From 8e6daaa0535cd651373efb81c86d2e03f4b6a31d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ammar Nejati <a.nejati@fz-juelich.de>
Date: Tue, 17 May 2022 11:45:49 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Doc:Install or build>Install>MacOS: Update the Python
installation instructions [MacOS]
---
.../content/installation/install/macos/_index.md | 16 +++++++++-------
1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
diff --git a/hugo/content/installation/install/macos/_index.md b/hugo/content/installation/install/macos/_index.md
index 3d340d10c0c..4a681bf1289 100644
--- a/hugo/content/installation/install/macos/_index.md
+++ b/hugo/content/installation/install/macos/_index.md
@@ -60,18 +60,20 @@ $ sudo port select --set python python36
### Configure Python for BornAgain
-To make your Python installation aware of BornAgain, you have to install the BornAgain libraries into the `site-packages` of Python.
-This can be done by running the `bornagain_install_python.py` script from the application bundle. Assuming that BornAgain is installed in the
-`/Applications/BornAgain.app` folder, launch the Terminal application and run the following command:
+To make your Python installation aware of BornAgain, you have to install the BornAgain
+libraries into the `site-packages` of Python.
+This can be done by using the Python package ('wheel') included in the application bundle.
+Assuming that BornAgain is installed in the `/Applications/bornagain.app` folder, launch
+the Terminal application and run the following command (note that the location and name
+of the wheel depends on the BornAgain and Python versions and the platform):
```
-$ python /Applications/BornAgain.app/Contents/libexec/BornAgain-{{< release-string-short >}}/bornagain_python_install.py
+$ python3 -m pip install /Applications/bornagain.app/Contents/python/3.9/wheel/BornAgain.whl
```
-During the execution of the script, just select the default options by pressing the enter key.
-This script will install the BornAgain libraries into the site-packages of the given Python interpreter.
+For further options, see the official [pip's documentation](https://pip.pypa.io/en/stable).
-Now check that the installation went successfully by typing
+Finally, verify that the installation by typing
```
$ python -c "import bornagain"
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