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Asked: 2026-05-25T17:17:58+00:00

I can’t seem to find an answer on google. Can anyone please check if

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I can’t seem to find an answer on google. Can anyone please check if xterm is installed on Mac OS X by default, or better yet, if the program/link x-terminal-emulator is defined?

The reason I am asking is that I am currently running this python3 code

process = subprocess.Popen ( ['x-terminal-emulator', '-e',  'sh -c "cd"' ]  )

(for simplicity, more complicated bash command replaced with cd) and would prefer compatibility with mac. If anyone could also check that this runs gracefully (it should just briefly pop up a new terminal), I’d be obliged.

Otherwise, which terminal should I call for that specific command?

Thanks!

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  1. Editorial Team

    X11 for Mac OS X is installed by default, but it’s optional, so you cannot be sure xterm is installed, see http://developer.apple.com/opensource/tools/x11.html

    What is always there on a Mac OS X box is the Terminal.app

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