Note: I will update this post for the next few weeks with new and updated information. If you find anything that is interesting, ping me on MacAdmins Slack or Twitter as @scriptingosx.
Last Updated: 2022-03-23
What is going on!?
- Apple removes Python 2 in macOS Monterey. What now? – Armin Briegel, Jamf Blog (also in German and French)
- macOS Monterey 12.3 will remove Python 2.7 – Ben Toms
- Apple Removing Python 2.7: What Admins Need to Know and Do – Kandji Blog
- Wrangling Pythons
Tools
- MacAdmins Python on GitHub
- relocatable-python: A tool for building standalone relocatable Python.framework bundles
- pkgcheck: Script to check installer pkgs for deprecated runtime calls
- Search-Scripts-In-Jamf: search for a string in all the scripts and or extension attributes in your Jamf Pro instance
Updates
- dockutil: command line tool for managing dock items
- quickpkg: wrapper for pkgbuild to quickly build simple packages from an installed app, a dmg or zip archive
- Mist: A Mac command-line tool that automatically downloads macOS Installers/Firmwares
- DownloadFullInstaller: macOS application written in SwiftUI that downloads installer pkgs for the Install macOS Big Sur application
- SUS Inspector 2.1: Inspect Apple software update service
- mkuser: Make user accounts for macOS with many advanced options
Replacing Python
- Get the current user in Shell Scripts on macOS
- Monterey, python, and free disk space
- The unexpected return of JavaScript for Automation
- Some CLI Updates in macOS Monterey