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Document prefix auto-resolution et al.

* Document listing available versions in the tutorial (#1677)
* Reflect 3.7.15's extended support
* Document using development head with Homebrew
* Structurize the Upgrading section
* Fix Pyenv-latest documentation
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Ivan Pozdeev
2022-10-30 05:28:53 +03:00
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@@ -53,17 +53,20 @@ This project was forked from [rbenv](https://github.com/rbenv/rbenv) and
* [Install Python build dependencies](#install-python-build-dependencies)
* **[Usage](#usage)**
* [Install additional Python versions](#install-additional-python-versions)
* [Prefix auto-resolution](#prefix-auto-resolution)
* [Python versions with extended support](#python-versions-with-extended-support)
* [Switch between Python versions](#switch-between-python-versions)
* [Uninstall Python versions](#uninstall-python-versions)
* [Other operations](#other-operations)
* [Upgrading](#upgrading)
* [Upgrading with Homebrew](#upgrading-with-homebrew)
* [Upgrading with Installer or Git checkout](#upgrading-with-installer-or-git-checkout)
* [Uninstalling pyenv](#uninstalling-pyenv)
* [Advanced Configuration](#advanced-configuration)
* [Using Pyenv without shims](#using-pyenv-without-shims)
* [Environment variables](#environment-variables)
* **[Development](#development)**
* [Contributing](#contributing)**
* [Contributing](#contributing)
* [Version History](#version-history)
* [License](#license)
@@ -383,6 +386,8 @@ For example, to download and install Python 3.10.4, run:
pyenv install 3.10.4
```
Running `pyenv install -l` gives the list of all available versions.
**NOTE:** Most Pyenv-provided Python releases are source releases and are built
from source as part of installation (that's why you need Python build dependencies preinstalled).
You can pass options to Python's `configure` and compiler flags to customize the build,
@@ -397,6 +402,23 @@ please visit the wiki page about
[Common Build Problems](https://github.com/pyenv/pyenv/wiki/Common-build-problems).
#### Prefix auto-resolution
Pyenv automatically resolves full prefixes to the latest version in the corresponding version line.
E.g. to install the latest 3.10 release:
```sh
pyenv install 3.10
```
The same happens whenever Pyenv selects a version to use.
Installation selects the latest version known to Pyenv
while switching -- the latest installed version.
You can run [`pyenv latest <prefix>`](COMMANDS.md#pyenv-latest) to see
what a specific prefix would be resolved to.
#### Python versions with extended support
For the following Python releases, Pyenv applies user-provided patches that add support for some newer environments.
@@ -404,7 +426,7 @@ Though we don't actively maintain those patches, since existing releases never c
it's safe to assume that they will continue working until there are further incompatible changes
in a later version of those environments.
* *3.7.8-3.7.14, 3.8.4-3.8.12, 3.9.0-3.9.7* : XCode 13.3
* *3.7.8-3.7.15, 3.8.4-3.8.12, 3.9.0-3.9.7* : XCode 13.3
* *3.6.15* : MacOS 11+ and XCode 13.3
* *2.7.18* : MacOS 10.15+ and Apple Silicon
@@ -459,12 +481,34 @@ Note that Pyenv plugins that you install may add their own subcommands.
## Upgrading
### Upgrading with Homebrew
If you've installed Pyenv using Homebrew, upgrade using:
```sh
brew upgrade pyenv
```
If you've installed Pyenv using Pyenv-installer or Git checkout, you can
To switch from a release to the latest development version of Pyenv, use:
```sh
brew uninstall pyenv
brew install pyenv --head
```
then you can upgrade it with `brew upgrade pyenv` as usual.
### Upgrading with Installer or Git checkout
If you've installed Pyenv with Pyenv-installer, you likely have the
[Pyenv-Update](https://github.com/pyenv/pyenv-update) plugin that would
upgrade Pyenv and all installed plugins:
```sh
pyenv update
```
If you've installed Pyenv using Pyenv-installer or Git checkout, you can also
upgrade your installation at any time using Git.
To upgrade to the latest development version of pyenv, use `git pull`: