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Download, Setup & Install Python on macOS [Updated — 2022]
Step-by-step instructions to install Python on macOS
4 min readNov 15, 2022
Written by co-learner Yogesh Kothiya
Installing or updating Python on your MacOS is the first step to becoming a Python developer. You can get started with setup and installation: download official Python distributions from Python.org, install from a package manager(Anaconda), and even install specialized distributions for scientific computing, the Internet of Things, and embedded systems.
Check if you already have Python installed
You might ask, How to Check Your Python Version on MacOS?
You can check from the Terminal, as shown in the picture below.
Once the Terminal is opened, Type python -V OR python — version (Make Sure to keep V in uppercase)
If you know that you have Python version 3 installed, then you can also type python3 -V OR python3 — version
