[macOS] Install Python2 from pkg installer #2217
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Description
Due to maintenance concerns, we are going to stop installing Python 2.7 from the Homebrew formula, which was deprecated at the beginning of 2020, and instead, use the official macOS pkg installer available by the following link
https://www.python.org/ftp/python/2.7.18/python-2.7.18-macosx10.9.pkg
This package installs pip along with the python, but the version is outdated so the update required. Also, the GUI installation process requires to run the install certificates command after successful installation:
The corresponding step added to the installation script.
Related issue:
https://github.com/actions/virtual-environments-internal/issues/1543
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