How to install Python on a Mac

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Why the heck is it that difficult on get started with Pyhton on a Mac?

It's not difficult to get started with Python on MacOS. Just open terminal, type python and there you are. Of course, this version is probably not the version you would like to work with but anyway - get started is as simple as entering 'python'.

If you are not uncomfortable with terminal and profile/rc files you should consider getting familiar with them. You need general understanding sooner than later. If your intentions are serious then you could consider alternatives to IDLE. There are several options, I would personally recommend VS Code. There is nice tutorial written by snippsat VS Code from the start

There are free options to get started with Python without any installation whatsoever. To name a few: repl.it, Google Colab (Jupyter Notebook) etc.

Thank you @perfringo 

You are right, I am definitely lacking knowledge in some areas you mentioned. However, and this is what I am referring to, on a Win10 PC I download the official Python distribution, install it, have IDLE and don't have to worry about anything. On my Raspberry Pi this is the same. On a Mac, you need to find your way around the pre-installed Python, download the official distribution, try to start Python and get a "Your Python may not be configured for Tk. **". This is ridiculous and this is what I mean. When googling for solutions you get the advice to compile it on your own and stuff like that - each step of it is for somebody who doesn't speak Terminal natively a nightmare.