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Thomas Moore
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Thomas Moore
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Thomas Moore
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How do I run Python 3.7.5 (installed with Homebrew) on MacBook that already has Python 3.7.3 (installed with Catalina)

Thanks in advance for any help you can provide.

I've installed Python3 on my MacBook using Homebrew. This is so I can access the latest version (3.7.5) for development.

However I've recently updated to Catalina, which already has Python3 installed (3.7.3).

The problem is, when I type "python3" into the Command Line, it starts the MacOS version of Python (3.7.3) not the latest version I've installed using Homebrew (3.7.5).

Is there a way I can make sure I'm always accessing my dev/Homebrew version of Python?

1 Answer

KRIS NIKOLAISEN
KRIS NIKOLAISEN
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Here is something to try from Stack Overflow

/usr/bin occurs before /usr/local/bin This means that system-provided programs will be used instead of those provided by Homebrew. This is an issue if you eg. brew installed Python.

Consider editing your .bash_profile to put: /usr/local/bin ahead of /usr/bin in your $PATH.

Edit that answer may no longer apply. But brew doctor and answers further down may help