Python: No module named sphinx error

Question

I have followed following guide.

$ pip install sphinx sphinx-autobuild
$ pip freeze | grep "sphinx"
sphinx-autobuild==0.6.0
sphinxcontrib-websupport==1.0.0

$ cd docs
$ sphinx-quickstart
$ make html

make html gives following error:

/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/Resources/Python.app/Contents/MacOS/Python: No module named sphinx
make: *** [help] Error 1

[Q] How could I prevent this error from happening?

Thank you for your valuable time and help.

Answer 1

I had the same issue, and I thought it might be helpful to share the solution I found.

Open the Makefile file, and change the following line:

SPHINXBUILD = python -msphinx

To this one:

SPHINXBUILD = python3 -msphinx