Installing tensorflow on M1 with pyenv

Install Miniforge with pyenv

pyenv install --list to get latest version of miniforge. Mine was:

pyenv install miniforge3-4.10.3-10

Activate miniforge env

pyenv activate miniforge3-4.10.3-10

EDIT 23/06/22 — Apparently pyenv no longer uses pyenv activate so instead use pyenv shell miniforge3-4.10.3-10 – Thanks David Lasry. You could also use set the miniforge version to your local directory using pyenv local [version]

Create a conda env

conda create --name env_tensorflow python=3.9

Activate env: conda activate env_tensorflow

You are now in a conda env in a pyenv env. Envception.

Install tensorflow dependencies

conda install -c apple tensorflow-deps

Install tensorflow-macos

You'll have to use pip for this.

pip install tensorflow-macos

ignore any errors.

To use GPU install tensorflow-metal

pip install tensorflow-metal

Try and import tensorflow in the python shell

python >>> import tensorflow as tf

If it works it works!