So, is it considered “safe” in MacPorts’ view to update to MacOS 12.3 and Xcode 13.3? I remember a warning on the list about this, due to Python 2.x removal from Apple
Thanks Franco > On 18 Mar 2022, at 05:57, Ryan Schmidt <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Mar 17, 2022, at 21:37, Bill Cole wrote: > >> On 2022-03-17 at 17:22:51 UTC-0400 (Thu, 17 Mar 2022 22:22:51 +0100) Tom is >> rumored to have said: >> >>> Hello people, how do I install a python replacement for macOS 12.3? >> >> port install python310 python_select > > python_select is a dependency of python310 so you don't need to request it > separately. Same goes for all other _select ports. > > >> [come back in 20 minutes] > > It should only take that long if you need to compile it and you have a > relatively slow computer. Most users wouldn't need to compile it and would > instead receive a binary from our server within seconds. > > >> port select python python310 >> >> If you need an older version, there are ports for them. Unlike Ryan, I urge >> you to NOT install a 2.x version unless you are absolutely sure that you >> need such an antique, unsupported, encoding-impaired tool. > > Sure. But Tom specifically asked for a Python replacement for macOS 12.3. > What happened in macOS 12.3 is that Apple removed /usr/bin/python which was > Python 2.7 so I assumed that's what Tom was asking about. If Tom wants to use > Python 3, I assume macOS still provides a version of that in > /usr/bin/python3. Or he can install any of the python3x ports as you > mentioned.
