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Installing pip for multiple Python versions does not work with symlinks

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Environment

pip version: 10.0.1
Python version: 2.7.14 + 3.6.4
OS: MacOS High Sierra

Description

At the time of installation, pip, pipX, and pipX.Y will be written to /usr/local/bin. If there are existing symlinks, e.g. pip is symlinked to pipZ.W, this will overwrite pip executables for different versions and obviously break things.

Expected behavior

Remove the symlink and write a new file.

How to Reproduce

Install pip for Python 2.7 (python get-pip.py)
cd /usr/local/bin, rm pip, ln -s pip2.7 pip
Install pip for Python 3.6 (python3 get-pip.py)

Output

pip2.7 is now running 3.6

Issue Analytics

State:
Created 5 years ago
Comments:7 (4 by maintainers)

Top GitHub Comments

1reaction

MichaelKim0407commented, Sep 7, 2019

Well, I did not mean to reopen this. It should be closed

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pradyunsgcommented, Jun 27, 2018

Ah. My bad. 😅

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