Mac Default Python Path Change

Question

Hi I have a Mac and happen to have many different flavors of Python installed everywhere.

right now when I opened up python in terminal, type in

which python

the return result is:

//anaconda/bin/python

I am wondering what should I do to change the default python to a python that I like, so next time when I do:

which python

the path should be:

/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/bin/python2.7

Thanks!

Answer 1

When you installed Anaconda it should have added a new item to your PATH variable, right at the front. You should see something like this in your *~/.bash_profile* file:

# added by Anaconda 1.8.0 installer
export PATH="//anaconda/bin:$PATH"

You can remove these lines, reopen any terminal window you have and your default Python should have been restored.