[doc] Remove references to obsolete BuildApplet on macOS. (GH-20023) (GH-20304)

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Co-authored-by: Andre Delfino <adelfino@gmail.com>
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@ -27,9 +27,8 @@ 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 3.9` folder in your :file:`Applications` folder. In here
you find IDLE, the development environment that is a standard part of official you find IDLE, the development environment that is a standard part of official
Python distributions; PythonLauncher, which handles double-clicking Python Python distributions; and PythonLauncher, which handles double-clicking Python
scripts from the Finder; and the "Build Applet" tool, which allows you to scripts from the Finder.
package Python scripts as standalone applications on your system.
* A framework :file:`/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework`, which includes the * A framework :file:`/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework`, which includes the
Python executable and libraries. The installer adds this location to your shell Python executable and libraries. The installer adds this location to your shell
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Distributing Python Applications on the Mac Distributing Python Applications on the Mac
=========================================== ===========================================
The "Build Applet" tool that is placed in the MacPython 3.6 folder is fine for
packaging small Python scripts on your own machine to run as a standard Mac
application. This tool, however, is not robust enough to distribute Python
applications to other users.
The standard tool for deploying standalone Python applications on the Mac is The standard tool for deploying standalone Python applications on the Mac is
:program:`py2app`. More information on installing and using py2app can be found :program:`py2app`. More information on installing and using py2app can be found
at http://undefined.org/python/#py2app. at http://undefined.org/python/#py2app.