add Pyenv commands to bashrc or zshrc?

Question

This tutorial to create virtual environments suggests, that I should add these commands to my .bashrc file:

eval "$(pyenv init -)"
eval "$(pyenv virtualenv-init -)"

On the home directory of my macOS, when I check for ls -a, I do not see a .bashrc file. I do see however a .zshrc file. Is this an alternative? Can I put the commands here or should I create a new .bashrcfile in my home directory using nano or similar?

Answer 1

Yes, this is the file you want to edit if you're on a mac. .bashrc is a configuration file for the bash shell (an extremely common shell, often assumed to be the ubiquitous shell). This file is sourced every time you start a new shell (running all the commands within). On mac however, the default is zsh, which uses .zshrc as its configuration file.