Python and Pip Versions [duplicate]

Question

I had an old Python version on one MacBook, and I'm used to having updated stuff on another MacBook, so I brew install python on the first one.

Then, I got this when checking:

$ python3 --version
Python 3.12.3
$ pip --version
pip 23.3 from /opt/homebrew/lib/python3.11/site-packages/pip (python 3.11)

Is this normal? Or should my pip follow the same Python version?

Related: Dealing with multiple Python versions and PIP? (answers cover best practice) — wjandrea
– wjandrea, Commented May 12, 2024 at 18:16
Does this effectively answer your question? Pip suddenly using wrong version of Python. It's a bit of a different situation, but the answer seems 95% applicable to this situation. — wjandrea
– wjandrea, Commented May 12, 2024 at 18:20
If all this feels ambiguous to you, just pip3.12 install instead of pip install. — keepAlive
– keepAlive, Commented May 12, 2024 at 23:23

r1v3n · Accepted Answer · 2024-05-12 23:23:51Z

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No worries at all about this. Pip is a simple script which fetches package from pypi and runs setup.py on it (in very simple terms of how it works).

If you create new venv and if you try to run pip3/pip install, you will see the prompt showing that you may have to update your pip. It will also show you the information about how you can do it:

python3 -m pip install –upgrade pip

Why it is bad to have an old pip installed? I observed some wheel problems. Seems like there were some improvements and, also, maybe it also uses some older dependencies to build the things.

answered May 12, 2024 at 23:23

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