Proposal: suggest python.org packages for macOS

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Locate the macOS installation guidance in the guide and review the linked python.org and Homebrew references. Update the relevant recommendation to address Python.org packages, then verify that the cited links and explanation accurately reflect current installation and pip behavior.

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As @glyph pointed out in #359 and on twitter[0] using homebrew to install Python has its own issues. Also, brew install'ed versions of Python also mess with packaging[1][2] in ways that alter pip's behavior in odd ways (not even all documented). Is there any reason not to recomend installing the packages on python.org?

[0] https://twitter.com/glyph/status/950587032102780928
[1] https://docs.brew.sh/Homebrew-and-Python.html#note-on-pip-install---user
[2] https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/821
[3] https://github.com/UnitedIncome/serverless-python-requirements#applebeersnake-mac-brew-installed-python-notes

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