Could not symlink bin/2to3–3.11

One of My app uses git-secret. This time I tried to upgrade the app likewise other apps. However my deploying workflow had been broken with this error.

It seems like something conflict.

brew link --overwrite

I tried overwrite python first, I thought removing is something dangerous.

brew link --overwrite python@3.11

However I overwrite python, another similar error occurred.

So I changed overwriting python version to 12.

brew link --overwrite python@3.12

But python 11 error occurred again.

Removing exists

I had to remove link and the error has been changed.

Therefore I removed idle3.11 also.

2to3

pydoc3.11

python3.11, python@3.12…

Final commands

I had to removes more symlinks. I don’t understand why brew unlink python3.xx can’t solve it.

- name: Install Encrypter
        run: |
            rm '/usr/local/bin/2to3-3.11' # fix Could not symlink bin/2to3-3.11
            rm '/usr/local/bin/2to3-3.12' # fix Could not symlink bin/2to3-3.12
            rm /usr/local/bin/2to3 # fix Could not symlink bin/2to3
            rm '/usr/local/bin/idle3.11' #fix Could not symlink bin/idle3.11
            rm '/usr/local/bin/idle3.12' # fix Could not symlink bin/idle3.12
            rm '/usr/local/bin/idle3' # fix Could not symlink bin/idle3
            rm '/usr/local/bin/pydoc3.11' # fix Could not symlink bin/pydoc3.11
            rm '/usr/local/bin/pydoc3.12' # fix Could not symlink bin/pydoc3.12
            rm '/usr/local/bin/pydoc3' # fix Could not symlink bin/pydoc3
            rm '/usr/local/bin/python3.11' # fix Could not symlink bin/python3.11
            rm '/usr/local/bin/python3.12' # fix Could not symlink bin/python3.12
            rm '/usr/local/bin/python3' # fix Could not symlink bin/python3
            rm '/usr/local/bin/python3.11-config' # fix Could not symlink bin/python3.11-config
            rm '/usr/local/bin/python3.12-config' # fix Could not symlink bin/python3.12-config
            rm '/usr/local/bin/python3-config' # fix Could not symlink bin/python3-config
            brew install git-secret

I tried to find about python conflict on Github runner repo, but there is no issue.

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