Questions tagged [python]
General usage of any python tool and running scripts and Apple specific questions are on topic here. Detailed languag-specific questions about programming (where it won’t matter if python runs on any os) belong on Stack Overflow.
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iTerm2 Python scripting on M1/M2 (Apple Sillicon)
iTerm2 can be scripted with Python
When I run Python REPL or Python script through iTerm2 Scripting menu on Apple Sillicon architecture (M2 in my case) it terminates with following error:
Bad CPU type
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Why isn't my Platypus-built app accepting dropped folders?
I have a little Python 2.7 script I turned into an app using Platypus a number of years ago. After updating Platypus to the latest version (5.4.1) I just wanted to rebuild the app so it would start ...
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Is there a way to trace syscalls without disabling SIP?
I'm trying to optimize a local Python script and I'd like to see syscalls etc.
dtruss seems like a great tool for that, but I get a series of errors when I run it that I think are related to SIP being ...
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VS code using older file versions - required to run setup.py to run changes
I'm using vs code working with my repository. Every time, I save one of the files, the updates seemingly aren't going through, as when I run a file that imports one of these changed saved files, vs ...
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Old iPads and data pull automation
I have 20 old iPads (mini 5th gen, software version 12.2) that are used for note taking daily. The application, Tap Forms HD has a export folder that holds a .csv file. The .csv file is still stored ...
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A script that opens .py types in values required
First a bit of backstory, when I do python assignments I had to manually add inventory items again and again which was painful so I wrote a shell script which would start my python program and enter ...
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How can I set Python symlink in MacOS Ventura?
I am trying to set a symlink so that I can point the python command in Terminal to a new install of python3.
I last did this in Mojave, where one could disable csrutil and then run the following ...
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Problem with VSCode and Python on a Mac
I am trying to use VS Code to program in Python on my Mac. I keep getting the following error when I run my program in VS Code:
python -u "/Users/davidcfeola/Desktop/Python/Segmented Turning Data....
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Set Mac to wake and run scripts while in sleep mode
I'm a Python developer and I would like the Mac to awaken from sleep when I configure it to do so and run some scripts or certain programs during the day. On Windows there's "Task Scheduler" ...
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Python script hangs on importing rasterio
I'm a recent migrant from Linux to OSX, and the transition so far has been quite smooth, until this particular issue.
On a MacBook Pro with the M1 chip, running Ventura 13.1, and with both Python 3.9 ...
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Automator remove all but the first page of a pdf in Monterey
Under Monterey,
Is there an easy way to have automator delete all but the 1st page of a pdf file.
Or extract the 1st page?
My end goal is to create a thumbnail image from the 1st page, but the ...
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Using NVidia‘s CUDA and corresponding Python libraries on macOS Monterey
I occasionally need to work on scientific software that uses CUDA and is written in Python.
If possible, I would like to do that on an iMac 2019 (Intel, with a Radeon Pro 580X, running macOS Monterey ...
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MacOS can't display an open3d window from remote server，GLX_ARB_create_context_profile is unavailable
Problem
Device and OS version: MacBook Pro 2021 Apple Silicon 13.0.1 (22A400)
The remote server can't forward open3d window to my Mac
the codes are as follows:
import copy
import numpy as np
import ...
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How to automatically set Terminal profile for different conda environment
I often use different conda environments. For convienience, I like setting different Terminal profiles (colors specifically) for each environment for ease of use. This is currently done manually after ...
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pip ALWAYS installs to /usr/local/lib/python2.7
I cannot find a way to get a functioning pip3 on macos Big Sur.
I have tried standard python, HomeBrew python, and also pyenv/venv, following the directions and searching for issues in each case.
In ...
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Python script does not run in Downloads folder
I am puzzled. My Python script has two parts. It's very simple.
Part-1: Makes a new folder based on date and time. Then moves all the files into that folder. This happens once a day controlled by ...
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How to create a link to python3 on MacOS?
