Uninstalling Python 3 on a Mac

Question

I installed Python 3 to learn Python and quickly realized that django isn't compatible with Python 3.

How do I uninstall Python 3 on my Mac so that I can install a different version?

Answer 1

See this answer and substitute 3.2 for 2.7.

Answer 2

This is not a programming question. You uninstall it just as you uninstall any other software on a mac! You have a couple of options

1. Goto Finder>Applications>Python 3.0 (or whatever the folder is named). Right click, select Move to Trash, empty trash.
2. Open Terminal, type sudo rm -rf /Applications/Python\ 3.0/, enter password and you're done.

Different versions of python go in different folders. So, you can install a new version and leave v3.0 as it is. Just remember to add the new python dir to your path and remove the old one or set an alias for python to python2.x

Next time, remember that such questions are better asked on http://apple.stackexchange.com/

Answer 3

How did you install it? If you used an installer, then follow yoda's wise advice. Open a terminal and remove the directory /System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.0 if it exists. You should also make sure that the symlink /System/Library/Frameworks/Python.version/Versions/Current does not point to 3.0. If it does, then reset it to point to 2.6 or something appropriate.