I'm trying to uninstall python fully and one file is left in my usr/bin directory.
I've tried previous workarounds to delete this (restarting in recovery mode and disabling SIP (System Integrity Protection)) but with the newer versions of mac os you still cant delete the file.
is there and easy way to delete a file in this directory?
MacBook Pro 14″, macOS 13.0
The short answer is no, you have no privileges to remove a file from the System read-only, code-signed Volume. Neither SIP, sudo, or root will work. That 168K Python3 file remains.
Xcode and the Command Line Tools for Xcode place a /usr/bin/python3 binary, but neither provides an uninstaller to remove it. Other sources of Python3 don't have the privileges to write into /usr/bin, and with Apple Silicon Macs, homebrew puts those binaries in /opt/homebrew/bin, and the python.org installer into /usr/local/bin as links to its /Library framework.
The short answer is no, you have no privileges to remove a file from the System read-only, code-signed Volume. Neither SIP, sudo, or root will work. That 168K Python3 file remains.
Xcode and the Command Line Tools for Xcode place a /usr/bin/python3 binary, but neither provides an uninstaller to remove it. Other sources of Python3 don't have the privileges to write into /usr/bin, and with Apple Silicon Macs, homebrew puts those binaries in /opt/homebrew/bin, and the python.org installer into /usr/local/bin as links to its /Library framework.
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Thanks for the info though. It's really annoying me as it keep coming up as a kernel option in VScode. I'd love to get rid of it (or find a way of hiding kernels in VScode)!
Sounds like a problem with vsCode.
(Note to self - always remember to mis-capitalize non-Apple products. 😄 )
Change your programmer's editor to sublime text 4… 🧐
deleting files in the usr/bin directory
