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Today I installed two different versions of python on my windows 11 machine:

  • python 3.14.0 installed using executable downloaded from python repository
  • python 3.10.10 installed using

pyenv install

command.

Now when I do:

python --version

I will get

python 3.14.0

which is predictable.

And when I do:

pyenv versions

it only gives:

3.10.10

This means that pyenv can not see the installation of other python (which is installed manually) and vice versa. I tried to manually add the installation path of 3.14.0 to PATH variable but it did not help.

Why this happens and how I can control this "Scope" issue?

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The conflict is in the design features of pyenv and normal installation. pyenv ignores system installs to maintain isolation. For fixing this let pyenv to manage everything by uninstalling the manual version and reinstalling it via pyenv.

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the thing about python and how to install it, it's one of the rare exceptions reading the manual labelled something akin to 'how to install' before you click yes makes sense, after i brew installed python a whole slew of issues arose so i learnt my lesson.

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