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by ShadowBanThis01 1117 days ago
Yep, I just tried to install a Python-based project and there was a conflict between Pyenv's and Homebrew's versions of pip... despite having used Homebrew to install Pyenv. I ended up just getting rid of Pyenv altogether... but now Python may be in some screwed-up state on my system.

It's too bad the ecosystem seems to be so messy, because Python seems like the best language for general utilities.
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tedmiston 1113 days ago
> Yep, I just tried to install a Python-based project and there was a conflict between Pyenv's and Homebrew's versions of pip... despite having used Homebrew to install Pyenv.

The comment does not really make sense. It sounds like pyenv wasn't setup correctly on your system (needs to be added to your bash_profile etc). The typical setup is to put pyenv first in PATH so it takes precedence.

It may be easier to use pipx which will auto manage the virtual envs of end user apps for you.

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replwoacause 1114 days ago
This is exactly why I’ve never wanted to get too involved with Python. The few times I’ve tried to play with it, it always becomes a nightmare of error messages to do with stuff exactly like this and I spent more time farting around trying to figure out what went wrong with it then I do actually doing any development.
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