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Install Python on macOS using pyenv
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Install Python on Mac using pyenv

1. Install dependencies using homebrew

brew install pyenv
brew install zlib
brew install sqlite

2. Configure ~/.zshrc (our whatever shell you use)

# pyenv
export PATH="$(pyenv root)/shims:$PATH"
export PATH="$(pyenv root):$PATH"

# build python
# For compilers to find zlib and sqlite you may need to set:
export LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -L/usr/local/opt/zlib/lib"
export LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -L/usr/local/opt/sqlite/lib"
export CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS -I/usr/local/opt/zlib/include"
export CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS -I/usr/local/opt/sqlite/include"

# For pkg-config to find zlib and sqlite you may need to set:
export PKG_CONFIG_PATH="$PKG_CONFIG_PATH /usr/local/opt/zlib/lib/pkgconfig"
export PKG_CONFIG_PATH="$PKG_CONFIG_PATH /usr/local/opt/sqlite/lib/pkgconfig"

3. Source

source ~/.zshrc

4. Ready to use pyenv

  1. pyenv versions to get available versions
  2. pyenv install 3.8.6 to install a specific version
  3. pyenv global 3.8.6 to set python version
  4. python --version to verify the version might have to start a new terminal session
  5. pip install --upgrade pip upgrade pip to work with current python version

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