## Step 1: Installation

*Install Python3 via homebrew (Optional: in case you do not have pyhton installed. run python3 --version to see if it's installed)*

`$ brew install python3`

*Install powerline via pip (python package manager)*

`$ pip3 install powerline-status`

3. Find the location

`$ pip3 show powerline-status`
*It shows that the powerline-status is installed at `/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages`*

## Step 2: Configuration

To activate powerline, you need to source powerline.sh in your .bash_profile

1. Open up your .bash_profile in Vim or any editor
`$ vim ~/.bash_profile`

2. Paste this code into your .bash_profile
```bash
# Powerline
powerline-daemon -q
POWERLINE_BASH_CONTINUATION=1
POWERLINE_BASH_SELECT=1
source /usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/powerline/bindings/bash/powerline.sh
```

Now, create a configuration directory for powerline in your home directory and copy the config_files/ directory from the powerline direcory.
```bash
$ mkdir ~/.config/powerline
$ cp -r /usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/powerline/config_files/ ~/.config/powerline/
```