Running MacOS 13.1 (Ventura) I see that python3 is installed in /usr/bin, which I can call by running python3. However, I also want to run python3 by just calling python, so I changed to the folder /...
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Get attachments from .eml files that are not in ~/Library/Mail
I copied a large number of .eml files from Mail.app to a separate folder. Each message has two attachments: a .kmz in base64 and a .gpx in plain text.
I want to get these attachments from the .eml ...
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Unable to install application on fresh Monterey 12.6.2 install (python missing)
I installed Monterey 12.6.2 on a new system disk on an upgraded iMac 12.2. One of the first steps was to install all programs.
One of the applications unfortunately installs, but crashes upon opening ...
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Need to install a specific version of gfortran in conda environment
I need to use a Python library which requires gfortran 6.3 for OSX, but I have different versions installed:
which gfortran
/usr/local/bin/gfortran
brew list --versions | grep gcc
gcc 10.2.0 10.2.0_3
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Upgrading Python in MacOS Monterey
I understand Python is used by the OS, and that's why here on Ask Different there are several Q/A about the subject, where answerers tell people to install Python 3.x and leave Python 2.x (used by the ...
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Cannot get launchctl to run python script
I wrote a basic python web scraping program and am trying to get it to run automatically at 4 am every day but am having no luck. The .plist file and python code are as follows:
.plist:
<?xml ...
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(Monterey) Could System Integrity Protection be keeping Python3's "MySQL" library from loading?
The "MySQL" client interface library will not load on MacOS Monterey. The relevant traceback lines are as follows: (System is Django, latest versions of everything.)
ImportError: dlopen(/...
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How to install Pygmentize on MacOS?
I'm trying this to install pygmentize on GitHub Actions macos-12 OS:
$ pip3 install pygments
$ pygmentize -V
However, the first command does install pygments Python package, but doesn't install ...
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How to make python 3.11 my default python3 with brew
I like new software and I noticed that 3.11 is available in brew, so I have installed it:
brew install python@3.11
I can get a repl by running python3.11, but if I run python3 I still get python 3.10
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Cannot uninstall Python from homebrew
which -a python3
/opt/homebrew/bin/python3
/opt/homebrew/bin/python3
/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.10/bin/python3
/usr/local/bin/python3
/usr/bin/python3
I want to uninstall ...
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not valid for use in process: mapped file has no Team ID and is not a platform binary (signed with custom identity or adhoc?)
I'm trying to run a 3rd party application through the Spyder Python IDE. I'm able to import the code and it runs through the command line using the Terminal application but Spyder appears to be more ...
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AppleScript application asking for permission to access Desktop after full disk access (macOS Ventura)
I created an AppleScript which executes a simple Python file.
I've given it full disk access but still every time it runs it prompts a "X would like to access files in your Desktop folder" ...
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Strange Issue of PyCharm
My M1 MacBook Pro (2020) with 16 GB RAM has the latest version of PyCharm Professional installed on macOS Monterey.
I don't know when exactly this has started happening but here is the issue I am ...
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How to programmatically adjust keyboard backlight on Macbook Pro? [duplicate]
I want to adjust the backlight on the keyboard on a Macbook Pro programmatically.
I know that it is possible to adjust the backlight in the control center, and I wonder if I can do it from either ...
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Strange message when running `python` or `pip` command "dyld[19439]: rebase opcodes terminated early at offset 1 of 9040
I'm using OSX. When I'm running python --version or any other command which starts with the python or pip, I get this message
"dyld[19439]: rebase opcodes terminated early at offset 1 of 9040
I ...
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How can I change the Framework path my Python file is referring?
I'm trying to run a 3rd-party application with Python. I understand that Monterey has done away with the system-installed Python 2.7, however, this application was released before Monterey. When I try ...
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How to stop command-W from closing iTerm2 when it's active instead of the Python plots I'm intending to close? [duplicate]
I regularly run Python scripts from an iTerm2 command window, and the scripts usually generate several plots. I have an IDE open as well.
From time to time I end up accidentally closing the iTerm ...
