M1 Mac: Combating “x86_64 architecture is required for this software.”(A Python 3.7 Example)

Recently I was tasked with downloading an older version of python on my new Mac Mini, which has the M1 Chip. I’ll walk you through how I overcame this obstacle.

For example, I needed to download python 3.7 but came across this error message:

Matthews-Mini:~ matthew$ brew install python@3.7
python@3.7: The x86_64 architecture is required for this software.
Error: python@3.7: An unsatisfied requirement failed this build.