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Asked: May 16, 20262026-05-16T16:31:50+00:00 2026-05-16T16:31:50+00:00

I just installed Python 2.7, but IDLE is currently broken on OS X 10.6.4.

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I just installed Python 2.7, but IDLE is currently broken on OS X 10.6.4. Is there anyway I can revert to the earlier, Apple installed, version? A simple PATH adjustment, perhaps?

Right now $PATH looks like this for me:

/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/git/bin:/usr/X11/bin:
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    2026-05-16T16:31:51+00:00Added an answer on May 16, 2026 at 4:31 pm

    /usr/bin/python is where Apple puts (the symlink to) the system version of Python — so, just remove that first item from the PATH, and you should be fine.

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