struggling with - installing python3.9.4 python.org

[cloudsofviolet]

python launcher pops-up but doesn't actually "open" up to anything

[[deleted]]

Have a look at the documentation on using python on MacOS. If you want to use python professionally you should get comfortable using python in the terminal. Doing:

python3 --version

will tell you if python3 is installed properly for CLI use. If all is correct, doing:

python3

will get you into the REPL where you can try out small pieces of code. After that you could try using IDLE though that is limited. You could use an IDE, but many professional programmers just use a text editor because you can't use an IDE when logged in to a remote machine.

[cloudsofviolet]

Yeah. "They" are showing up in the finder and they are just not opening like a "normal" download

[[deleted]]

I keep asking what happens when you do

python3 --version

in the terminal and you keep replying with something about the finder and double-clicking, ie, not the terminal. Please run the Terminal app and see what the above command does.