How to reinstall Python 2.7 on macOS Mojave?
I wanted to install Python 3.7.2 on my MacBook Pro (2015) running Mojave and it would not install correctly and in attempt to trash the incorrect install I trashed the installed Python 2.7 version.
How do I reinstall Python 2.7 to correct my mistake and where to I go to make the correction? New to programming so very limited knowledge, now nothing works.
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I wanted to install Python 3.7.2 on my MacBook Pro (2015) running Mojave and it would not install correctly and in attempt to trash the incorrect install I trashed the installed Python 2.7 version.
How do I reinstall Python 2.7 to correct my mistake and where to I go to make the correction? New to programming so very limited knowledge, now nothing works.
macos python
edited Jan 9 at 3:23
JakeGould
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asked Jan 9 at 1:37
JosJos
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Can't you just reinstall v2.7?
– fixer1234
Jan 9 at 1:46
@fixer1234 Not if it’s core macOS. The best remedy is to reinstall macOS on top of the current install. That should not destroy any currently set files, applications and settings but basically just overwrites all of the core macOS system stuff which should repair things.
– JakeGould
Jan 9 at 15:17
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I wanted to install Python 3.7.2 on my MacBook Pro (2015) running Mojave and it would not install correctly and in attempt to trash the incorrect install I trashed the installed Python 2.7 version.
How do I reinstall Python 2.7 to correct my mistake and where to I go to make the correction? New to programming so very limited knowledge, now nothing works.
macos python
edited Jan 9 at 3:23
JakeGould
31.1k1093137
asked Jan 9 at 1:37
JosJos
1
I wanted to install Python 3.7.2 on my MacBook Pro (2015) running Mojave and it would not install correctly and in attempt to trash the incorrect install I trashed the installed Python 2.7 version.
How do I reinstall Python 2.7 to correct my mistake and where to I go to make the correction? New to programming so very limited knowledge, now nothing works.
macos python
macos python
edited Jan 9 at 3:23
JakeGould
31.1k1093137
asked Jan 9 at 1:37
JosJos
1
edited Jan 9 at 3:23
JakeGould
31.1k1093137
asked Jan 9 at 1:37
JosJos
1
edited Jan 9 at 3:23
JakeGould
31.1k1093137
edited Jan 9 at 3:23
JakeGould
31.1k1093137
edited Jan 9 at 3:23
JakeGould
31.1k1093137
31.1k1093137
asked Jan 9 at 1:37
JosJos
1
asked Jan 9 at 1:37
JosJos
1
asked Jan 9 at 1:37
JosJos
1
1
2
Can't you just reinstall v2.7?
– fixer1234
Jan 9 at 1:46
@fixer1234 Not if it’s core macOS. The best remedy is to reinstall macOS on top of the current install. That should not destroy any currently set files, applications and settings but basically just overwrites all of the core macOS system stuff which should repair things.
– JakeGould
Jan 9 at 15:17
add a comment |
2
Can't you just reinstall v2.7?
– fixer1234
Jan 9 at 1:46
@fixer1234 Not if it’s core macOS. The best remedy is to reinstall macOS on top of the current install. That should not destroy any currently set files, applications and settings but basically just overwrites all of the core macOS system stuff which should repair things.
– JakeGould
Jan 9 at 15:17
2
2
Can't you just reinstall v2.7?
– fixer1234
Jan 9 at 1:46
Can't you just reinstall v2.7?
– fixer1234
Jan 9 at 1:46
@fixer1234 Not if it’s core macOS. The best remedy is to reinstall macOS on top of the current install. That should not destroy any currently set files, applications and settings but basically just overwrites all of the core macOS system stuff which should repair things.
– JakeGould
Jan 9 at 15:17
@fixer1234 Not if it’s core macOS. The best remedy is to reinstall macOS on top of the current install. That should not destroy any currently set files, applications and settings but basically just overwrites all of the core macOS system stuff which should repair things.
– JakeGould
Jan 9 at 15:17
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Mac comes with Python 2.7 by default. So did you mean that you downloaded Python 2 from here and deleted it, or that you uninstalled Python 2.7?
