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Put the five executables in a list #2963
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Thanks for the PR! Please push changes to this PR rather than opening a new one, thanks.
docs/Homebrew-and-Python.md
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**Important:** If you choose to install a Python which isn't either of these two (system Python or brewed Python), the Homebrew team can only provide limited support. | |||
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## Python 2.x or Python 3.x | |||
Homebrew provides a formula for Python 2.7.x and one for Python 3.x. They don't conflict, so they can both be installed. The executable `python2` will always point to the 2.x and `python3` to the 3.x version. The executable `python` will always point to the macOS system Python. | |||
Homebrew provides one formula for Python 2.7.x and another for Python 3.x. The executables are organized as follows so that Python 2 and Python 3 can both be installed without conflict: | |||
* `python` by default points to the macOS system Python |
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python points to the macOS system Python (with no manual PATH modification)
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Homebrew provides a formula for Python 2.7.x and one for Python 3.x. They don't conflict, so they can both be installed. The executable `python2` will always point to the 2.x and `python3` to the 3.x version. The executable `python` will always point to the macOS system Python. | ||
Homebrew provides one formula for Python 2.7.x and another for Python 3.x. The executables are organized as follows so that Python 2 and Python 3 can both be installed without conflict: | ||
* `python` by default points to the macOS system Python | ||
* `python2` will point to the brew-installed Python 2.7.x |
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python2 points to Homebrew's Python 2.7.X (if installed)
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Homebrew provides one formula for Python 2.7.x and another for Python 3.x. The executables are organized as follows so that Python 2 and Python 3 can both be installed without conflict: | ||
* `python` by default points to the macOS system Python | ||
* `python2` will point to the brew-installed Python 2.7.x | ||
* `python3` will point to the brew-installed Python 3.x |
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python3 points to Homebrew's Python 3.X (if installed)
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* `python` by default points to the macOS system Python | ||
* `python2` will point to the brew-installed Python 2.7.x | ||
* `python3` will point to the brew-installed Python 3.x | ||
* `pip2` will point to the pip associated with the brew-installed Python 2.7.x |
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pip2 points to Homebrew's Python 2.7.X's pip (if installed)
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* `python2` will point to the brew-installed Python 2.7.x | ||
* `python3` will point to the brew-installed Python 3.x | ||
* `pip2` will point to the pip associated with the brew-installed Python 2.7.x | ||
* `pip3` will point to the pip associated with the brew-installed Python 3.x |
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pip3 points to Homebrew's Python 3.X's pip (if installed)
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LGTM, and I like the new list format.
Thanks for your first contribution to Homebrew! Without people like you submitting PRs we couldn't run this project. You rock! |
brew tests
with your changes locally?