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Expand Up @@ -102,6 +102,22 @@ will launch the homebrew-installed Python 3 interpreter.
If the Homebrew version of Python 2 is installed then ``pip2`` will point to Python 2.
If the Homebrew version of Python 3 is installed then ``pip3`` will point to Python 3.

The rest of the guide will assume that ``python`` references Python 3. You can simply choose to always invoke ``python3`` instead, and much is backwards compatible. However, performing the following steps will set Python 3 as the default interpreter for ``python`` in a shell.

.. code-block:: console

# Do I have a Python 2 problem?
$ python --version
Python 2.7.10 # Referencing OSX system install
$ which python
/usr/bin/python # Yup, homebrew's would be in /usr/local/bin

# Symlink /usr/local/bin/python to python3
$ ln -s /usr/local/bin/python3 /usr/local/bin/python

$ python --version
Python 3.6.4 # Success!
# If you still see 2.7 ensure in PATH /usr/local/bin/ takes pecedence over /usr/bin/

Pipenv & Virtual Environments
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