Installing Python 2.7 in Frameworks Folder on MacOS Monterey
I have a number of applications that require Python 2.7 in order to run and no longer do because they are looking for Python 2.7 in the /System/Library/Frameworks folder which no longer exists since the installation of MacOS Monterey. Error code that is displayed when the app terminates listed below:
Termination Reason: Namespace DYLD, Code 1 Library missing
Library not loaded: /System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/Python
Referenced from: /Applications/LeawoBlurayCreator.app/Contents/MacOS/libParseVideolib.dylib
Reason: tried: '/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/Python' (no such file)
(terminated at launch; ignore backtrace)
In my research, I had found that MacOS Monterey no longer installs Python 2.7 and the recommended way to fix this is to use the packaged installer located on the official Python site located here:
https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-2718/
But... After I install the package, Python 2.7 is instead installed in the Applications folder and not the /System/Library/Frameworks folder which is where the application is looking for it.
What are the correct steps in order to safely install Python 2.7 into the Frameworks folder so that my applications will run correctly without blowing up my system?
Mac Pro, macOS 12.4