Installing python (same version) on accident twice

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I accidentally installed python 2.7 again on my mac (mountain lion), when trying to install scipy using macports:

sudo port install py27-scipy

---> Computing dependencies for py27-scipy

---> Dependencies to be installed: SuiteSparse gcc47 cctools cctools-headers llvm-3.3 libffi llvm_select cloog gmp isl gcc_select ld64 libiconv libmpc mpfr libstdcxx ppl glpk zlib py27-nose nosetests_select py27-setuptools python27 bzip2 db46 db_select gettext expat ncurses libedit openssl python_select sqlite3 py27-numpy fftw-3 swig-python swig pcre

I am still using my original install of python (and matplotlib and numpy etc), without scipy. How do I remove this new version? It is taking up ~2Gb space.

No, just space. I also can't really find where it's installed...but I believe it has scipy installed along with it. Is there a way to remove it or should I just ignore it? — ehacinom, Jul 05 '13 at 11:57

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 05 '13 at 12:00

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How about sudo port uninstall python27?

answered Jul 05 '13 at 12:00

John Zwinck

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er. won't that uninstall my perfectly happy original install of python that I like? it seems like that might just uninstall all versions of python 2.7. – ehacinom Jul 05 '13 at 12:42
How did the "original" Python get installed? using MacPorts ("port") or some other way? – John Zwinck Jul 05 '13 at 13:08
Well then `port uninstall` is not going to uninstall that version. It will only uninstall things that were installed with `port install`. – John Zwinck Jul 05 '13 at 13:14
Excellent, I will try what you said! – ehacinom Jul 05 '13 at 13:15

Installing python (same version) on accident twice

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