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diff --git a/docs/Homebrew-and-Python.md b/docs/Homebrew-and-Python.md index 2e9e643b5..d3b94d1a4 100644 --- a/docs/Homebrew-and-Python.md +++ b/docs/Homebrew-and-Python.md @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ This page describes how Python is handled in Homebrew for users. See [Python for Homebrew should work with any [CPython](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2324208/is-there-any-difference-between-cpython-and-python) and defaults to the macOS system Python. -Homebrew provides formulae to brew a more up-to-date Python 2.7.x (and 3.x). +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. @@ -62,9 +62,9 @@ These should be installed via `pip install <x>`. To discover, you can use `pip s ## Brewed Python modules -For brewed Python, modules installed with `pip` or `python setup.py install` will be installed to `$(brew --prefix)/lib/pythonX.Y/site-packages` directory (explained above). Executable python scripts will be in `$(brew --prefix)/bin`. +For brewed Python, modules installed with `pip` or `python setup.py install` will be installed to the `$(brew --prefix)/lib/pythonX.Y/site-packages` directory (explained above). Executable python scripts will be in `$(brew --prefix)/bin`. -The system Python may not know which compiler flags to set in order to build bindings for software installed in Homebrew so you may need to: +The system Python may not know which compiler flags to set in order to build bindings for software installed in Homebrew so you may need to run: `CFLAGS=-I$(brew --prefix)/include LDFLAGS=-L$(brew --prefix)/lib pip install <package>`. |