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Sequoia ships with Python 3.9.something. However, I need a more recent version for some machine learning applications I need to run. Should I really run a separate python installation e.g. with home-brew or can I simply update the system Python - and if so, how? - and use that one (which sounds cleaner)?

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Software which is distributed as part of macOS can’t be individually updated, this includes things in /usr/bin. The common approach is to use Homebrew or MacPorts, or just install the version you want from https://python.org.

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  • The python the OP mentions comes from the CLT, not from the OS. Apple has not shipped a "system" python since Monterey.
    – Marc Wilson
    Commented Sep 23 at 17:16
  • @MarcWilson Ah right. But even that one is difficult to update individually.
    – nohillside ♦
    Commented Sep 23 at 17:53

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