Why not just do sudo easy_install pip or if this is for python 2.6 sudo easy_install-2.6 pip?
This installs pip using the default python package installer system and saves you the hassle of manual set-up all at the same time.
This will allow you to then run the pip command for python package installation as it will be installed with the system python. I also recommend once you have pip using the virtualenv package and pattern. :)
Why not just do sudo easy_install pip or if this is for python 2.6 sudo easy_install-2.6 pip?
This installs pip using the default python package installer system and saves you the hassle of manual set-up all at the same time.
This will allow you to then run the pip command for python package installation as it will be installed with the system python. I also recommend once you have pip using the virtualenv package and pattern. :)
2020 Update:
For current Debian/Ubuntu, use
apt-get install python3-pip
to install pip3.
Old 2013 answer (easy_install is now deprecated):
Use setuptools to install pip: sudo easy_install pip
(I know the above part of my answer is redundant with klobucar's, but I can't add comments yet), so here's an answer with a solution to sudo: easy_install: command not found on Debian/Ubuntu: sudo apt-get install python-setuptools
Also, for python3, use easy_install3 and python3-setuptools.
For Python 3, use apt-get install python3-pip.
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I'm brand new to Python and I'm trying to install pip to Python on my Mac. I did try to check if it was already there but the methods I used didn't work so far.
I have gone through a bunch of different tutorials but they don't work.
I've tried using what this website tells me: https://github.com/pypa/get-pip?tab=readme-ov-file
But Python keeps saying "SyntaxError" at $ and https
Can someone help me?
Using 'alias' is another possible option. Just put it into the relevant shell configuration file (for execution each time your shell is executed).
$ alias pip='/usr/bin/pip'
$ alias pip
alias pip='/usr/bin/pip'
$ alias pip='/usr/local/bin/pip'
$ alias pip
alias pip='/usr/local/bin/pip'
$ pip
bash: /usr/local/bin/pip: No such file or directory
It seems that you have both pip installed via easy_install and OS package manager. If you want to use only one, just remove another one.
In your case, you want pip from easy_install, so just removing which one from OS package manager.
With Debian/Ubuntu:
sudo apt-get purge python-pip
With Redhat/Centos/Fedora:
sudo yum remove python-pip
I moved from Windows to a MacBook yesterday (runs MacOS 14 Sonoma on Apple Silicon). I'm trying to get Python to work properly on my MacBook but I'm having a hard time figuring it out.
I'm being able to run Python from the terminal but it doesn't run from VSCode. From the terminal (ZSH) too, only python3 ran but not python. To get around that, I followed an online article and added a ~/.zshrc file. I added these two lines to it:
alias python="/usr/bin/env python3" alias pip="/usr/bin/env pip3"
I tried to install a Python package using pip but it hit me with a WARNING: The script normalizer is installed in '/Users/my_username/Library/Python/3.9/bin' which is not on PATH.
So till now I've understood that Python can be installed on Mac in 3 ways:
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The default inbuilt Python that comes with Mac out of the box.
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Python installed from the Python website via an installer.
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Python installed via Homebrew.
I am not being able to figure out the paths where each of these methods install Python. Which method is better for installing? Homebrew or download from the website? And once I have Python using one of the options, how do I make sure that it is the one used over the system Python? If I override the system Python, will there be any issues? How do I get Python to run from VSCode?
My MacOS and command line knowledge is very rudimentary so please correct me if I've said something wrong.
I am really sorry for this question
I just recognized that i have to type pip3
The error message WARNING: The scripts pip, pip3 and pip3.9 are installed in '/opt/homebrew/opt/[email protected]/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.9/bin' which is not on PATH. Consider adding this directory to PATH tells you all you need to know about the issue and solution.
You need to modify your $PATH variable as following:
export PATH=$PATH:/opt/homebrew/opt/[email protected]/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.9/bin
You can find information about making the change permanent here
You can tell pip where to install the package. Use the -t flag , that means the target directory where you want to install the package. Have have look at pip install --help
-t, --target <dir> Install packages into <dir>. By default this will not replace existing
files/folders in <dir>. Use --upgrade to replace existing packages in <dir> with
new versions.
You can change this on permanent basis by changing the pip.ini configuration file. See this for detail: pip install path
On Unix and Mac OS X the configuration file is:
$HOME/.pip/pip.conf
On Windows, the configuration file is: %HOME%\pip\pip.ini The %HOME% is located in
C:\Users\Bob on windows assuming your name is Bob
You may have to create the pip.ini file when you find your pip directory. Within your pip.ini or pip.config you will then need to put (assuming your on windows) something like
[global]
target=C:\Users\<username>\Desktop
On macOS go to /usr/local/bin/.
Remove the link to pip:
rm /usr/local/bin/pip
Create the new link pointing to the new installation:
sudo ln -s /new path /usr/local/bin/pip