'Delete entry from macports 'select' list

I have installed and uninstalled many ports from MacPorts. This includes several ports which are available in different versions and can be selected using the port select utility:

Name        Selected      Options
====        ========      =======
awscli      py38-awscli2  none
black       none          black310 none
gcc         none          mp-gcc11 none
pip         pip39         pip3-apple pip310 pip38 pip39 none
pip2        none          none
pip3        pip39         pip3-apple pip310 pip38 pip39 none
postgresql  postgresql13  postgresql12 postgresql13 none
python      python39      python310 python38 python39 none
python3     python39      python310 python38 python39 none
virtualenv  virtualenv39  virtualenv310 virtualenv38 virtualenv39 none

I am no longer using several of these, and have uninstalled the ports, and ${portname}_select packages. However, these entries still show up in the list, even though no packages are available for selection.

How can I clean up the list of available software so that it's consistent with what is currently installed?

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Solution 1:[1]

It appears that this list is generated from the filesystem. The path /opt/local/etc/select/ contains directories for all of the 'selectable' software. I removed the directories for the unused software and now the list is clean.

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