[SOLVED] Trying to Install 3.8.12 Python and It Keeps Using 2.7

Issue

It seems no matter how I try to conquer PyEnv running with 3.8.12 it still wants to run with 2.7

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I'm out of ideas on how to get this to accurately reflect the Python environment version of 3.8.12.

Solution

Since you are using Homebrew, it is likely that $PYENV_ROOT/bin (i.e., /Users/<account>/.pyenv/bin) is empty, or even non-existent. That doesn't really matter, since the pyenv executable is probably on your path, e.g. somewhere in /usr/local/bin. Just in case, you can simply link it anyway:

mkdir -p $PYENV_ROOT/bin
cd $PYENV_ROOT/bin
ln -s /usr/local/bin/pyenv
cd

But, that will likely not matter, nor solve your issue.

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What you probably forget, is the line

eval "$(pyenv init --path)"

in $HOME/.zprofile, as mentioned in the GitHub README of the project (search for "zprofile").
Just add the line, creating the file if necessary.

The line

eval "$(pyenv init --)"

should also be used, but in $HOME/.zshrc. I see this line in your comment, but apparently in .zprofile (inside an if-statement). Perhaps that will work, perhaps you need to move it to .zshrc.

Now restart the terminal (or just source ~/.zprofile, or even paste the line directly into the terminal for a one-off local session use), and you should be good to go.

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Note that it looks like the pyenv initialisation has been simplified: no need for the if-statement anymore. For details, I refer again to the GitHub README of the project.

Answered By - 9769953

Answer Checked By - Cary Denson (WPSolving Admin)