I want to update my Python framework on Mac and delete the old versions but I am not sure if is safe to
rm -fr /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.4 - 2.5 - 2.6 -3.0 etc. Any suggestion?
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Yes, it's safe.
The Mac's system python's are in /System/Library/....
.dmg's downloaded and installed from python.org are placed in /Library/....
Don't delete the /System ones, but the /Library ones are user installed, so they should be safe to delete.
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snapshoe
I personally have done this-- I've installed python.org's .dmg's, then removed them and installed from source with
homebrew.
Ned Deily
To completely delete the old ones, you can also delete the corresponding folders installed by the python.org installers into
/Applications, either /Applications/MacPython 2.n or /Applications/Python m.n. The final piece is to delete the corresponding symlinks in /usr/local/bin (not /usr/bin!)snapshoe
+1 Ned. Agreed. I forgot those steps, but I remember doing them.
mel
It's safer not to mess with /System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/
jonnyd42
I'm not able to do the above command. I get "Operation not permitted" even when I use sudo. @snapshoe
No, it's not safe. Generally, don't mess with the Python that comes with your OS, many system tools depends on having a specific version of Python.
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Ned Deily
Yes, you should not mess with Python files that are part of an OS distribution. But the paths referenced by the OP are not to the Pythons that come with OS X, rather they are ones installed by the python.org installer or other third-party installers.
skywalker
/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework is not the system one