If you just downloaded the installer and deleted it, that shouldn't be a problem. Since Mac comes with Python 2 by default, if you haven't gotten rid of it, you should be able to open up a terminal and type in python to get a Python 2 prompt.
If you somehow uninstalled Python 2.7, then you can download a new copy of Python 2.7 from this page. (You probably want the "macOS 64-bit installer"). Download it and install it (I think the built-in app Installer can open it) and you should have Python 2 back again.
If you have some other issue (I'm not sure what you mean by "now nothing works") please specify in a comment, with the error messages if there are any, and I'll edit this answer.
Hope this helped!
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Mac comes with Python 2.7 by default. So did you mean that you downloaded Python 2 from here and deleted it, or that you uninstalled Python 2.7?
If you just downloaded the installer and deleted it, that shouldn't be a problem. Since Mac comes with Python 2 by default, if you haven't gotten rid of it, you should be able to open up a terminal and type in python to get a Python 2 prompt.
If you somehow uninstalled Python 2.7, then you can download a new copy of Python 2.7 from this page. (You probably want the "macOS 64-bit installer"). Download it and install it (I think the built-in app Installer can open it) and you should have Python 2 back again.
If you have some other issue (I'm not sure what you mean by "now nothing works") please specify in a comment, with the error messages if there are any, and I'll edit this answer.
Hope this helped!
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Mac comes with Python 2.7 by default. So did you mean that you downloaded Python 2 from here and deleted it, or that you uninstalled Python 2.7?
If you just downloaded the installer and deleted it, that shouldn't be a problem. Since Mac comes with Python 2 by default, if you haven't gotten rid of it, you should be able to open up a terminal and type in python to get a Python 2 prompt.
If you somehow uninstalled Python 2.7, then you can download a new copy of Python 2.7 from this page. (You probably want the "macOS 64-bit installer"). Download it and install it (I think the built-in app Installer can open it) and you should have Python 2 back again.
If you have some other issue (I'm not sure what you mean by "now nothing works") please specify in a comment, with the error messages if there are any, and I'll edit this answer.
Hope this helped!
answered Jan 9 at 3:15
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Mac comes with Python 2.7 by default. So did you mean that you downloaded Python 2 from here and deleted it, or that you uninstalled Python 2.7?
If you just downloaded the installer and deleted it, that shouldn't be a problem. Since Mac comes with Python 2 by default, if you haven't gotten rid of it, you should be able to open up a terminal and type in python to get a Python 2 prompt.
If you somehow uninstalled Python 2.7, then you can download a new copy of Python 2.7 from this page. (You probably want the "macOS 64-bit installer"). Download it and install it (I think the built-in app Installer can open it) and you should have Python 2 back again.
If you have some other issue (I'm not sure what you mean by "now nothing works") please specify in a comment, with the error messages if there are any, and I'll edit this answer.
Hope this helped!
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Mac comes with Python 2.7 by default. So did you mean that you downloaded Python 2 from here and deleted it, or that you uninstalled Python 2.7?
If you just downloaded the installer and deleted it, that shouldn't be a problem. Since Mac comes with Python 2 by default, if you haven't gotten rid of it, you should be able to open up a terminal and type in python to get a Python 2 prompt.
If you somehow uninstalled Python 2.7, then you can download a new copy of Python 2.7 from this page. (You probably want the "macOS 64-bit installer"). Download it and install it (I think the built-in app Installer can open it) and you should have Python 2 back again.
If you have some other issue (I'm not sure what you mean by "now nothing works") please specify in a comment, with the error messages if there are any, and I'll edit this answer.
Hope this helped!
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Can't you just reinstall v2.7?
– fixer1234
Jan 9 at 1:46
@fixer1234 Not if it’s core macOS. The best remedy is to reinstall macOS on top of the current install. That should not destroy any currently set files, applications and settings but basically just overwrites all of the core macOS system stuff which should repair things.
– JakeGould
Jan 9 at 15:17