Inconsistency in python2 installation instructions
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- Needs clarification
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- Tech stack
- python
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- documentation
Research direction
Start by reading docs/starting/install/osx.rst around lines 84-89, as linked in the issue. Determine which statement accurately describes the Python 2 installation behavior, then update the contradictory wording so the instructions are consistent.
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Description
It says that python gets left to point to the system python (2.7 on OSX), but then goes on to say that python points to homebrew Python3.
https://github.com/realpython/python-guide/blame/master/docs/starting/install/osx.rst#L84-L89
Not sure which bit needs to be changed.
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