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There are some Modern Python Tools, but I tend to rely on the good old pyenv and native python environments.
Python Version
I use pyenv to switch between python versions.
I installed it with:
brew install pyenv
Using pyenv is convenient.
You can check existing versions with:
# checks the most recent available version starting with 3
pyenv latest -k 3
# checks the most recent available version starting with 3.12
pyenv latest -k 3.12
Now to install the chosen python version, just run:
pyenv install 3.13.1
When you run a Python command, pyenv will look for a .python-version file in the current directory and each parent directory. If no such file is found in the tree, pyenv will use the global Python version specified with pyenv global. A version specified with the PYENV_VERSION environment variable takes precedence over local and global versions.
Run pyenv versions for a list of available Python versions. To read more, run pyenv local --help.
Running pyenv local 3.13.1 will create the .python-version file in the current directory.
Python Environment
On my Mac I keep python environments in ~/python-venvs. Now to create a new environment, run:
python -m venv ~/python-venvs/<name-of-the-environment>
To activate and deactivate given python environment, run:
# to activate
source ~/python-venvs/<name-of-the-environment>/bin/activate
# to deactivate
deactivate