How to Install Python on Mac (2026) | Python 3.14 + VS Code Setup
Learn how to install Python on Mac in 2026 and set up Python 3.14 with Visual Studio Code. This complete beginner tutorial shows you how to download Python, install it on macOS, verify Python and pip, install the official VS Code Python extension, select the interpreter, and run your first Python program.
This tutorial works with supported Apple Silicon Macs—including M1, M2, M3, M4, and M5—as well as supported Intel Macs. You can follow these steps on a MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, iMac, or Mac mini.
🐍 What you’ll learn:
✅ Download Python from the official website
✅ Install Python 3.14 on macOS
✅ Run Install Certificates.command
✅ Verify Python and pip in Terminal
✅ Install the official Microsoft Python extension
✅ Select the correct Python interpreter in VS Code
✅ Create your first Python file
✅ Run a Python program on Mac
⏱️ Chapters:
0:00 Preview and tutorial overview
0:10 Download Python for macOS
0:30 Install Python on Mac
1:01 Install Python security certificates
1:30 Verify Python and pip in Terminal
2:47 Set up Visual Studio Code
3:10 Install the Python extension and select the interpreter
4:01 Create your first Python file
5:07 Run your first Python program
💻 Terminal commands used:
python3 --version
python3 -m pip --version
cd Desktop
ls
python3 hello.py
Official Python download:
https://www.python.org/downloads/
Official Visual Studio Code download:
https://code.visualstudio.com/
Windows users: This video demonstrates the complete macOS installation. A dedicated Windows 10 and Windows 11 Python installation tutorial will be published separately.
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