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https://github.com/utahta/pythonbrew
Python Environment manager
https://github.com/utahta/pythonbrew
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Python Environment manager
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/utahta/pythonbrew
- Owner: utahta
- License: mit
- Created: 2010-10-02T12:33:59.000Z (over 14 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2023-07-19T09:09:04.000Z (over 1 year ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-01-10T11:16:32.259Z (16 days ago)
- Topics: go, golang, python, pythonbrew
- Language: Go
- Homepage:
- Size: 457 KB
- Stars: 1,439
- Watchers: 75
- Forks: 163
- Open Issues: 45
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
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README
# pythonbrew
[](https://circleci.com/gh/utahta/pythonbrew/tree/master)
[](https://goreportcard.com/report/github.com/utahta/pythonbrew)
[](https://github.com/utahta/pythonbrew/releases)
## Note
This project is no longer under active development.
You can try to [pyenv](https://github.com/pyenv/pyenv)(under active development) instead of pythonbrew.
# Overview
pythonbrew is the Python environments manager. it's easy to switch between them.
Inspired by [perlbrew](http://github.com/gugod/App-perlbrew) and [rvm](https://github.com/wayneeseguin/rvm).
# Installation
The recommended way to download from [each releases](https://github.com/utahta/pythonbrew/releases) and put it somewhere in your PATH.
Or you can get as below
```sh
go get -u github.com/utahta/pythonbrew/cmd/pythonbrew
```
Typically, pythonbrew install packages into ~/.pythonbrew.
If you want to install packages into somewhere else, you can do that by setting a PYTHONBREW_ROOT environment variable
```sh
export PYTHONBREW_ROOT=/path/to/.pythonbrew
```
# Setup
## Bash
Add the following line at the end of the ~/.bashrc file
```sh
eval "$(pythonbrew init)"
```
## Zsh
Add the following line at the end of the ~/.zshrc file
```sh
eval "$(pythonbrew init)"
```
# Usage
pythonbrew(pybrew) command [options]
Install some pythons
```
pythonbrew install 3.6.4
pythonbrew install -v 3.6.4
pythonbrew install -f 3.6.4
pythonbrew install -C "CFLAGS=-I/path/to/include" -C "LDFLAGS=-L/path/to/lib" 3.6.4
pythonbrew install --no-ensurepip 3.6.4
pythonbrew install --no-symlink 3.6.4
pythonbrew install https://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.6.4/Python-3.6.4.tgz
pythonbrew install 2.7.14 3.6.4
```
Use a specific Python version permanently
```
pythonbrew switch 2.7.14
pythonbrew switch 3.6.4
```
Use a specific Python version in the current shell
```
pythonbrew use 3.6.4
```
List all installed Python versions
```
pythonbrew list
```
List all known installable Python versions
```
pythonbrew list -k
```
Uninstall specific Python versions
```
pythonbrew uninstall 2.7.14
```
Disable pythonbrew
```
pythonbrew off
```
Manage environments (using virtualenv)
```
pythonbrew venv proj # Create proj if not exists, Use proj if exists
pythonbrew venv -p 2.7.14 proj2
pythonbrew venv -l
pythonbrew venv --rm proj
```
Remove all cache
```
pythonbrew cleanup
```
Update pythonbrew to the latest version
```
pythonbrew update
```
Show version
```
pythonbrew -v
```
See more details
```
pythonbrew -h
pythonbrew -h
```
# Recommended Packages
## Debian and Ubuntu
```
apt-get install zlib1g-dev libssl-dev libreadline-dev
```
## Fedora, Red Hat and CentOS
```
yum install zlib-devel openssl-devel readline-devel
```
## macOS
```
brew install openssl
brew install readline
```
# Uninstallation
```sh
rm /path/to/pythonbrew
rm -rf ~/.pythonbrew
```
Remove `eval "$(pythonbrew init)"` line at the setup file.