MacOS Path Talk

1. Where Python and Jupyter Are Installed

• Python and Jupyter typically get installed in one of two places:
  • System-wide: Available to all users, installed in /usr/local/bin or /opt/homebrew/bin (if using Homebrew on M1 Macs).
  • User-specific: Installed in a user’s directory, often inside a virtual environment or using pip under ~/Library/Python/x.x/bin.

2. If you used Homebrew: Homebrew typically installs Python in /opt/homebrew/bin (for M1 Macs) or /usr/local/bin (for Intel Macs). Homebrew usually handles $PATH automatically, but to ensure, you can add the following line to your ~/.zshrc (for Zsh) or ~/.bash_profile (for Bash):