Edit/Resolved: Xcode installs python3 into usr/bin. Link: https://discuss.python.org/t/updating-python-under-usr-bin-python3/13020/6
tldr; Can someone walk me through how to delete python exec files contained in /usr/bin on Mac and explain why these would exist in the first place? TIA
I'm on Mac Sonoma (17.4) and trying to cleanup my files, dependencies, etc. I'm pretty new to programming in general and anyway I made big a mess with having a bunch of versions of python installed. Had a version in homebrew, bunch of python files in anaconda, and python installed "normally" in my applications.
So, I deleted all of them to start fresh. However, when I "pip3 list" and "where python3". There is still python a version in /usr/bin and I'm unsure why or how to delete it. They are two exec files, one for pip and one for python3.
I currently have 3.10x and 3.11.x and I want to know how can I uninstall the older version of python I have ?
also for future how do I upgrade from 3.11.2 to say 3.11.4 or 3.12.x
Videos
I installed Python3 on my Mac because I wanted to use a plugin that required it, then realized it's WAY over my head and skill level, so I followed the instructions to uninstall it manually by dragging it to trash, then using Terminal to get rid of the leftover bits by putting in "sudo rm -rf /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework". I then typed "Python3" in the terminal to make sure it was deleted - except, it's still there, so the command line didn't do anything. What do I do now? Thanks!
I've been trying all the commands to remove python or even just to check what version it was, but it just keeps giving me 'invalid syntax'
Please let me know because I have stopped using python and I no longer need it.
I was trying to use Open Video Downloader but it forced me to download python 3. So I clicked install but noticed it was quite big so I pause the download after around 700MB.
How can I delete these 700MB now from the unfinished install?
Also is there a good video downloader that doesn't need python?
I'm on MacBook Pro 2021
I am a complete noobie and I am trying to remove the Python folder in the Mac Terminal. The reason I am trying to do this is because I installed homebrew to get access to Git or the git-gui. However, when I type $brew doctor, I get the following message
"Having additional scripts in your path can confuse software installed via
Homebrew if the config script overrides a system or Homebrew-provided
script of the same name. We found the following "config" scripts:
/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.7/bin/python3.7-config
/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.7/bin/python3.7m-config
/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.7/bin/python3-config"
After locating, the Pyhon folder in the Library directory. I tried $ rm -R to delete the Python directory and the following message was returned
"override rw-r--r-- root/wheel for Python//2.7/site-packages/vboxapi/__init__.pyc? "
I have no idea how to procede
The whole pupose of this is to install a git gui. If you know of a better way, let me know
And yes, I have tried deleting the application through the mac gui, but the folder is still present.
so im on win10 and running python 3.8.3 and my pip suddenly stopped working and couldnt get it to work anymore. i tried lots of things but sadly nothing .
so i would like to completely remove python ( and the cache or whatever will be scattered or left behind by the installer) . anyone can help me on this
As a student, I had to install python and work with it. At some point my TA "fixed" an issue where now when I attempt to use PIP installations, I'm getting errors. I'm getting:
bash: pip: command not found
and
/opt/homebrew/opt/python@3.11/bin/python3.11: bad interpreter: No such file or directory
When attempting to google up advice, I'm seeing a reinstall is needed. So how do I uninstall everything completely so I can do a good reinstall?
I'd like to do a fresh install of Python on my system. That said, I understand Python keeps user files under root folders and so on. I'm not familiar with Mac, so this makes things a little more complicated.
Any tips on completely uninstalling things so I can then (successfully) reinstall Python and VS Code from scratch?
WARNING: macOS comes with a system Python installation in /usr/bin/python3 that should NOT be removed as it's required for system functionality. Only remove Python versions you've manually installed.
Please read the end of 5.1.1 for official insight: https://docs.python.org/3/using/mac.html#installation-steps
Legacy Python
The previous edit for this question suggested removing /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.x/bin/python as a way of completely removing Python. This flexibility has since changed with newer macOS updates.
