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Mountain Lion is the latest version of OS X.
Apr 20, 2013
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Updated Homebrew install instructions.
Apr 20, 2013
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Rationalize copying/pasting commands.
Apr 20, 2013
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You can get GCC from Command Line Tools, too.
Apr 20, 2013
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Fixed a typo.
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Installing Python on Mac OS X
=============================

The latest version of Mac OS X, Lion, **comes with Python 2.7 out of the box**.
The latest version of Mac OS X, Mountain Lion, **comes with Python 2.7 out of the box**.

You do not need to install or configure anything else to use Python. Having
said that, I would strongly recommend that you install the tools and libraries
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Let's install a real version of Python.

First, you'll need to have GCC installed to compile Python. You can either get
this from `XCode <http://developer.apple.com/xcode/>`_ or the smaller
`OSX-GCC-Installer <https://github.com/kennethreitz/osx-gcc-installer#readme>`_ package.
Before installing Python, you'll need to install GCC. GCC can be obtained
by downloading `XCode <http://developer.apple.com/xcode/>`_, the smaller
`Command Line Tools <https://developer.apple.com/downloads/>`_ (must have an
Apple account) or the even smaller `OSX-GCC-Installer <https://github.com/kennethreitz/osx-gcc-installer#readme>`_
package.

While Lion comes with a large number of UNIX utilities, those familiar with
Linux systems will notice one key component missing: a decent package manager.
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.. code-block:: console

$ ruby -e "$(curl -fsSkL raw.github.com/mxcl/homebrew/go)"
$ ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.github.com/mxcl/homebrew/go)"

Then, insert the Homebrew directory at the top of your ``PATH`` environment
variable. You can do this by adding the following line at the bottom of your
``~/.bashrc`` file
The script will explain what changes it will make and prompt you before the
installation begins.
Once you've installed Homebrew, insert the Homebrew directory at the top
of your ``PATH`` environment variable. You can do this by adding the following
line at the bottom of your ``~/.bashrc`` file

.. code-block:: console

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