Install Python on a Mac
Install Command Line Tools
- open a terminal session
- enter the following command
xcode-select --install
Install Homebrew
- navigate to brew.sh
- copy the installation script
- open a terminal session
- paste the installation script into your terminal session
/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install.sh)"
Install Pyenv
- open a terminal session
brew install pyenv
- add pyenv to your .bash_profile
echo 'PATH=$(pyenv root)/shims:$PATH' >> ~/.bash_profile
- add this PATH to your zsh config
echo 'PATH=$(pyenv root)/shims:$PATH' >> ~/.zshrc
- restart your terminal session