@@ -34,6 +34,15 @@ The first thing we'll need is a working Python interpreter.
3434 alphas, betas, and release candidates unless you *really * know what you're
3535 doing.
3636
37+ You can also install Python through `homebrew
38+ <https://docs.brew.sh/Homebrew-and-Python> `__, use `pyenv
39+ <https://github.com/pyenv/pyenv#simple-python-version-management-pyenv> `__
40+ to manage multiple Python installs, or use `Anaconda
41+ <https://docs.anaconda.com/anaconda/install/> `__ or `Miniconda
42+ <https://docs.conda.io/en/latest/miniconda.html> `__. It doesn't matter
43+ *how * you've installed Python - it only matters that you can run ``python3 ``
44+ from your terminal and get a working Python interpreter.
45+
3746 .. group-tab :: Linux
3847
3948 If you're on Linux, you'll install Python using the system package manager
@@ -45,34 +54,24 @@ The first thing we'll need is a working Python interpreter.
4554
4655 Support for Raspberry Pi is limited at this time.
4756
57+ **Important: ** You *must * use the system Python provided by your operating
58+ system. Alternative Python installations (pyenv, Anaconda, manually compiled
59+ Python, etc.) will prevent you from successfully packaging your application
60+ for distribution in later steps of this tutorial.
61+
4862 .. group-tab :: Windows
4963
5064 If you're on Windows, you can get the official installer from `the Python
5165 website <https://www.python.org/downloads> `_. You can use any stable version
5266 of Python from 3.9 to 3.13. We'd also advise avoiding alphas, betas, and
5367 release candidates unless you *really * know what you're doing.
5468
55- .. admonition :: Alternative Python distributions
56-
57- There are lots of different ways of installing Python. You can install
58- Python through `homebrew
59- <https://docs.brew.sh/Homebrew-and-Python> `__. You can use `pyenv
60- <https://github.com/pyenv/pyenv#simple-python-version-management-pyenv> `__
61- to manage multiple Python installs on the same machine. Windows users
62- can install Python from the Windows App Store. Users from a data science
63- background might want to use `Anaconda
69+ You can also install Python from the Windows App Store, or use `Anaconda
6470 <https://docs.anaconda.com/anaconda/install/> `__ or `Miniconda
65- <https://docs.conda.io/en/latest/miniconda.html> `__.
66-
67- If you're on macOS or Windows, it doesn't matter *how * you've installed
68- Python - it only matters that you can run ``python3 `` from your operating
69- system's command prompt/terminal application, and get a working Python
70- interpreter.
71+ <https://docs.conda.io/en/latest/miniconda.html> `__. It doesn't matter
72+ *how * you've installed Python - it only matters that you can run ``python3 ``
73+ from your command prompt and get a working Python interpreter.
7174
72- If you're on Linux, you *must * use the system Python provided by your
73- operating system. You will be able to complete *most * of this tutorial using
74- a non-system Python, but you won't be able to package your application for
75- distribution to others.
7675
7776.. _install-dependencies :
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