Python is a core system component of macOS and should not be removed. Removing or modifying the system-installed Python on a Mac can cause various issues with your system and its applications.
However, if you have installed Python from a third-party source such as Homebrew or Anaconda and you want to uninstall it, you can follow these steps:
Open the Terminal application on your Mac.
Type
which python
command in the terminal to identify the location of the Python executable file.Run the following command to remove the Python package and all of its installed components:
bashsudo rm -rf /path/to/python
Replace
/path/to/python
with the actual path to your Python installation directory.Note: This command will delete the entire Python directory, so make sure you have selected the correct directory before executing the command.
If you have installed Python using Homebrew, you can use the following command to uninstall it:
brew uninstall python
This command will remove the Homebrew-installed Python package and all of its components.
If you have installed Python using Anaconda, you can use the following command to uninstall it:
conda uninstall python
This command will remove the Anaconda-installed Python package and all of its components.
Once the uninstallation process is complete, you can verify that Python has been uninstalled by running the python --version
command in the Terminal. If Python has been successfully uninstalled, you should see an error message indicating that the command is not found.
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