Python Homebrew

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Instructions for a supported install of Homebrew are on the homepage.

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Homebrew is my go-to manager for command-line utilities and applications. It keeps me organized and up-to-date, and its design is a beautiful balance between ease of use and depth of functionality. Homebrew minimizes package management details to only what you need to know, and most users will benefit from that. Ruby Gems, Python Eggs and Perl Modules; Python; How To Build Software Outside Homebrew With Homebrew kegonly dependencies; Xcode. Creating a Homebrew Issue; Updating Software in Homebrew; Adding Software to Homebrew. Kickstarter Supporters; Contributors. How To Open A Pull Request (and get it merged) Formula Cookbook; Acceptable Formulae. Run brew install python Once Python is installed, Homebrew will say that the installation is complete, but that you already have Python 2.7 installed. This is nice, but we want to.

This script installs Homebrew to its preferred prefix (/usr/localfor macOS Intel, /opt/homebrew for Apple Silicon) so thatyou don’t need sudo when youbrew install. It is a careful script; it can be run even if you have stuffinstalled in /usr/local already. It tells you exactly what it will do beforeit does it too. You have to confirm everything it will do before it starts.

macOS Requirements

  • A 64-bit Intel CPU or Apple Silicon CPU 1
  • macOS Mojave (10.14) (or higher) 2
  • Command Line Tools (CLT) for Xcode: xcode-select --install,developer.apple.com/downloads orXcode3
  • A Bourne-compatible shell for installation (e.g. bash or zsh) 4

Git Remote Mirroring

You can set HOMEBREW_BREW_GIT_REMOTE and/or HOMEBREW_CORE_GIT_REMOTE in your shell environment to use geolocalized Git mirrors to speed up Homebrew’s installation with this script and, after installation, brew update.

The default Git remote will be used if the corresponding environment variable is unset.

Alternative Installs

Linux or Windows 10 Subsystem for Linux

Check out the Homebrew on Linux installation documentation.

Untar anywhere

Just extract (or git clone) Homebrew wherever you want. Just avoid:

  • Directories with names that contain spaces. Homebrew itself can handle spaces, but many build scripts cannot.
  • /tmp subdirectories because Homebrew gets upset.
  • /sw and /opt/local because build scripts get confused when Homebrew is there instead of Fink or MacPorts, respectively.
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However do yourself a favour and install to /usr/local on macOS Intel, /opt/homebrew on macOS ARM,and /home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew on Linux. Some things maynot build when installed elsewhere. One of the reasons Homebrew justworks relative to the competition is because we recommend installinghere. Pick another prefix at your peril!

Multiple installations

Python Homebrew Vs Anaconda

Create a Homebrew installation wherever you extract the tarball. Whichever brew command is called is where the packages will be installed. You can use this as you see fit, e.g. a system set of libs in /usr/local and tweaked formulae for development in ~/homebrew.

Uninstallation

Run Python Homebrew

Uninstallation is documented in the FAQ.

1 For 32-bit or PPC support seeTigerbrew.

2 10.14 or higher is recommended. 10.9–10.13 aresupported on a best-effort basis. For 10.4-10.6 seeTigerbrew.

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3 Most formulae require a compiler. A handfulrequire a full Xcode installation. You can install Xcode, the CLT, or both;Homebrew supports all three configurations. Downloading Xcode may require anApple Developer account on older versions of Mac OS X. Sign up for freehere.

Run Python Homebrew

4 The one-liner installation method found onbrew.sh requires a Bourne-compatible shell (e.g. bash orzsh). Notably, fish, tcsh and csh will not work.