if [ 0 != $? ] ; then
     echo "coverage no_functions failed"
     if [ 0 == $KEEP_GOING ] ; then
@@ -279,7 +285,7 @@ if [ 0 != $COUNT ] ; then
 fi
 
 # run without extracting version
-eval ${PYCOV} ${PY2LCOV_TOOL} functions.dat -o no_version.info
+eval ${PYCOV} ${PY2LCOV_TOOL} functions.dat --cmd $CMD -o no_version.info
 if [ 0 != $? ] ; then
     echo "coverage no_functions failed"
     if [ 0 == $KEEP_GOING ] ; then
@@ -296,7 +302,7 @@ if [ 0 != $COUNT ] ; then
 fi
 
 # test exclusion
-eval ${PYCOV} ${PY2LCOV_TOOL} -o excl.info --exclude test.py functions.dat
+eval ${PYCOV} ${PY2LCOV_TOOL} -o excl.info --cmd $CMD --exclude test.py functions.dat
 if [ 0 != $? ] ; then
     echo "coverage no_functions failed"
     if [ 0 == $KEEP_GOING ] ; then
@@ -330,7 +336,7 @@ if [ 0 != $? ] ; then
 fi
 
 # some usage errors
-eval ${PYCOV} ${PY2LCOV_TOOL} functions.dat -o paramErr.info ${VERSION},-x
+eval ${PYCOV} ${PY2LCOV_TOOL} functions.dat -o paramErr.info --cmd $CMD ${VERSION},-x
 if [ 0 == $? ] ; then
     echo "coverage version did not see error"
     if [ 0 == $KEEP_GOING ] ; then
@@ -339,7 +345,7 @@ if [ 0 == $? ] ; then
 fi
 
 # run again with --keep-going flag - should generate same result as we see without version script
-eval ${PYCOV} ${PY2LCOV_TOOL} functions.dat -o keepGoing.info ${VERSION},-x --keep-going --verbose
+eval ${PYCOV} ${PY2LCOV_TOOL} functions.dat -o keepGoing.info --cmd $CMD ${VERSION},-x --keep-going --verbose
 if [ 0 != $? ] ; then
     echo "keepGoing version saw error"
     if [ 0 == $KEEP_GOING ] ; then
@@ -359,9 +365,9 @@ fi
 # can't run this unless we have a new enough 'coverage' version
 #   to support the --data-file input
 if [[ "${PYCOV}" =~ "COVERAGE_FILE=" || "${PY2LCOV_TOOL}" =~ "COVERAGE_FILE=" ]] ; then
-    ${LCOV_HOME}/bin/py2lcov -o missing.info
+    ${LCOV_HOME}/bin/py2lcov -o missing.info --cmd $CMD
 else
-    eval ${PYCOV} ${PY2LCOV_TOOL} -o missing.info
+    eval ${PYCOV} ${PY2LCOV_TOOL} -o missing.info --cmd $CMD
 fi
 if [ 0 == $? ] ; then
     echo "did not see error with missing input data"
@@ -371,7 +377,7 @@ if [ 0 == $? ] ; then
 fi
 
 # usage error:
-eval ${PYCOV} ${PY2LCOV_TOOL} -o noFile.info run.dat y.xml
+eval ${PYCOV} ${PY2LCOV_TOOL} -o noFile.info run.dat y.xml --cmd $CMD
 if [ 0 == $? ] ; then
     echo "did not see error with missing input file"
     if [ 0 == $KEEP_GOING ] ; then
@@ -380,7 +386,7 @@ if [ 0 == $? ] ; then
 fi
 
 # usage error:
-eval ${PYCOV} ${PY2LCOV_TOOL} -o badArg.info --noSuchParam run_help.dat
+eval ${PYCOV} ${PY2LCOV_TOOL} -o badArg.info --noSuchParam run_help.dat --cmd $CMD
 if [ 0 == $? ] ; then
     echo "did not see error with unsupported param"
     if [ 0 == $KEEP_GOING ] ; then
@@ -392,10 +398,10 @@ fi
 #   to support the --data-file input
 if [[ "${PYCOV}" =~ "COVERAGE_FILE=" || "${PY2LCOV_TOOL}" =~ "COVERAGE_FILE=" ]] ; then
     # can't generate coverage report for this feature...
-    COVERAGE_FILE=functions.dat ${LCOV_HOME}/bin/py2lcov -o fromEnv.info
+    COVERAGE_FILE=functions.dat ${LCOV_HOME}/bin/py2lcov -o fromEnv.info --cmd $CMD
 else
     # get input from environment var:
-    eval COVERAGE_FILE=functions.dat ${PYCOV} ${PY2LCOV_TOOL} -o fromEnv.info
+    eval COVERAGE_FILE=functions.dat ${PYCOV} ${PY2LCOV_TOOL} -o fromEnv.info --cmd $CMD
 fi
 
 if [ 0 != $? ] ; then
@@ -480,6 +486,6 @@ echo "Tests passed"
 if [[ "x$COVER" != "x" && $LOCAL_COVERAGE == 1 ]] ; then
     cover
     ${LCOV_HOME}/bin/perl2lcov -o perlcov.info --testname py2lcov $VERSION ./cover_db
-    ${PY2LCOV_TOOL} -o pycov.info --testname py2lcov $VERSION ${PYCOV_DB}
+    ${PY2LCOV_TOOL} -o pycov.info --testname py2lcov --cmd $CMD $VERSION ${PYCOV_DB}
     ${GENHTML_TOOL} -o pycov pycov.info perlcov.info --flat --show-navigation --show-proportion --branch $VERSION $ANNOTATE --ignore inconsistent,version
 fi