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remove python 2.7 on mac osx if installed via python.org installer .dmg
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# sudo rm -rf /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework
sudo rm -rf /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7
sudo rm -rf "/Applications/Python 2.7"
cd /usr/local/bin && \
sudo ls -l /usr/local/bin | grep '../Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7' | awk '{print $9}' | xargs rm
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Thanks man, it helps.

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AskFeeds commented May 9, 2019

Thanks for this Ninja trick. Just got it done.

It seems Python.org has added uninstall directions to the documentation:
http://docs.python.org/3/using/mac.html

I also found it's better to remove the following python leftover files, such as:
~Library/Frameworks/Python.framework
~/Library/Application Support/com.apple.sharedfilelist/com.apple.LSSharedFileList.ApplicationRecentDocuments/org.python.idle.sfl
~/Library/Application Support/com.apple.sharedfilelist/com.apple.LSSharedFileList.ApplicationRecentDocuments/org.python.pythonlauncher.sfl
Some helpful tips here: Uninstall Python Mac

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