Homebrew , python installing

Question

i got an error while trying to install python throught homebrew. brew says what it failed to link python , here is output:

Linking /usr/local/Cellar/python/2.7.3... Warning: Could not link python. Unlinking... Error: Could not symlink file: /usr/local/Cellar/python/2.7.3/bin/smtpd2.py /usr/local/bin/smtpd2.py may already exist. /usr/local/bin may not be writable. 

ls -la on /usr/bin and bin rights :

The drwxrwxrwx  26 root             admin  884 26 Oct 16:03 bin 

And smtpd2.py is exists.. How can i fix it? Delete smtpd2.py ?

Answer 1

Sounds like a permissions issue with /usr/local.

### Makes you owner of /usr/local  $ sudo chown -R `whoami` /usr/local  ### Force uninstalls failed python $ brew uninstall -f python  ### Clear the brew cache $ rm -rf `brew --cache`  ### Recreate the brew cache $ mkdir `brew --cache`  ### Cleanup - cleans up old homebrew files $ brew cleanup  ### Prune - removes dead symlinks in homebrew $ brew prune  ### Doctor - runs homebrew checks for common error causing issues $ brew doctor  ######## ### Google and follow steps to fix what `brew doctor` came back with ########  ### Reinstall python $ brew install python