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python formula does not link to /usr/local/bin/python #16212
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See #14408 & the significant discussion there. |
Also the caveats at the end of the
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I am still having this issue. |
@marisveide |
Thanks, @ilovezfs! |
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Please always follow these steps:
brew install
ing one, specific formula (not cask) and not every time you runbrew
? If it's a generalbrew
problem please file this issue at https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/issues/new. If it's abrew cask
problem please file this issue at https://github.com/Homebrew/caskroom/homebrew-cask/newbrew update
and retried your prior step?brew doctor
, fixed all issues and retried your prior step?brew gist-logs <formula>
(where<formula>
is the name of the formula that failed) and included the output link? → https://gist.github.com/2d81c14cff1d05eca64966ba46ecdb3cPlease note we will close your issue without comment if you delete or do not fill out the issue checklist and provide ALL the requested information.
To help us debug your issue please explain:
What you were trying to do (and why)
After a recent
brew upgrade
, the Python virtualenvwrapper.sh started giving errors. It said python cannot find virtualenvwrapper module. I was trying to fix this error message.What happened (include command output)
Then I did a bit debugging and realized it started using the macOS system python (/usr/bin/python) after a while. No matter how many times I reinstalled
python
formula, I still did not get a/usr/local/bin/python
symlink:What you expected to happen
To have a symlink at
/usr/local/bin/python
after installing python formula so that it replaces my system Python.Step-by-step reproduction instructions (by running
brew install
commands)brew install python
stat /usr/local/bin/python
→ does not exist.The text was updated successfully, but these errors were encountered: