Python script to update the Apple Python distro to the most recent This is for python 3.3; change those version to 2.7 or what else if it applies. The script remove the default folder in system/library, then moves the latest installed version to the same folder. It also create the symbolic links and updates the executable in usr/bin necessary fo…

update_python_on_mac.py

#!/bin/bash
rm -R /System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.3
mv /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.3 /System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions
chown -R root:wheel /System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.3
 
rm /System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/Current
ln -s /System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.3 /System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/Current
 
rm /usr/bin/pydoc
rm /usr/bin/python
rm /usr/bin/pythonw
rm /usr/bin/python-config
 
rm /System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.3/bin/pydoc
rm /System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.3/bin/python
rm /System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.3/bin/pythonw
rm /System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.3/bin/python-config
 
ln -s /System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.3/bin/pydoc3 /usr/bin/pydoc
ln -s /System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.3/bin/python3 /usr/bin/python
ln -s /System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.3/bin/pythonw3 /usr/bin/pythonw
ln -s /System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.3/bin/python3-config /usr/bin/python-config