To install py27-shellwords, run the following command in macOS terminal (Applications->Utilities->Terminal)
sudo port install py27-shellwords
To see what files were installed by py27-shellwords, run:
port contents py27-shellwords
To later upgrade py27-shellwords, run:
sudo port selfupdate && sudo port upgrade py27-shellwords
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