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An opinionated guide to installing Python on an M-Series Mac in 2025

The following should work on a fresh Mac. It should also work if you already have some kind of Python installed, but depending on what you've done, you might run into trouble.

I'm assuming just basic familiarity with opening the terminal app.

First, install the xcode development tools if you haven't already (it's a ~200MB download) by typing this into the terminal

xcode-select --install

	```python
	# create shifted copies

	from numpy import arange
	from scipy.ndimage.interpolation import shift
	```

	```python
	# create shifted copies

	const mat4 = require('gl-mat4')
	const sphere = require('primitive-icosphere')
	const regl = require('regl')()
	const camera = require('lookat-camera')()

	var mesh = sphere(1, {subdivisions: 1})

	const cube = regl({
	frag: `
	precision mediump float;

	const mat4 = require('gl-mat4')
	const sphere = require('primitive-icosphere')
	const fit = require('canvas-fit')
	const normals = require('angle-normals')
	const regl = require('regl')()
	const camera = require('lookat-camera')()

	var mesh = sphere(1, {
	subdivisions: 5
	})

	# neurofinder submission
	# local nmf
	#
	# requirements:
	# thunder-python v1.2.0
	# thunder-extraction v1.1.0

	import json
	import thunder as td
	from extraction import NMF