"-bash: python2: command not found" on OS X

Question

I'm trying to use this script to import my iTunes library to another program.

At the step where I enter python2 export_to_quod_libet.py, I'm getting an error message that says that the python2 command can't be found. I figured out through python -v that I definitely have Python 2.7 installed, so I'm really confused about this.

I did find a similar question being asked here, but the original poster was using Windows (whereas I'm using OS X El Capitan), so a lot of what was said at least didn't seem applicable to my situation.

Could someone tell me what I'm doing wrong, please?

If you can call `python -v` just use `python export_to_quod_libet.py` instead of `python2 ...`. — Christian Witts, Jul 13 '16 at 06:21
`python2` is just a filename, so it needs to match the name of an available program in your PATH. Fix your script by editing it to use the name available in your system, as the previous comments suggested. — alexis, Jul 13 '16 at 06:28
Okay, yeah, this was probably a dumb question. Thanks everyone. — ForTheEvulz, Jul 13 '16 at 06:36

score 14 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 13 '16 at 08:58

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Maybe you could try do define an alias. It seems that python2 is hardcoded somewhere in the script.

You could try (just an example):

alias python2="python2.7"

and then run the script -- hope that helps.

Kind regards, Julian

answered Jul 13 '16 at 08:58

Julian

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This was a good suggestion for me, as I prefer to use a `pyenv` installed version rather than system python – killthrush Oct 29 '19 at 19:53

score 4 · Answer 2 · edited Mar 07 '18 at 07:36

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I confirmed it works on macOS. I installed Python 2.7 and 3.5 using brew commands:

brew update
brew install python
brew install python3

edited Mar 07 '18 at 07:36

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answered Mar 07 '18 at 07:04

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"-bash: python2: command not found" on OS X

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