How to set default Python version in terminal on OS X 10.6.8?

Question

I just downloaded python 2.7 on my mac which runs OS X 10.6.8. The previous version of python installed was 2.6.

When I type python in the terminal it o

Answer 1

Because my account does not have the admin permission. I work around to set the config in ~/.zshrc or ~/.bashrc. Now I give a example that I assume you installed python 3.7. If you installed the other version, just change the version will be fine.

1. ~/.zshrc solution

  $ echo "alias python=/usr/local/bin/python3.7" >> ~/.zshrc
  $ source ~/.zshrc

2. ~/.bashrc solution

    $ echo "alias python=/usr/local/bin/python3.7" >> ~/.bashrc
    $ source ~/.bashrc

3. check the result

    $ python --version   
    # print result Python 3.7.1

The other solutions please refer to : https://opensource.com/article/19/5/python-3-default-mac