I did basically the same steps as you did SpaceGowboy, but in my case I am using python3.9, the only difference I idid (I guess, because I have been trying several different ways in the last week) was to use the path /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.9/bin/python3 all over the place (including the search path siyanhu mentioned, which in my case is called ALWAYS_SEARCH_USER_PATHS. I also had to convert my Python3.9 symbolic link to an executable by creating a hard link (by using % ln python3.9 pythin39 as you did ( for those who do not know how to do that, you can find it at wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ln_(Unix)). And it worked out just fine!!