pyenv

pyenv is a command line tool that lets you easily install and switch between multiple versions of Python.

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See also

• pyenv

• Get started with pyenv & poetry

• Installing Pythons with PyEnv

• Installing pyenv on macOS

Install

Listing 660 command line

# install pyenv
brew install pyenv

# display your shell
echo $SHELL

# if $SHELL is /bin/zsh
touch ~/.zshrc
echo 'export PYENV_ROOT="$HOME/.pyenv"' >> ~/.zshrc
echo 'export PATH="~/.pyenv/bin:$PATH"\neval "$(pyenv init -)"' >> ~/.zshrc

# if $SHELL is /bin/bash
touch ~/.bash_profile
echo 'export PYENV_ROOT="$HOME/.pyenv"' >> ~/.bash_profile
echo 'export PATH="~/.pyenv/bin:$PATH"\neval "$(pyenv init -)"' >> ~/.bash_profile

Then close your terminal and start a new one.

Quickref

command	description
pyenv install --list	list all available Python versions
`pyenv install –list	grep ‘^\s3.’`
pyenv install {version}	install a version of Python
pyenv uninstall {version}	uninstall a version of Python
pyenv versions	list installed Python versions
pyenv version	list the active Python version
pyenv global	show the default Python version
pyenv global {version}	set the default Python version
pyenv local	show the Python version for this directory
pyenv local {version}	set the Python version for this directory
pyenv help [{command}]	show the help (optionally for {command})