# Python with Homebrew

To install Python 2.7 plus any dependencies required (it can take a few minutes to build everything) just run the following in your terminal window (always without the $, your default terminal window will always start with the following `username$` ):

```
$ brew install python
```

When finished, you should see a summary in the terminal. 

Plus running this line: `$ which python` should output : `/usr/local/bin/python`.

It also installs [pip](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pip) (and its dependency [Setuptools](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/setuptools)), which is the package manager for Python. 

Finally, let's get them upgraded. Run both the lines:

```
$ pip install --upgrade setuptools
$ pip install --upgrade pip
```

Executable scripts from Python packages you install will be put in `/usr/local/share/python`, we already had this in the `Env.sh` file created before. Save the file and open a new terminal to take the new `$PATH` into account (everytime you open a terminal, `.bash_profile` gets loaded).