How to install regular python (via homebrew) and miniconda in the same computer?

Question

I downloaded conda, however I would like to use pip and a regular python version (homebrew) for a different purpose, is it ok if I install python and pip via brew and then I install conda?

Update

after installing miniconda I tried to install python via homebrew and both python versions crashed. How can I install miniconda and then python via homebrew?

Answer 1

Anaconda:

Conda creates language-agnostic environments natively whereas pip relies on virtualenv to manage only Python environments Though it is recommended to always use conda packages, conda also includes pip, so you don’t have to choose between the two. For example, to install a python package that does not have a conda package, but is available through pip.

You can also use pip within your conda environment:

conda install pip
pip <pip command>

or

conda install -n testenv pip
source activate testenv
pip <pip command>

You can also add pip to default packages of any environment so it is present each time so you don't have to follow the above snippet.

Answer 2

From Anaconda Troubleshoot FAQ, following methods can be employed :

• Edit your .bash_profile and .bashrc files so that the conda binary directory, such as ~/miniconda3/bin, is no longer added to the PATH environment variable. You can still run conda activate and deactivate by using their full path names, such as ~/miniconda3/bin/conda.

• You may also create a folder with symbolic links to conda, activate and deactivate, and then edit your .bash_profile or .bashrc file to add this folder to your PATH. If you do this, running python will invoke the system Python, but running conda commands, source activate MyEnv, source activate root, or source deactivate will work normally.
  After running source activate to activate any environment, including after running source activate root, running python will invoke the Python in the active conda environment.