Mac – How to change back from MacPorts Python to system default version

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I used MacPorts to install a newer version of Python on my system (10.5.8 PPC), and then used the MacPorts select command to change the default invoked version of Python to the MP version. Now I want to change it back to the system version of Python, but I can't find a command to do so in the documentation.

I know all the MacPorts command did was to change a bunch of links to point at the MP version instead of the system version. Unfortunately I don't know what all the affected files are.

Does anyone know the command to reverse the setting or know the list of affected links that I would have to change?

Best Answer

Macports select can change it back.

The current macports does it using the port select command - older versions had python_select

To see the possible pythons run

port select --list python

From that list choose the one you want and change to it e.g.

sudo port select --set python python25-apple
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