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Pip and other aliases in Mac Catalina / ZSH
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Description
Mac Catalina uses ZSH by default. Which is what you'll get if you buy a new Mac.
If you follow the guide, https://docs.python-guide.org/starting/install3/osx/#pipenv-virtual-environments, at the end, if you just run "pip" in your terminal, it will not be found.
After I changed the default terminal to bash, and reinstalled python with brew, then running "pip --version" gives pip version 3 as expected.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start with the macOS pipenv virtual-environments section at the linked Python Guide URL and reproduce the documented commands in Catalina's default ZSH shell. Check the reported pip command and the contrast with Bash and Homebrew; done means the guide explains or resolves the missing pip alias for new macOS users.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python, zsh
- Domain
- documentation
- Issue type
- Documentation
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 38/100