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| author | Jonathan Chang | 2017-07-18 15:40:07 -0700 | 
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| committer | Jonathan Chang | 2017-07-18 15:40:07 -0700 | 
| commit | fceb788b9886946d57a01ef837ddac1352342951 (patch) | |
| tree | 32c1e9ba0f973b0ed06e1340496a56ac62492a37 /docs | |
| parent | f8300b2cb720ca0c25c6b8fbee2df84b5a210b2a (diff) | |
| download | brew-fceb788b9886946d57a01ef837ddac1352342951.tar.bz2 | |
docs: update for unshadowed system Python
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| diff --git a/docs/Homebrew-and-Python.md b/docs/Homebrew-and-Python.md index 03f1d6817..c9fe614ba 100644 --- a/docs/Homebrew-and-Python.md +++ b/docs/Homebrew-and-Python.md @@ -9,12 +9,12 @@ Homebrew provides formulae to brew a more up-to-date Python 2.7.x and 3.x.  **Important:** If you choose to install a Python which isn't either of these two (system Python or brewed Python), the Homebrew team can only provide limited support.  ## Python 2.x or Python 3.x -Homebrew provides a formula for Python 2.7.x and one for Python 3.x. They don't conflict, so they can both be installed. The executable `python` will always point to the 2.x and `python3` to the 3.x version. +Homebrew provides a formula for Python 2.7.x and one for Python 3.x. They don't conflict, so they can both be installed. The executable `python2` will always point to the 2.x and `python3` to the 3.x version. The executable `python` will always point to the macOS system Python.  ([Wondering which one to choose?](https://wiki.python.org/moin/Python2orPython3))  ## Setuptools, Pip, etc. -The Python formulae install [`pip`](http://www.pip-installer.org) and [Setuptools](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/setuptools). +The Python formulae install [pip](http://www.pip-installer.org) (as `pip2` or `pip3`) and [Setuptools](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/setuptools).  Setuptools can be updated via pip, without having to re-brew Python: | 
