MacOS – Moving terminal version of python to homebrew version

I think you probably have two options, barring a reinstallation of 2.7, which might be the easiest thing to do.

You can include the following first line in every Python script:

#!/usr/local/bin/python2.6

Change the path to reflect the version and location of the Python you would like to use.

Alternately you could create a bash alias like:

alias python = '/path/to/pythonversion'

I would go with the first version myself.

solution to install from source and get around the homebrew error

brew install openssl

-> Warning: openssl-1.0.2j already installed, it's just not linked.

brew link openssl

->Warning: Refusing to link: openssl Linking keg-only openssl means you may end up linking against the insecure, deprecated system OpenSSL while using the headers from Homebrew's openssl. Instead, pass the full include/library paths to your compiler e.g.: -I/usr/local/opt/openssl/include -L/usr/local/opt/openssl/lib

cd ~/scratch
git clone git@github.com:openssl/openssl.git
cd openssl
sudo mkdir /usr/local/ssl
sudo chmod 777 /usr/local/ssl
./config -I/usr/local/opt/openssl/include -L/usr/local/opt/openssl/lib
make
make test
make install

now, you will think you failed. but per OpenSSL not getting linked with homebrew on El Capitan 10.11.6 you have to close your terminal then reopen it now

openssl version -a

will show that you are using the new version.