Update README.md for python3 on new macs using zsh as default #91
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| ``` bash | |||
| $ pip install cookiecutter | |||
| ``` | |||
| If you are on the latest macOS with zsh as the default, you will need to install this using pip3. To do this, update your path variable first by adding the following to your ~/.zshrc. | |||
| ``` | |||
| export PATH=/Users/jjovanovic/Library/Python/3.8/bin:$PATH | |||
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change jjovanovic to the generic $USER
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or better yet, change /Users/jjovanovic to $HOME
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| ``` bash | |||
| $ pip install cookiecutter | |||
| ``` | |||
| If you are on the latest macOS with zsh as the default, you will need to install this using pip3. To do this, update your path variable first by adding the following to your ~/.zshrc. | |||
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Given that the pip wrapper is being deprecated in some Python versions, we should probably make the install instructions more generic. According to the docs, cookiecutter should be installed with
python3 -m pip install --user cookiecutter
And it then says to add ~/.local/bin to the PATH variable, which is where Python binaries are now being installed by default. This should avoid the problem that this fix addresses. Unfortunately I can't test this myself, since my environment likely differs from a new machine setup.
It's also probably not a good idea to assume where Python binaries will be installed on new machines in the future, particularly since the path recommended here is assuming a specific Python version (which is currently 2 minor releases behind the latest stable version).
Now that I'm thinking about it, we should probably just refer the user to the install instructions in the cookiecutter docs and avoid any responsibility here. 😛
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Jasmina faced issues installing Orbyter. These instructions worked for her, adding them in case upcoming newhires face the same issue.
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Closes #XXX.