A remarkably powerful dynamic programming language

Python for Mac

Python for Mac

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Python for Mac is a dynamic object-oriented programming language that can be used for many kinds of software development. It offers strong support for integration with other languages and tools, comes with extensive standard libraries, and can be learned in a few days.

Many Python programmers report substantial productivity gains and feel the language encourages the development of higher quality, more maintainable code.

Python runs on macOS, Windows, Linux/Unix, OS/2, Amiga, Palm Handhelds, and Nokia mobile phones. The tool has also been ported to the Java and .NET virtual machines.

The app is distributed under an OSI-approved open source license that makes it free to use, even for commercial products.

Some of its key distinguishing features include:
  • Very clear, readable syntax
  • Strong introspection capabilities
  • Intuitive object orientation
  • Natural expression of procedural code
  • Full modularity, supporting hierarchical packages
  • Exception-based error handling
  • Very high level dynamic data types
  • Extensive standard libraries and third party modules for virtually every task
  • Extensions and modules easily written in C, C++ (or Java for Jython, or .NET languages for IronPython)
  • Embeddable within applications as a scripting interface
How to Use

Open the downloaded installer

Follow installation instructions

Verify with python3 --version in Terminal

Use IDLE or install an IDE like VS Code or PyCharm

Write and save Python scripts with .py extension

Run scripts using Terminal with python3 script.py

System Requirements
  • macOS 10.9 or later
  • At least 100 MB of free disk space
  • Intel or Apple Silicon processor
  • Command Line Tools for Xcode (for pip/build tools)
  • Internet connection for package installations
PROS
  • Easy to install on macOS
  • Great for beginners and pros
  • Compatible with Apple Silicon
  • Strong macOS Terminal support
  • Wide IDE and tool support
CONS
  • No native GUI app builder included
  • Needs setup for virtualenvs
  • Conflicts with preinstalled Python
  • Some packages may need brew tools
  • Slow performance for heavy apps
Also Available: Download Python for Windows

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What's new in this version:

Security:
- gh-142145: Remove quadratic behavior in xml.minidom node ID cache clearing
- gh-119452: Fix a potential memory denial of service in the http.server module. When a malicious user is connected to the CGI server on Windows, it could cause an arbitrary amount of memory to be allocated. This could have led to symptoms including a MemoryError, swapping, out of memory (OOM) killed processes or containers, or even system crashes.

Library:
- gh-140797: Revert changes to the undocumented re.Scanner class. Capturing groups are still allowed for backward compatibility, although using them can lead to incorrect result. They will be forbidden in future Python versions.
- gh-142206: The resource tracker in the multiprocessing module now uses the original communication protocol, as in Python 3.14.0 and below, by default. This avoids issues with upgrading Python while it is running. (Note that such ‘in-place’ upgrades are not tested.) The tracker remains compatible with subprocesses that use new protocol (that is, subprocesses using Python 3.13.10, 3.14.1 and 3.15).
- gh-142214: Fix two regressions in dataclasses in Python 3.14.1 related to annotations.
- An exception is no longer raised if slots=True is used and the __init__ method does not have an __annotate__ attribute (likely because init=False was used).
- An exception is no longer raised if annotations are requested on the __init__ method and one of the fields is not present in the class annotations. This can occur in certain dynamic scenarios.

Core and Builtins:
- gh-142218: Fix crash when inserting into a split table dictionary with a non str key that matches an existing key
- gh-116738: Fix cmath data race when initializing trigonometric tables with subinterpreters