homebrew-deadsnakes

This formulae provide older versions of the Python package for OSX.

The formula in the homebrew official repository only supports the latest version of Python 2 and Python 3, but people might still need to develop and test against these old Python interpreters.

How do I install these formulae?

Run brew tap drolando/homebrew-deadsnakes and then brew install <formula>.

You can also install via URL:

$ brew install https://raw.githubusercontent.com/drolando/homebrew-deadsnakes/master/Formula/<formula>.rb

Usage

To install python 3.4:

~> brew tap drolando/homebrew-deadsnakes
~> brew install python36
~> brew test python36
~> python3.6
Python 3.6.8 (default, Jan 26 2019, 13:53:46)
[GCC 4.2.1 Compatible Apple LLVM 10.0.0 (clang-1000.11.45.5)] on darwin
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>>

To avoid messing with the official python version installed via homebrew, the binaries and libraries won't be symlinked as python, pip or wheel. To use them you'll need to use their full name including the version.

$ python3.3 --version
Python 3.3.6

$ pip3.3 list
pip (7.1.2)
setuptools (18.3.2)
wheel (0.26.0)

$ wheel3.3 version
wheel 0.26.0

Supported Python Versions

Currently supported releases:

• 2.6 (2.6.9)
• 3.1 (3.1.5)
• 3.2 (3.2.6)
• 3.3 (3.3.7)
• 3.4 (3.4.9)
• 3.5 (3.5.6)
• 3.6 (3.6.8)

Troubleshooting

First, please run brew update and brew doctor.

Second, read the Troubleshooting Checklist and then open an issue in this tap.