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diff --git a/Doc/using/mac.rst b/Doc/using/mac.rst index f85b5bd..9ae0270 100644 --- a/Doc/using/mac.rst +++ b/Doc/using/mac.rst @@ -17,15 +17,16 @@ the IDE and the Package Manager that are worth pointing out. Getting and Installing MacPython ================================ -macOS since version 10.8 comes with Python 2.7 pre-installed by Apple. If you wish, you -are invited to install the most recent version of Python 3 from the Python +macOS used to come with Python 2.7 pre-installed between versions +10.8 and `12.3 <https://developer.apple.com/documentation/macos-release-notes/macos-12_3-release-notes#Python>`_. +You are invited to install the most recent version of Python 3 from the Python website (https://www.python.org). A current "universal binary" build of Python, which runs natively on the Mac's new Intel and legacy PPC CPU's, is available there. 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 3.12` folder in your :file:`Applications` folder. In here you find IDLE, the development environment that is a standard part of official Python distributions; and PythonLauncher, which handles double-clicking Python scripts from the Finder. |