Python on Mac OS sierra

I wondered if Apple will make Python readily available for Sierra. I just upgraded but, really wish I had not as I have no means to return to El Capitan for gone are the days when we could all rule our own machines, and enjoy doing scripting progrms for our own entertainment such as Hypercard. Those days were better that today when shareware was exciting, and computing a lot more fun. I tried to find out from Apple about any programs I could enjoy in the privacy of my own machine without being expected to join in a world community and wishing to know all about marketing an app for the phone. I am a simple type who likes to make games and ideas for only me, but without knowing "C" I am stuffed. I may need to buy another computer to gain El Capitain once again or hang around in the Modern world with sierra "slug", and continue to find my photo disk takes 3 trys to get it to registar, and wonder if I to will be allowed to learn Python or for that use my computer for anything at all without inviting in the Microsoft world of Bill Gates who we all know always uses a third party for nobodys like me, and like most of the USA want a big chunk of everyones life. The money worshipping misers with their mental problem of hoarding are happy. It seems to me that my compuer is nothing really more than a music station and extention of a camera neither of which I am the slightest bit interested in.

MacBook Pro, macOS Sierra (10.12)

Posted on Oct 17, 2016 5:46 AM

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Oct 17, 2016 6:32 AM in response to Community User

I have not admittedly checked but historically Apple do provide a copy of Python with OS X, it is usually not the very latest version.


Note: You should not upgrade Apple's copy of Python!


You can install your own copy of Python as well, in fact if your running someone else's python app then it is a very good idea to use the free 'virtualenv' add-on for Python which lets you install and run multiple different versions of python without each conflicting with the others. See - http://docs.python-guide.org/en/latest/dev/virtualenvs/


You could then also use virtualenv to install a separate copy of python with the very latest version without the risk of messing up Apple's own version.


I have previously used virtualenv on a Mac.

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