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Merge pull request #835 from cclauss/patch-3

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Changes in how homebrew installs Python on Mac OSX
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Kenneth Reitz
2017-08-17 07:33:27 -07:00
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@@ -77,6 +77,15 @@ or Python 3:
This will take a minute or two. This will take a minute or two.
Homebrew names the executable ``python2`` so that you can still run the system Python via the executable ``python``.
.. code-block:: console
$ python -V # system Python interpreter
$ python2 -V # Homebrew installed Python 2 interpreter
$ python3 -V # Homebrew installed Python 3 interpreter (if installed)
Setuptools & Pip Setuptools & Pip
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@@ -93,6 +102,12 @@ that is recommended over ``easy_install``. It is superior to ``easy_install``
in `several ways <https://python-packaging-user-guide.readthedocs.io/pip_easy_install/#pip-vs-easy-install>`_, in `several ways <https://python-packaging-user-guide.readthedocs.io/pip_easy_install/#pip-vs-easy-install>`_,
and is actively maintained. and is actively maintained.
.. code-block:: console
$ pip2 -V # pip pointing to the Homebrew installed Python 2 interpreter
$ pip3 -V # pip pointing to the Homebrew installed Python 3 interpreter (if installed)
Virtual Environments Virtual Environments
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