pyenv for Simple Python Version Management
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Python has an incredible ecosystem, but version management can be a chore even for things as simple as having to run python3 from the command line. pyenv (https://github.com/pyenv/pyenv) is a simple solution which can be as simple as:
brew install pyenv- Now modify your
~/.zshrc(or whatever) with:export PYENV_ROOT="$HOME/.pyenv"export PATH="$PYENV_ROOT/bin:$PATH"
pyenv install 3.11(or whatever version you want)- And if you’re me
pyenv global 3.11
That’s it. No more python3 non-sense.
What I really like about pynev is that it’s just shell scripts, so it is easy to get rid of, if needed.