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Missing Surname after remote User Creation
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We have multiple macs in our office and our employees are free to use every mac that is currently unused. So every mac needs an user for every employee and every time we hire a new employee I ...
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Two Versions of Python in Homebrew
Doing brew upgrade tells me that Python failed due to an issue with Xcode and I should brew install --build-from-source python@3.10 but then another upgrade to catch whatever depends on Python demands ...
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How do I install grpcio on m1 Mac?
Tried with Homebrew clang version 14.0.6, uninstalled it, tried with Apple clang version 13.1.6 (clang-1316.0.21.2.5), but it doesn't compile.
I don't know much about compiling C when it's going wrong....
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ansible-core requires a minimum of Python2 version 2.7
I have an ansible playbook that updates an HTML file from local (on a Mac Mini) to an apache server. When I run it, I get ..
fatal: [www.invalid.com]: FAILED! => {"msg": "Failed to ...
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Code with open cv in python in macos: process is launched in terminal but nothing happens
I am trying to display an image using open cv and used the following code (from geeksforgeeks). However, when I run from the terminal (with zsh in MacOS 11.6.1 using Python 3.7.5 and opencv-python==4....
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MacVim and Python on new M1 MacBook
On a vanilla MacBook with M1 processor, I installed MacVim via Homebrew:
brew install --cask macvim
However, when running :python import sys; print(sys.version) inside MacVim, I get:
E370: Could not ...
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Why are there two versions of Python 3 (3.9 and 3.10) on my MacOS Monterey system?
A few months ago, MacOS (currently 12.5.1) update installed the latest Python 3.10 on my system in, /usr/local/Cellar/python@3.10.
It seems it didn't remove the 3.9 though, since I also have /usr/...
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Why does Finder not search Python (.py) files for content?
I want to search all my .py files for a certain expression, but it seems that Finder does not look at their content. Is this normal? What can I do?
(This question was also raised here.)
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Will my Python script still run while screen saver is on?
If I'm running a Python script locally on my MacBook Terminal prompt (MacBook Pro Laptop running on BigSur) and the computers screensaver comes off while it's idle, will my script still run? What if ...
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Alternative installation of recent Julia 1.7.3 without MacPorts
Usually, I used to install software on High Sierra via MacPorts.
Unfortunately, the port Julia V1.7.3, is broken recently such that a standard installation via sudo port install Julia does not work ...
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File not found error : Unable to access serial port (connected to webcam) in jupyter lab (browser) - in MacOS Monterey
import serial
from serial.tools import list_ports
from serial import Serial
port = list(list_ports.comports())
for p in port:
print(p.device)
ser = serial.Serial(
# Serial Port to read ...
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Multiple versions of the same Python installed
I installed Python3 via brew:
brew install python@3.9
And following the symlink chain of which python3 leads to:
$ which python3
/usr/local/bin/python3
$ ls -l /usr/local/bin/python3
lrwxr-xr-x 1 ...
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Error ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'timewheel' python
I have installed timewheel and also timewheel-scheduler on my mac. Trying the following https://pypi.org/project/timewheel-scheduler/ However I am encountering the following error
from timewheel ...
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Importing Python modules at MacOS 12.4 from a script
On my MacOS 12.4 is Python pre-installed, in the version Python 3.8.9. I did nothing for that, neither changed pathes.
If I run a Python script, which needs some modules with import requests or from ...
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Can't `pip install p4python` on Apple Silicon
I recently upgraded my system from an Intel Mac to an M1 Pro. I need to use p4python module.
I installed Python 3.7.13 using pyenv which I installed using Homebrew. All Apple Silicon native. When I ...
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Python Script Using Efficiency Cores Rather than Performance Cores in M1
I am using moviepy to automate clips to make a video. I am using python 3.10. When I run from pycharm, it is using performance cores to render my videos. But when I moved to crontab to schedule this ...
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Recover and deduplicate Time Machine backup files
I have an old Time Machine backup and would like to recover the latest version of the files without restoring the backup to a whole computer.
For example, say that the Time Machine backup drive has ...
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