From d25ff1f61387edd65a91b3930b12bcf4d734e8a1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Howie Zhao Date: Sun, 7 Aug 2022 00:50:28 +0800 Subject: [PATCH] gh-95155: Update "Using Python on a Mac" documentation (GH-95284) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Co-authored-by: Łukasz Langa --- Doc/using/mac.rst | 7 ++++--- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/Doc/using/mac.rst b/Doc/using/mac.rst index f85b5bd2e71..9ae0270eaee 100644 --- a/Doc/using/mac.rst +++ b/Doc/using/mac.rst @@ -17,15 +17,16 @@ the IDE and the Package Manager that are worth pointing out. Getting and Installing MacPython ================================ -macOS since version 10.8 comes with Python 2.7 pre-installed by Apple. If you wish, you -are invited to install the most recent version of Python 3 from the Python +macOS used to come with Python 2.7 pre-installed between versions +10.8 and `12.3 `_. +You are invited to install the most recent version of Python 3 from the Python website (https://www.python.org). A current "universal binary" build of Python, which runs natively on the Mac's new Intel and legacy PPC CPU's, is available there. What you get after installing is a number of things: -* A :file:`Python 3.9` folder in your :file:`Applications` folder. In here +* A :file:`Python 3.12` folder in your :file:`Applications` folder. In here you find IDLE, the development environment that is a standard part of official Python distributions; and PythonLauncher, which handles double-clicking Python scripts from the Finder.