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| brew install pyenv | ||
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| 1. Install the [pyenv-virtualenv](https://github.com/pyenv/pyenv-virtualenv) |
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Can you put the command to install it here?
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| 1. Install the [pyenv-virtualenv](https://github.com/pyenv/pyenv-virtualenv) | ||
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Append the following to your ~/.bashrc file:
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| brew upgrade pyenv | ||
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| 1. Compile the necessary Python versions with pyenv. |
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Maybe say something like grab the latest minor versions of the major version you are looking for?
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| 1. Set the local Python version(s) with `pyenv local` | ||
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| pyenv local python-docs-samples 3.6.4 3.7.0 3.5.4 2.715 |
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Could you include above this line what the 2 parameters are like
#pyenv local [name of virtualenv] [list of python versions to use]
pyenv local python-docs-samples 3.6.4 3.7.0 3.5.4 2.715
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| pyenv local python-docs-samples 3.6.4 3.7.0 3.5.4 2.7.15 | ||
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| 1. Now when you `cd` into the source directory or a subdirectory within it, |
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| more than one version, it will also add binaries like `python36` and | ||
| `python27` to your PATH, which nox uses when picking Python interpreters. | ||
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| 1. Since we don't want to add the pyenv configuration to git, add |
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Rephrasing suggestion: Add .python-version to your global gitignore file, so it wont be committed into the repository.
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This guide recommends
pyenvandpyenv-virtualenv. I know there are many options, but this is what works for me.