There are a few ways to install Python in Mac.
Install system-wide via the official Python installation package.
Install locally using Homebrew (recommended).
You should avoid installing multiple versions of Python in your system. It usually brings more troubles than conveniences. Python virtual environemnts ( via uv ) and Docker containers are …
You can check the current shell in use by running the following command.
echo $SHELL
However,
notice that echo $SHELL does not report the right shell sometimes.
A more robust way is to use echo $0.
The default shell can be changed using thee comamnd chsh.
For example,
thee following …
Installing GNU tools is a way to try to get Linux command experience in macOS. However, not every Linux command has an identical-experience version in macOS. ** It is suggested that you use a Linux virtual machine if you really want to have Linux experience in macOS. ** Notice that some hardwares …
FAT32 is an outdated filesystem. The maximum size for a single file is 4G. You should instead exFAT instead of FAT32 where possible.
exFAT is great cross-platform filesystem that is support out-of-box by Windows, Linux and macOS. There is practically no limit (big enough for average users) on …
First use diskutil list to list all avaiable disks
and identifiy the external hard drive to mount.
For example,
running diskutil list on my Mac gives me the following output
and /dev/disk2s1 is the partition (NTFS) to mount.
$ diskutil list
/dev/disk0 (internal):
#: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER
0: GUID_partition_scheme …It suggested that you use IPython shell instead of Bash/Zsh shells. Please refer to IPython Is the Best Shell for detailed discussions. If you have to use shell commands, it is suggested that you use Linux commands when possible as Linux command are more universal and useful. You can …