Setting up Mission Python – Catalina Edition
Update: I have updated the below post to use Python 3.11.5 and has been tested on an Intel based MacBook Air running macOS Catalina through to Monterey. A couple of years ago I picked up a copy of Sean McManus’s – Mission Python: Code a Space Adventure Game from No Starch Press . In my opinion, it’s still a great book to get into coding a game in Python using Pygame Zero. The book explains how to set up your adventure on a Windows PC and Raspberry Pi, but been a macOS user, I decided to post the steps below on to set up your adventure on a Mac. The book recommends Python 3.6.6 (at time of writing), I have based this post on Python 3.11.5 *** Installing Python 3.11.5 *** Download Python 3.11.5 from https://www.python.org/downloads/macos/ Double click the installer and follow the on-screen instructions. Once installed Open Terminal (Cmd+Spacebar, type Terminal, press Enter). Type which python3, at the prompt You should get the below result- /Library/Frameworks/Python....