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Trying to install python3 with brew install python3. Prior to this I have added and sourced the ~/.zshrc file (created by me, it was absent by default) containing:

export PATH="/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin:~/bin:$PATH"
(OR)
export PATH=/usr/local/bin:$PATH

But the output of which python3 is always /opt/homebrew/bin/python3. I would like to have the output as /usr/local/bin/python3

Immediately after the installation of brew I ran the following commands as it was instructed in the terminal

echo 'eval "$(/opt/homebrew/bin/brew shellenv)"' >> ~/.zprofile
eval "$(/opt/homebrew/bin/brew shellenv)"

I also tried uninstalling brew and then a fresh installation followed by not running the above commands but the output of which python3 is same

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    How did you get python3 into /usr/local/bin? Is your machine Apple Silicon or Intel? What is your default shell? Why are you running the last set of commands?
    – mmmmmm
    Commented Jun 13, 2022 at 15:52
  • I didn't get the python3 into /usr/local, I would like to have it that way. My Chip is Apple M1 pro and my shell is zsh (The prompt starts with % ). The last set of commands I had to run as it was instructed when I installed brew
    – Hrushi
    Commented Jun 13, 2022 at 16:02
  • What do you want to say with "I have both runned and didn't run" in your last sentence?
    – nohillside ♦
    Commented Jun 13, 2022 at 16:03
  • @nohillside edited the question, my bad should have explained better.
    – Hrushi
    Commented Jun 13, 2022 at 16:09
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    Where is your python executable?
    – mmmmmm
    Commented Jun 13, 2022 at 16:39

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On ARM Macs, Homebrew will always install to /opt/homebrew and put its binaries into /opt/homebrew/bin. So you need to adjust your PATH to include /opt/homebrew/bin as well.

An easy way to set all relevant PATHs is to run

/opt/homebrew/bin/brew shellenv

and add the result to the init file of your choice.

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