mac lion that comes with python 2.7 version, a bit low, to use some applications when it needs 3.3 or more, then you can update mac comes with python by the following method.
Go to the official website to download the latest python python, and installed. Now I want to delete mac comes with python, as follows:
sudo rm -R /System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7
把第一步里安装好的Python目录移到原本系统所持有的目录位置。
sudo mv /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.3 /System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions
第三步，修改文件所属的Group
设置Group为wheel，原来系统自带的就是这样的。
sudo chown -R root:wheel /System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.3
第四步，更新一下Current的Link
在Versions的目录里有一个Current的link，是指向当前的Python版本，原始是指向系统自带的Python2.7.2，我们把它删除后，link就失效了，所以需要重新链一下
sudo rm /System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/Current
sudo ln -s /System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.3 /System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/Current
第五步，重新链接可执行文件
1) 先把系统原来的执行文件删掉
sudo rm /usr/bin/pydoc
sudo rm /usr/bin/python
sudo rm /usr/bin/pythonw
sudo rm /usr/bin/python-config
2) 建立新的链接
sudo ln -s /System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.3/bin/pydoc3.3 /usr/bin/pydoc
sudo ln -s /System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.3/bin/python3.3 /usr/bin/python
sudo ln -s /System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.3/bin/pythonw3.3 /usr/bin/pythonw
sudo ln -s /System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.3/bin/python3.3m-config /usr/bin/python-config
最后，更新一下.bash_profile文件
cd ~
vim .bash_profile (只要能编辑就行)
插入新的Python路径
# Setting PATH for Python 3.3
# The orginal version is saved in .bash_profile.pysave
PATH="/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.3/bin:${PATH}"
export PATH
打开命令行，输入python，如下：chenwgtekiMacBook-Pro:~ chenwg$ python
Python 3.3.2 (v3.3.2:d047928ae3f6, May 13 2013, 13:52:24)
[GCC 4.2.1 (Apple Inc. build 5666) (dot 3)] on darwin
Type “help”, “copyrigh
Reproduced in: https: //my.oschina.net/zhepama/blog/265036