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Python 2 (via pyenv)	https://webinstall.dev/pyenv	Python 2 is the legacy version of Python.

To update or switch versions, run pyenv install -v 2 (or 2.6, etc).

How to Install python2 on macOS

Make sure that you already have Xcode tools installed:

xcode-select --install

You may also need to install Xcode proper from the App Store.

How to Install python2 on Linux

Make sure that you already have the necessary build tools installed:

# required
sudo apt update
sudo apt install -y build-essential zlib1g-dev libssl-dev

# recommended
sudo apt install -y libreadline-dev libbz2-dev libsqlite3-dev

Files

These are the files / directories that are created and/or modified with this install:

~/.bashrc (or your shell's equivalent)
~/.config/envman/PATH.env
~/.pyenv

Cheat Sheet

Unless you know you need Python 2 for a specific purpose, you should probably use Python 3 instead.

For more info see these cheat sheets:

• Python 3
• pyenv