How to Change the Python Version in Snow Leopard
- 1). Check which version of Python is installed on your system. To do this, use the terminal. Open "Applications," followed by "Utilities," and then "Terminal."
Type "python" in the terminal (without quotes) and press Return. You are greeted with a prompt similar to
Python 2.7 (r27:82508, Jul 3 2010, 20:17:05)
[GCC 4.0.1 (Apple Inc. build 5493)] on darwin
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>>
This example shows that Python version 2.7 is currently installed. - 2). Visit Python's website to determine the current version (python.org.) If your version is out of date, you should update it.
- 3). Download the current version for OS 10.6 (python.org/download.)
- 4). Double-click the .dmg file once the download has completed to mount the Python disc image. Double-click the mounted image to view the contents.
- 5). Drag the Python application into the Applications folder. Python will update, and you will be running the most up-to-date version.
