How to install Python on a Mac

[BlueBlue]

Thanks @perfringo for the hint with VS Code - indeed a great alternative to IDLE. Now the next issue came around the corner: tried to install pandas (which worked) and run a Python script reading a CSV file from a web source. Result: "error 54, 'Connection reset by peer'". Apparently, this has do to with SSL or something like that. Unbelievable. I only want to install the most recent Python 3 version (3.8.6) on my Mac and use the most recent versions of standard packages (nothing exotic). I don't want to spend endless hours in searching the web, studying profile/rc files etc.. Why is is so difficult to get that simple thing done?

[perfringo]

Your problem may be that site is blocking programatic access i.e doesn't allow scraping. If this is the case it's not problem of Python (or MacOS).

[BlueBlue]

I can get to the data if I use requests, I can't if I use csv_read from Pandas.

I tried the same access method from Python on a Windows PC, did not work either.

However, in case the site blocks programmatic access via csv_read shouldn't it block access via requests as well?

What is difference between requests and csv_read from an implementation perspective?

[sanrock123]

@BlueBlue
The only difference is in fact the default value for the sep argument.

read_csv uses sep=','