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for some of you reading this, this command may be enough. until apple decides to set python 3.x, as the default you're going to have to install it yourself. instead, it is recommended that you transition to using 'python3' from within terminal. Future versions of macos will not include python 2.7. gcc can be obtained by downloading xcode, the smaller command line tools (must have an apple account) or the even smaller osx gcc installer package. before installing python, you’ll need to install gcc.
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if you wish, you are invited to install the most recent version of python 3 from the python website ( ).
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macos since version 10.8 comes with python 2.7 pre installed by apple. Install python 3 on mac os.this quick video guide will help you in installing python 3 on your mac os on your macbook pro or macbook m1 with macos big sur 20.
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