Python Installation on macOS

To install Python on your computer you must have Homebrew installed, which is a package manager.

Homebrew installation Link to heading

To install Homebrew you must open the terminal that you will find in the application search engine and execute the following command:

/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"

This command is also available on the official Homebrew website

After installing Homebrew, type the following commands in your terminal:

Run the installation command:

brew install python3

Check the installation and the installed python version.

python3 --version

Run python in terminal

python3

Now you can program with python in your console and to exit press ctrl+D.

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