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Unknown binaries in /opt/homebrew/bin #4540

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I'm using python installed via Homebrew and every binary I install via pip gets placed at /opt/homebrew/bin and is not a link.

Which is exactly what I explained earlier:

  • Homebrew installs formula binaries as symlinks in /opt/homebrew/bin, Python-based or otherwise
  • Python pip3 installs package binaries as executable files in <prefix>/bin, where <prefix> is the root directory of the Python3 runtime

To restate the above as clearly as possible, for all M1-based macOS systems like yours:

  • brew install <formula> will download precompiled binary packages to install, and symlink everything in /opt/homebrew/Cellar/<formula>/<version>/bin into /opt/homebrew/bin. It will NEVER copy files into /…

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