(don't worry we will get to python3 as well) That's why we made everything belong to us Let's install the one and only python2 we will use!: That's why the next step is so important:īasically, everything in this folder is supposed to NOT require root priviliges, which if they do they give pip a hard time later on. Thus any attempt to install new python versions will seem to work fine for now, but will be a brat later on.

Then there is a good chance you messed up permissions with some packages too. Here's the fun part: if you already messed up your python environment, What's important is how you install the new version.

If you have anaconda installed, get rid of that too:.In other words, delete old paths related to python. bash_profile):ĭelete all lines that have amework in it. zprofile or whichever shell you are using (If you don't know what I'm talking about then it's. (source: but I changed it a bit to remove python3 too)Įdit whatever shell profile you have, like. Ls -l /usr/local/bin | grep './Library/Frameworks/amework/Versions/2.7' | awk '' | tr -d | xargs rm Otherwise you WILL have to reinstall macos, it WILL crash, don't do it. Remove all the third party python installations:Ĭareful! Don't delete anything under the /System/ folder.I am not sure if this is really necessary, but I did it just so I get a fresh start First, remove all the python packages you installed.any attempt to fix using online resources made it worse.almost no package I installed with pip worked without a headache.Too many different symlinks which I lost track of.I had too many different python interpreters.Here is what I had messed up, which you also probably did: Whatever I install for python2 or python3 using pip JUST.WORKS. Today, I finally fixed my python installation. I am assuming you are here because like me, you installed a bazillion different python interpreters on mac and the whole thing is a spagetti.

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