Bottom line: know what you are doing before attempting pyenv. It can install and update Python also, but at a cost of complexity. It modifies PATH and uses shims and other methods that can confuse users and other tools. pyenv pyenv is a tool to manage multiple Python versions. But I wouldn’t recommend installing homebrew just to install Python. Some of my thoughts on other ways to install Python: homebrew If you are already a homebrew user, great. However, my method takes about 1 minute, and does everything I need. There are other ways, and I’ve tried many of them. What about other ways to install Python? # zprofile and move the 3.11 stuff to below the 3.10 stuff.

Did updated 3.10 change the default? #Īpparently not, but it’s good to check. Re-run my check from above: $ python3.10 -versionĪwesome. Great.Ĭlick the download link for the “macOS blah blah” installer. Head to /downloads, or just and click on “Downloads” instead of hovering.Ĭhecking the recent releases, I see that there was a 3.10.8 released on Oct 11, 2022. My current Python 3.10 is at 3.10.7: $ python3.10 -version I still see older versions in there that I don’t even have installed anymore. PATH='/Library/Frameworks/amework/Versions/3.11/bin:$' I’m pretty sure it’s because the installer added this snippet to my.

How did Python 3.11 become the default? # Also, tox, which I use for testing regularly, can see these other versions just fine. This also allows me to set up virtual environments using the older versions, if needed. And those are still in my PATH, so I can run them whenever I want. I also have versions of Python 3.10 and 3.7 installed currently, and they respectfully have python3.10 and python3.7 executables. In that directory, there’s python3, which is really a link to python3.11. The above instructions put Python here: /Library/Frameworks/amework/Versions/3.11/bin/ Run python3 -version to verify that the new version was installed.It took a whopping 1 minute 13 seconds to: I just did this on my Mac laptop and timed it. This will detect if you are on Mac or Windows and present you with a button called “Python 3.11.0” (or whatever the latest version is).

Hover over the “Downloads” link in the navigation.The easiest and most obvious (to me) way to install the latest version of Python on either Mac or Windows is:

Brew install python 3