Python3 "can't be opened because the original item can't be found."

So I wanted to compile a program in the Arduino IDE and I came across the error message "no such file or directory and after some research I realized that the symbolic link does not point to the correct file. After I found the path with 'where python' /usr/local/bin/python, I created a new symbolic link to this file. But the compiler still showed this error message and I wondered why it still didn't work, so I searched for my python3 alias and discovered that the alias was not found in the bin folder. Now I wonder how I can get my python installed and working again? It should be installed by default by macOS so I would like to use it without using homebrew for it.

MacBook Pro 14″, macOS 14.2

Posted on Jan 15, 2024 12:40 PM

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VikingOSX

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Posted on Jan 15, 2024 1:23 PM

As of macOS 12.3, Apple permanently removed the Python distribution from the operating system. Now, you need to install Python3 (3.12.1) from Python.org (its a Universal2 binary) and it will place Python3 into /usr/local/bin. I would not advise installing Python3 from any other source including homebrew.

Or using the following command, you can install an older, more emaciated Python3 (3.9.6) distribution into /usr/bin by installing the Command LIne Tools for Xcode:

xcode-select --install

Although Python 2.7.18 is long since deprecated, Python.org still has it for download and compatibility with those Python applications and modules still incompatible with Python3.

You will find that these are Mac oriented communities and assistance with Arduino development here is likel to be very limited.

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VikingOSX

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Jan 15, 2024 1:23 PM in response to Frostfield

Or using the following command, you can install an older, more emaciated Python3 (3.9.6) distribution into /usr/bin by installing the Command LIne Tools for Xcode:

xcode-select --install

Although Python 2.7.18 is long since deprecated, Python.org still has it for download and compatibility with those Python applications and modules still incompatible with Python3.

You will find that these are Mac oriented communities and assistance with Arduino development here is likel to be very limited.

MrHoffman

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Jan 15, 2024 1:19 PM in response to Frostfield

Install the current Python kit from python.org, follow the setup instructions, and try again.

The in-built Python is old, and Apple has been removing various scripting languages.

Homebrew can install Python too, but things there sometimes get tangled.

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Python3 "can't be opened because the original item can't be found."