Introduction

This manual was written as of January 2025. The instructions work as of macOS version 15.1.1(24B91) and Python version 3.13.1.

Prerequisites

• Brew
• Python 3
• macOS
  • Some version of macOS lower than 14 may work, but keep in mind that anything before 13 is end of life.

Instructions

1. Install PyGObject using brew with : brew install pygobject3
2. Install cmake: brew install cmake
3. Install libff: brew install libffi
4. Tell cmake where libffi is:

   export CFLAGS="-I$(brew --prefix libffi)/include"
   export LDFLAGS="-L$(brew --prefix libffi)/lib"   
   

5. Install pyobjc using pip with : pip install pyobjc
6. Install AppKit using pip : pip install AppKit

Conclusion

That’s it! Maybe I already had some packages already installed that are also necessary but I wouldn’t be able to figure that out on my own. If you have anything to add to these instructions, then please send me an email at [email protected].