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Managing installed versions of python before pyenv was installed

I'm new to Python and pyenv, I installed python 3.6.8 before installing pyenv, but when I type

pyenv versions

onto the powershell the output is 3.12.0, a version i did install with pyenv, but the 3.6.8 version does not come up, only the ones I installed with pyenv.

should I uninstall python 3.6.8 and re-install it with pyenv, or is there a way to add it to the versions list?

there is not a lot of documentation around the usage after installation, so i don't know really how to solve this

Solution

  • Depending on how you downloaded Python 3.8.6, it will (probably) appear in one of the folders listed in the PATH variable. For this reason, you can (probably) use the 3.8.6 version from the terminal. Try, for example, to create a virtual environment in the current folder using python3.8 -m venv venv and write back later what you got as a result.

    EDIT. I wrote about terminal (Mac, Linux) not about Powershell so it may differ but check anyway.