Thanks to the Python Guide, I was able to follow several of these steps to get Python onto Mac OS X using Homebrew.
- Install Homebrew – Enter ruby -e “$(curl -fsSL https://raw.github.com/Homebrew/homebrew/go/install)” in Terminal
- Modify PATH – Enter export PATH=/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin:$PATH in Terminal
- Install Python 2.7 – Enter brew install python in Terminal
- Modify Path – Enter export PATH=/usr/local/share/python:$PATH in Terminal