A utility to find python versions on your system.
This library is a rewrite of pythonfinder project by @techalchemy. It simplifies the whole code structure while preserving most of the original features.
FindPython is installable via any kind of package manager including pip:
pip install findpython>>> import findpython
>>> findpython.find(3, 9) # Find by major and minor version
<PythonVersion executable=PosixPath('/opt/homebrew/bin/python3.9'), version=<Version('3.9.10')>, architecture='64bit', major=3, minor=9, patch=10>
>>> findpython.find("3.9") # Find by version string
<PythonVersion executable=PosixPath('/opt/homebrew/bin/python3.9'), version=<Version('3.9.10')>, architecture='64bit', major=3, minor=9, patch=10>
>>> findpython.find("3.9-32") # Find by version string and architecture
<PythonVersion executable=WindowsPath('C:\\Python\\3.9-32\\python.exe'), version=<Version('3.9.10')>, architecture='32bit', major=3, minor=9, patch=10>
>>> findpython.find(name="python3") # Find by executable name
<PythonVersion executable=PosixPath('/Users/fming/Library/PythonUp/bin/python3'), version=<Version('3.10.2')>, architecture='64bit', major=3, minor=10, patch=2>
>>> findpython.find("python3") # Find by executable name without keyword argument, same as above
<PythonVersion executable=PosixPath('/Users/fming/Library/PythonUp/bin/python3'), version=<Version('3.10.2')>, architecture='64bit', major=3, minor=10, patch=2>
>>> findpython.find_all(major=3, minor=9) # Same arguments as `find()`, but return all matches
[<PythonVersion executable=PosixPath('/opt/homebrew/bin/python3.9'), version=<Version('3.9.10')>, architecture='64bit', major=3, minor=9, patch=10>, <PythonVersion executable=PosixPath('/opt/homebrew/bin/python3'), version=<Version('3.9.10')>, architecture='64bit', major=3, minor=9, patch=10>, <PythonVersion executable=PosixPath('/Users/fming/Library/PythonUp/cmd/python3.9'), version=<Version('3.9.9')>, architecture='64bit', major=3, minor=9, patch=9>, <PythonVersion executable=PosixPath('/usr/local/bin/python3.9'), version=<Version('3.9.5')>, architecture='64bit', major=3, minor=9, patch=5>, <PythonVersion executable=PosixPath('/usr/local/bin/python3'), version=<Version('3.9.5')>, architecture='64bit', major=3, minor=9, patch=5>]In addition, FindPython provides a CLI interface to find python versions:
usage: findpython [-h] [-V] [-a] [--resolve-symlink] [-v] [--no-same-file] [--no-same-python] [version_spec]
Find python files in a directory
positional arguments:
version_spec Python version spec or name
options:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
-V, --version show program's version number and exit
-a, --all Show all matching python versions
--resolve-symlink Resolve all symlinks
-v, --verbose Verbose output
--no-same-file Eliminate the duplicated results with the same file contents
--no-same-python Eliminate the duplicated results with the same sys.executable
FindPython finds Python from the following places:
PATHenvironment variable- pyenv
- asdf
/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions(MacOS)- winreg (Windows)
FindPython is released under MIT License.