From 836894d87eb2b1127b69f7eed70b770460f913ca Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Nina Zakharenko Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2014 16:07:23 -0400 Subject: Update the documentation for Python installation on OSX. Binaries are primary method. --- docs/narr/install.rst | 23 +++++------------------ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) (limited to 'docs/narr') diff --git a/docs/narr/install.rst b/docs/narr/install.rst index 89791115f..c0f633686 100644 --- a/docs/narr/install.rst +++ b/docs/narr/install.rst @@ -33,32 +33,19 @@ For Mac OS X Users ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Python comes pre-installed on Mac OS X, but due to Apple's release cycle, -it is often out of date. Unless you have a need for a specific earlier version, it is recommended to -install the latest 2.x or 3.x version of Python. +it is often out of date. Unless you have a need for a specific earlier version, +it is recommended to install the latest 2.x or 3.x version of Python. -You can install the latest version of Python for Mac using the `homebrew `_ package manager. +You can install the latest verion of Python for OSX from the binaries on +`python.org `_. -To install homebrew: - -.. code-block:: text - - $ ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.github.com/Homebrew/homebrew/go/install)" - -Then update the homebrew package index. - -.. code-block:: text - - $ brew update & brew doctor - -If the message says you're ready to brew, install the latest python2 or python3 using: +Alternatively, you can use the `homebrew `_ package manager. .. code-block:: text $ brew install python $ brew install python3 -Alternatively, you can install it via the binaries on the `python.org `_ site. - If you use an installer for your Python, then you can skip to the section :ref:`installing_unix`. -- cgit v1.2.3