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[nik312123]

Output of brew config

HOMEBREW_VERSION: 4.4.0-117-gbdb9ed0
ORIGIN: https://github.com/Homebrew/brew
HEAD: bdb9ed0531d50a973513692f50bb9071fe24557e
Last commit: 5 hours ago
Core tap JSON: 10 Oct 01:30 UTC
Core cask tap HEAD: 47766b9b214a5e41eba53c5e447acf6dc1e25356
Core cask tap last commit: 3 hours ago
Core cask tap JSON: 10 Oct 01:30 UTC
HOMEBREW_PREFIX: /opt/homebrew
HOMEBREW_CASK_OPTS: []
HOMEBREW_DISPLAY: /private/tmp/com.apple.launchd.UWov1zNO64/org.xquartz:0
HOMEBREW_EDITOR: micro
HOMEBREW_MAKE_JOBS: 12
HOMEBREW_SORBET_RUNTIME: set
Homebrew Ruby: 3.3.5 => /opt/homebrew/Library/Homebrew/vendor/portable-ruby/3.3.5/bin/ruby
CPU: dodeca-core 64-bit arm_lobos
Clang: 16.0.0 build 1600
Git: 2.47.0 => /opt/homebrew/bin/git
Curl: 8.7.1 => /usr/bin/curl
macOS: 14.6.1-arm64
CLT: 16.0.0.0.1.1724870825
Xcode: 16.0
Rosetta 2: false

Output of brew doctor

Please note that these warnings are just used to help the Homebrew maintainers
with debugging if you file an issue. If everything you use Homebrew for is
working fine: please don't worry or file an issue; just ignore this. Thanks!

Warning: Some installed formulae are deprecated or disabled.
You should find replacements for the following formulae:
  llvm@12

Warning: You have unlinked kegs in your Cellar.
Leaving kegs unlinked can lead to build-trouble and cause formulae that depend on
those kegs to fail to run properly once built. Run `brew link` on these:
  pkg-config
  python-packaging
  yt-dlp
  ipython
  openvino
  wxpython
  numpy
  certifi
  opencv
  six
  bash-completion
  pyqt

Description of issue

I am trying to uninstall python@3.11. However, every time I try to do so, I get the following:

Error: Refusing to uninstall /opt/homebrew/Cellar/python@3.11/3.11.10
because it is required by icdiff, which is currently installed.
You can override this and force removal with:
  brew uninstall --ignore-dependencies python@3.11

This seems odd as the Homebrew page for icdiff shows python@3.12 as its dependency.

My icdiff is also up to date, which can be seen here when I try to upgrade it:

$ brew upgrade icdiff
Warning: icdiff 2.0.7 already installed

Any advice would be much appreciated!

[gromgit]

icdiff and a whole bunch of other Python-dependent formulae were migrated to python@3.12 without revision bumps (because the main packages haven't changed) on Oct 4, so your local brew thinks your existing install (which depends on python@3.11) is already up-to-date.

brew reinstall icdiff to "upgrade" icdiff, then brew rm python@3.11. Rinse and repeat with other python@3.11-dependent formulae that brew subsequently complains about.

[nik312123]

Perfect. Thank you! :)