How to install Jupyter Notebook on macOS Sonoma

If you got a new Mac/Macbook or updated to macOS Sonoma, and you want to install Jupyter Notebook locally on your Mac then you can follow the below steps.

Step 1: Make sure Python 3.x is installed on your Mac

Run the below command to see if Python 3.x is installed on your Mac by trying the --version command.

% python --version

Python 3.9.6

If you get an error, that python is not found, then makes sure to install it first.

% python --version
zsh: command not found: python

Which version of Python is installed on macOS Sonoma?

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Also, make sure the pip3 command works.

% pip3 --version

pip 21.2.4 from /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/Library/Frameworks/
Python3.framework/Versions/3.9/lib/python3.9/site-packages/pip (python 3.9)

Step 2: Install Notebook using pip3 command

Macbook % pip3 install jupyter


Defaulting to user installation because normal site-packages is not writeable
Collecting jupyter
  Downloading jupyter-1.0.0-py2.py3-none-any.whl (2.7 kB)

..
..

Step 3: Run Notebook using python3 command

% python3 -m notebook

...
[I 2023-09-28 17:03:15.573 ServerApp] jupyterlab | extension was successfully loaded.
[I 2023-09-28 17:03:15.574 ServerApp] notebook | extension was successfully loaded.
[I 2023-09-28 17:03:15.575 ServerApp] Serving notebooks from local directory: /Users/code2care
[I 2023-09-28 17:03:15.575 ServerApp] Jupyter Server 2.7.3 is running at:
[I 2023-09-28 17:03:15.575 ServerApp] http://localhost:8888/tree?token=99a42be453b83ce732f15ea836f8017b8f297fad75bb678d
[I 2023-09-28 17:03:15.575 ServerApp]     http://127.0.0.1:8888/tree?token=99a42be453b83ce732f15ea836f8017b8f297fad75bb678d
[I 2023-09-28 17:03:15.575 ServerApp] Use Control-C to stop this server and shut down all kernels (twice to skip confirmation).