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acakaliman
acakaliman

Reputation: 83

pip not found via zsh yet shows up via python3 -m pip --version

So, I've used homebrew to install python on my MPB (Catalina OS) and currently have both the system python (2.7.16) and python3 (3.9.0). Using "which" I get the following:

$ which python 
/usr/bin/python

$ which python3
/usr/bin/local/python3

When I type "pip list" I get

$ pip list
zsh: command not found: pip

Yet if I type the following I get this:

$ python3 -m pip --version
pip 20.3.1 from /usr/local/lib/python3.9/site-packages/pip (python 3.9)

What's going on that pip (and pandas) are installed within the python3.9 directory but zsh doesn't find them? It is an 'alias' issue I need to fix? I'm concerned to mess with the system python 2. Help!

Upvotes: 2

Views: 8727

Answers (1)

user14757127
user14757127

Reputation:

Create a symlink in one of the directories in your PATH variable or manipulate the PATH variable in your shell environment:

Look it up by echo $PATH - my result would be:

/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:...

Now I can create a symlink in one of my directories by:

ln -s /usr/local/lib/python3.9/site-packages/pip /usr/local/bin/pip

or add /usr/local/lib/python3.9/site-packages/ to my PATH by

PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/lib/python3.9/site-packages/; export PATH

Then you would be able to find pip and execute it in zsh.

Upvotes: 1

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