I think the /usr/bin/python executable you’re seeing is the Apple-supplied one.
Here’s what I have in /usr/bin, which is all from Apple: $ ls -l /usr/bin/pyth* -rwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 66576 Apr 29 02:29 /usr/bin/python -rwxr-xr-x 5 root wheel 925 Jul 31 2016 /usr/bin/python-config lrwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 75 Jun 22 13:26 /usr/bin/python2.6 -> ../../System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.6/bin/python2.6 lrwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 82 Jun 22 13:26 /usr/bin/python2.6-config -> ../../System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.6/bin/python2.6-config lrwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 75 Jun 22 13:26 /usr/bin/python2.7 -> ../../System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/bin/python2.7 lrwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 82 Jun 22 13:26 /usr/bin/python2.7-config -> ../../System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/bin/python2.7-config -rwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 66576 Apr 29 02:30 /usr/bin/pythonw lrwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 76 Jun 22 13:26 /usr/bin/pythonw2.6 -> ../../System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.6/bin/pythonw2.6 lrwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 76 Jun 22 13:26 /usr/bin/pythonw2.7 -> ../../System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/bin/pythonw2.7 $ Homebrew puts everything in /usr/local/bin, and I think so does the official Python Mac installer (it did when I was still responsible for it:-). > On 18 Jul 2017, at 21:37, Pito Salas <pitosa...@brandeis.edu> wrote: > > I’m new to Python. I seem to have three partially installed Pythons on my Mac > Sierra. > > One from Apple > One from Homebrew > And one from the Python Mac installer > > In particular, for example, I have a python executable in /usr/bin: > > $ which python > /usr/bin/python > > This is an actual executable not a symkink. There are a whole bunch of python > related files in that directory: > > python python-config python2.6 python2.6-config python2.7 > python2.7-config pythonw pythonw2.6 pythonw2.7 > > > I think they all came from the python.org python installer. > > I would like to fully uninstall the Python (and related files) that I got > from the Mac Python Installer from the python web site. I can’t find up to > date instructions. > > Does anyone know how to do this? Thanks! > > Pito Salas > > > > _______________________________________________ > Pythonmac-SIG maillist - Pythonmac-SIG@python.org > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/pythonmac-sig > unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/Pythonmac-SIG -- Jack Jansen, <jack.jan...@cwi.nl>, http://www.cwi.nl/~jack If I can't dance I don't want to be part of your revolution -- Emma Goldman _______________________________________________ Pythonmac-SIG maillist - Pythonmac-SIG@python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/pythonmac-sig unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/Pythonmac-SIG