pyenv Command Examples

Switch between multiple versions of Python easily. See also: asdf. More information: https://github.com/pyenv/pyenv.

• List all available commands:

pyenv commands

• List all Python versions under the ${PYENV_ROOT}/versions directory:

pyenv versions

• List all Python versions that can be installed from upstream:

pyenv install --list

• Install a Python version under the ${PYENV_ROOT}/versions directory:

pyenv install {{2.7.10}}

• Uninstall a Python version under the ${PYENV_ROOT}/versions directory:

pyenv uninstall {{2.7.10}}

• Set Python version to be used globally in the current machine:

pyenv global {{2.7.10}}

• Set Python version to be used in the current directory and all directories below it:

pyenv local {{2.7.10}}