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Expand Up @@ -77,6 +77,15 @@ or Python 3:

This will take a minute or two.

Homebrew names the executable ``python2`` so that you can still run the system Python via the executable ``python``.


.. code-block:: console

$ python -V # system Python interpreter
$ python2 -V # Homebrew installed Python 2 interpreter
$ python3 -V # Homebrew installed Python 3 interpreter (if installed)


Setuptools & Pip
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Expand All @@ -93,6 +102,12 @@ that is recommended over ``easy_install``. It is superior to ``easy_install``
in `several ways <https://python-packaging-user-guide.readthedocs.io/pip_easy_install/#pip-vs-easy-install>`_,
and is actively maintained.

.. code-block:: console

$ pip2 -V # pip pointing to the Homebrew installed Python 2 interpreter
$ pip3 -V # pip pointing to the Homebrew installed Python 3 interpreter (if installed)



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