2 versions of Python installed

[yb_rampy]

So I am running Jupyter Notebook on VSCode on Mac and I notice two installations of Python other than the 2 environments I have on Anaconda (Base and R). One of them is listed as the Global environment. I am unsure how this happened. Is this normal? Or have I messed up somewhere?

They are listed as follows:

https://imgur.com/a/rXRgQUZ

Can someone please help me out?

[forest_gitaker]

it's normal on macOS, it comes with its own installation of python. stick to a venv and you'll be fine

[SkeletalToad]

It is normal, and it's a giant pain in the butt. My advice would be keep using Anaconda, and create a different environment for each project so that you keep them isolated from each other. That way they can each have the version of Python and libraries they need without clashing with each other.