9

If you install python3 through Homebrew it installs the latest version by default, which I did. But I want 3.3 instead of 3.4. How can I replace it with 3.3 specifically using Homebrew? I want to try Django with Python 3 but I'm just learning Django so I want to use the latest stable version, currently 1.6, which is compatible with up to Python 3.3. I want to use it with Python 3, so it has to be 3.3. Django 1.7 is Py3.4 compatible but I don't want to mess with that 'til it's stable... on OS X 10.8.5

Improve this question
9
  • 1
    The latest OS X comes with python 3.3.3 Commented Jul 15, 2014 at 20:49
  • 1
    possible duplicate of Homebrew install specific version of formula? Commented Jul 15, 2014 at 20:51
  • Are you sure Django 1.6 won't work with Python 3.4, at least well enough to play around with it? Commented Jul 15, 2014 at 21:01
  • @chepner, no I'm not; just going by what it says officially on djangoproject.com. Commented Jul 15, 2014 at 22:34
  • 2
    @RafaelBarros: 10.9.4 does not include python 3. Unless you're talking about the public beta? Commented Jul 15, 2014 at 22:41

1 Answer 1

Reset to default
12

Here are some elements that you can piece together from the homebrew FAQ.

  1. Can I edit formulae myself? - yes.

    brew edit python3

  2. look for the url and change it to the ftp link to the 3.3 (3.3.6) archive.

  3. download the archive locally and compute the checksum with shasum.

  4. save the file as python33.rb and install with brew install --debug python33.rb.

Passing the --debug flag will help you in case some steps are not working properly (e.g. in the latest formula, removing the 2to3 binary was a problem), you may just try to revert this change as python3.3 does not have ensurepip bootstrap module.

You can find the formula I used here: python 3.3.5

Improve this answer
Sign up to request clarification or add additional context in comments.

2 Comments

If you download the package manually and shasum it, you can copy + paste that output into the sha256 variable when you're brew edit python3. This way you can brew install python3 like normal
gist link is broken.

Start asking to get answers

Find the answer to your question by asking.

Ask question

Explore related questions

See similar questions with these tags.