How to Install Python 3 on Mac

In this video how to install Python 3.6 in a Mac OS X or MacOS, both macOS High Sierra, Mavericks and Yosemite. As the Python website says, "Python 2.x is legacy, Python 3.x is the present and future of the language."
For those who are learning Python on a Mac, it may be slightly frustrating that Apple doesn't provide the latest version, typically used when learning Python these days.
The easiest way is to download the Mac installer,

Install it by following the steps in the GUI, go to terminal and to start python type,

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[Anita-ejxh]

You are a life saver. I have a mac from 2011 and this still worked

[santospoland]

I wish you went the extra step to show us how to get the terminal to use python 3 as the default in the terminal.

[edu]

I had a lot of problem installing Tensorflow and Keras via Python 3.7 version.. I recommend beginners to got Python 3.6 and previous if you're planning to install TF and Keras after that

[medmejdoubi]

Thanks for video, my question, can we keep this two version on mac, if not how can i remove the old version python 2.7, Thanks

[seita]

Thank you so much!! You saved my life!!

[daroay]

homebrew brings some issues between python versions and pip version, installing directly as done here is better. Thanks for this tutorial!

[nndn]

for mac you have to install portaudio first to install py audio

[Liberty_Freedom_Brotherhood]

Remember to use «plain text » mode if you are using text edit. If you use rich text mode then your file won’t run.

[aniketbonatemusic]

For El Capitan 10.11.6 .... Which Python version is best?