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Pincopallino
Pincopallino

Reputation: 651

Python on Mac OS X

I think I have some problems with the python installation on OS X 10.8. Here's what I get after whichcommand

$ which -a python
/usr/local/bin/python
/usr/bin/python
/usr/local/bin/python

Then I have

$ /usr/local/bin/python --version
Python 2.7.5

While

/usr/bin/python --version
Python 2.5.6

I have homebrew installed. The problem is that a program (Tex Live Utility) crashes because it needs Python 2.6+ and uses /usr/bin/python as path. My question is, which is the python version that comes with OS X? How do I fix this problem without messing up Apple's Python installation?

By the way, in the /usr/bin folder I have the following

$ ls py*
pydoc           python2.5       pythonw
pydoc2.5        python2.5-config    pythonw2.5
pydoc2.6        python2.6       pythonw2.6
pydoc2.7        python2.6-config    pythonw2.7
python          python2.7
python-config       python2.7-config

Upvotes: 0

Views: 620

Answers (1)

Erik Kaplun
Erik Kaplun

Reputation: 38207

  • /usr/bin/python is the Python that comes with OS X.
  • /usr/local/bin/python is the Homebrew version.

This also explains why the 2nd one is newer. Also, if you have Homebrew installed, everything under /usr/local has been installed by Homebrew (normally).

P.S. I'm a little bit suspicious as to why your OS X Python is at version 2.6.5; in OS X 10.8, the Python that comes bundled should be 2.7.2 as is the case on my system:

$ /usr/bin/python --version
Python 2.7.2

Upvotes: 2

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