# macOS version support policy

**URL:** <https://discuss.python.org/t/macos-version-support-policy/53715>\
**Category:** Core Development\
**Created:** [May 19, 2024, 12:13pm UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/macos-version-support-policy/53715 "2024-05-19T12:13:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![h-vetinari](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discuss.python.org/h-vetinari/32/1220_2.png) [@h-vetinari](https://discuss.python.org/u/h-vetinari)\
**Post date:** [December 20, 2024, 5:50am UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/macos-version-support-policy/53715/17 "2024-12-20T05:50:58Z")

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@hugovk [provided](https://discuss.python.org/t/moving-packaging-and-installers-to-macos-10-13-as-a-minimum/31907/8) some fresh numbers (28 days of downloads from PyPI for the latest pillow version) to sink our teeth in 🙏

> [@Moving packaging and installers to macOS 10.13 as a minimum](https://discuss.python.org/t/moving-packaging-and-installers-to-macos-10-13-as-a-minimum/31907/8):
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> This shows 99.6% is 11+, and 99.93% is 10.14+.

A trivial calculation shows that 0.014% downloads (251 out of 1.8 million) are from clients on macOS `<10.13` – and that’s only relative to all mac users, not even including linux & windows.

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