1. Installing Python (Mac)

Method 1: Using homebrew

1. Open Terminal: You can open it by searching "Terminal" in Spotlight (press Cmd + Space and type "Terminal").

2. Install Homebrew: To install Homebrew, copy and paste the following command into your Terminal and press Enter:

   /bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL <https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh>)"
   

   Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.

   <aside> <img src="/icons/new-alert_blue.svg" alt="/icons/new-alert_blue.svg" width="40px" /> Homebrew webpage for reference: https://brew.sh/

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3. Install Python 3: After Homebrew is installed, you can install Python 3 by running:

   brew install python3
   
   

4. Verify Installation: Once installation is complete, you can verify that Python 3 has been installed by running:

   python3 --version
   
   

   This should display the installed Python version.

Method 2: Downloading from Python's Official Website

1. Go to Python's Official Website: Navigate to Python's download page.

2. Download Python 3 Installer: Select the most recent version of Python 3 and download the installer package.

3. Run the Installer: Locate the downloaded package (usually in your Downloads folder) and run it. Follow the on-screen instructions to install Python 3.

4. Verify Installation: Open Terminal (as described in Method 1) and copy/paste:

   python3 --version
   

   This should display the installed Python version.

2. Installing Archicad Python Module

1. Verify if you have PIP installed by pasting the following into your terminal:

   pip --version
   

   If the terminal returns the following: -bash: pip: command not found you need to install pip first, if it returns a version number then you can skip the next step and proceed to installing the Archicad Module.

2. To Install PIP:

   1. Open Terminal and copy paste the following code and press enter.

      curl <https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py> -o get-pip.py
      

      Copy/paste the following into terminal and press enter:

      python3 get-pip.py
      

   2. Verify that PIP was installed by following the first step

      curl <https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py> -o get-pip.py
      

      pip --version
      

      python3 get-pip.py
      

3. Installing the Archicad Python Module:

   1. Open Terminal and copy paste the following code and press enter.

      pip install archicad
      

3. Installing Visual Studio Code

1. Install Visual Studio Code for editing your scripts: https://code.visualstudio.com/

2. Install Visual Studio Code Extensions: (paste the items below into the Extension tab of VSC)

   ms-python.python
   

   Willumz.generic-pseudocode