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Apple moves fast with its upgrades, so it's a big of a trick. The latest version of XCode is free, but does not support older systems, and thus won't work (at least not easily) for the python.org python builds.
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Apple moves fast with its upgrades, so it's a bit of a trick. The latest version of XCode is free, but does not support older systems, and thus won't work (at least not easily) for the python.org python builds.
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For python.org Python2.7, you need XCode 3.* (latest is 3.2.6)
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If you have a pre-lion (10.6 or below) system, you may have gotten XCode with your install DVDs, on the extras disk or something like that. If so, I'd install from there, it's a big download.
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For python.org Python2.7, you need XCode 4.* (I've got 4.6.3)
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for Lion (10.7 and above) -- you'll need to download it. Apple makes it a bit hard to find the older versions, but they can be found at:
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[developer.apple.com](https://developer.apple.com/downloads)
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you need to login with an AppleID (or create one), then select "Developer Tools", and search for Xcode -- poke around a bit, and you'll eventually find:
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XCode 3.2.6 and iOS SDK
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XCode 4.6.3
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Download and install it (do it with a fast connection -- it's huge)
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You should be good to go.
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After installing it, you may need to install the "command line tools". Select preferences, the Downloads, and install the "Command Line Tools" if they are not already installed.
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