How to uninstall Python 2.7 on a Mac OS X 10.6.4?

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I want to completely remove Python 2.7 from my Mac OS X 10.6.4. I managed to remove the entry from the PATH variable by reverting my .bash_profile. But I also want to remove all directories, files, symlinks, and entries that got installed by the Python 2.7 install package. I've got the install package from http://www.python.org/. What directories/files/configuration file entries do I need to remove? Is there a list somewhere?

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Aug 4th, 2020 By: Tabres

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Do not remove Apple-supplied system Python present under the /System/Library and /usr/bin directories. You have to remove the third-party Python 2.7 framework.



sudo rm -rf /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7



Remove the applications directory of Python 2.7.



sudo rm -rf "/Applications/Python 2.7"



Remove the symbolic links of Python 2.7 from the /usr/bin directory.



ls -l /usr/local/bin | grep '../Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7'



cd /usr/local/bin/


ls -l /usr/local/bin | grep '../Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7' | awk '{print $9}' | tr -d @ | xargs rm


 

9 months ago - By harinigupta
 

You have to remove the links from the python version folder in the library. 



cd /usr/local/bin/


ls -l /usr/local/bin | grep '../Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7' | awk '{print $9}' | tr -d @ | xargs rm

9 months ago - By soumya
 
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