Installing Python on macOS and Linux

Python3 is not always preinstalled on macOS and may need to be installed for your Linux system. For Linux, it is preferable to use your system’s default package manager, such as yum or apt. If you are planning to use Anaconda (our recommendation), a system python is not required, because Python is installed as part of the Anaconda environment.

Alternatively:

• You can download Anaconda from anaconda.com and follow the given directions for installation.

• You can download the Python installer appropriate for your system from Python.org, and follow the given directions for installation.