Changing versions of Python in command line

Question

Python 2.5 came installed on my Mac. I downloaded Python 3.2 and have it running in my IDE. When I open the terminal in Mac and type in Python, it tells me I'm working with 2.5.

1) What do I enter in the command line to change from 2.5 to 3.2?

2) Once I get to 3.2 (using your answer), how do I get back to 2.5 if I want to?

Thanks for your help.

Håvard · Accepted Answer · 2011-04-06 14:50:48Z

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You can simply type python3.2 instead of just python to use python 3.2.

answered Apr 6, 2011 at 14:50

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Ned Deily Over a year ago

Or the more generic python3 if you only have one version of a Python 3 installed. It's also possible you may need to alter your shell PATH depending on how you installed python3.2.

Leahcim Over a year ago

@Ned Deily, thanks, is there a command I can type into the terminal to find out the Path it's installed at?

Ned Deily Over a year ago

And, if you used a Python 3.2 installer from python.org, there is a command script in /Applications/Python 3.2 that you can launch to modify your shell profile files to add the right framework bin directory to your shell PATH.

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