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Re:Pyenv – lets you easily switch between multiple versions ... by latexr on Monday March 25, 2024 @01:11PM (#39818801)
> It's python3.11, not python3, and the python3 "executable" is, itself a symlink to the particular binary (in this example python3.11).

Not for the example I gave. If you’re seeing Python 3.11, you’re definitely not using the /usr/bin/python3 on macOS with is made available by the Xcode CLI tools. That’s at 3.9.6 even on Sonoma.

> as someone else also points out, you don't even have to use the symlinked versions, you can use --copies

Which, again, doesn’t work for the stated case.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39818732

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Re:Pyenv – lets you easily switch between multiple versions ... by scaryclam on Tuesday March 26, 2024 @05:53AM (#39825920)
Sorry, but yes I am using macOS for work. I use homebrew as xcode is the issue here, not python or macOS. There are solutions to your problem, you just seem resistant to using them.
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Re:Pyenv – lets you easily switch between multiple versions ... by latexr on Tuesday March 26, 2024 @06:55AM (#39826310)
> There are solutions to your problem, you just seem resistant to using them.

No, it is you who are failing to understand. I’m describing to you a real scenario, but it’s not one that bothers me. I don’t need you to come up with a solution and didn’t ask you for it. You need to understand not everyone has the same requirements and tradeoffs you do.

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