Identify Your Python Installations
Before removing anything, determine which Python installations exist and where they're located:
# List all Python installations
which -a python python3
# Check Python versions
python3 --version
# Find installation locations
ls -l /opt/homebrew/bin/python*
ls -l /usr/local/bin/python*
ls -l /usr/bin/python*
For Homebrew Python
# Uninstall Python
brew uninstall [email protected]
# Remove orphaned files
brew cleanup
# List any broken symlinks, etc.
brew doctor
For Python.org installer
# Remove the application
sudo rm -rf /Applications/Python\ 3.x
# Check for framework files
ls -la /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/
# If found, remove the specific version
sudo rm -rf /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.x
# Check for and remove symbolic links
# For Intel Macs:
cd /usr/local/bin
ls -l | grep '../Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.x' | awk '{print $9}' | xargs rm -f
# For Apple Silicon:
cd /usr/local/bin
ls -l | grep '../Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.x' | awk '{print $9}' | xargs rm -f
# Check for user-specific packages
ls -l ~/Library/Python/
# Remove if needed
rm -rf ~/Library/Python/3.x/
For pyenv-managed Python
# List all installed Python versions
pyenv versions
# Show the current active version
pyenv version
# Uninstall a specific version
pyenv uninstall 3.x.y
# Check pyenv installation location
ls -la ~/.pyenv/versions/
# Remove pyenv shims and rehash
pyenv rehash
# If you want to completely remove pyenv itself
# For Homebrew installation:
brew uninstall pyenv
# For manual installation:
rm -rf ~/.pyenv
# Don't forget to remove pyenv initialization from your shell profile
# (.bash_profile, .zshrc, etc.)
Clean Up Remaining Files
# Remove Python cache files
find ~/ -name "__pycache__" -type d -exec rm -rf {} +
find ~/ -name "*.pyc" -delete
# Check for any remaining Python-related directories
ls -la ~/Library/Application\ Support/ | grep -i python
ls -la ~/Library/Caches/ | grep -i python
# The version of Python that you want to delete
python_version_number=3.10
sudo rm -rf /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/${python_version_number}/
sudo rm -rf "/Applications/Python ${python_version_number}/"
cd /usr/local/bin && ls -l | grep "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/${python_version_number}" | awk '{print $9}' | sudo xargs rm
I installed python 3 on my mac. However on learning python the hard way it says do not install python 3 and use the python commands provided. I did do a google search but most of the things i found were advanced on how to uninstall it. Anyone can walk me through it please thanks
I forgot if it was installed via brew or another method but I have python 3.6.8 and 3.7.4 installed on my MacBook. How do I uninstall 3.6? I only want 3.7 on my laptop.
/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.6/bin/python3.6
/usr/local/bin/python3.7
Do not attempt to remove any Apple-supplied system Python which are in /System/Library and /usr/bin, as this may break your whole operating system.
NOTE: The steps listed below do not affect the Apple-supplied Python 2.7; they only remove a third-party Python framework, like those installed by python.org installers.
The complete list is documented here. Basically, all you need to do is the following:
Remove the third-party Python 2.7 framework
sudo rm -rf /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7Remove the Python 2.7 applications directory
sudo rm -rf "/Applications/Python 2.7"Remove the symbolic links, in
/usr/local/bin, that point to this Python version. See them usingls -l /usr/local/bin | grep '../Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7'
and then run the following command to remove all the links:
cd /usr/local/bin/
ls -l /usr/local/bin | grep '../Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7' | awk '{print $9}' | tr -d @ | xargs rm
- If necessary, edit your shell profile file(s) to remove adding
/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7to yourPATHenvironment file. Depending on which shell you use, any of the following files may have been modified:~/.bash_login,~/.bash_profile,~/.cshrc,~/.profile,~/.tcshrc,~/.zshrc, and/or~/.zprofile.
This one works:
cd /usr/local/bin/
ls -l /usr/local/bin | \
grep '../Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7' | \
awk '{print $9}' | \
tr -d @ | \
xargs rm
Description:
It list all the links, removes @ character and then removes them.
I'm a novice python user
I wanted to use Matplotlib. Could not import it into python. Figured it wasn't installed.
-Tried installing it.
-openend python tried importing agian. Python can't find it or it doesn't exist.
-Tried seeing what versions of python are already installed
I think I'm having a similar problem to what was posted here. I had similar bad habits.
I think the simplest solution would be to uninstall all python versions except the built in one. But I don't really know how to do that? Advice?