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