Installing Pandas on Mac OSX

Question

I'm having trouble installing the Python Pandas library on my Mac OSX computer.

I type the following in Terminal:

$ sudo easy_install pandas

But then I get the following:

Searching for pandas
Reading http://pypi.python.org/simple/pandas/
Reading http://pandas.pydata.org
Reading http://pandas.sourceforge.net
Best match: pandas 0.9.0
Downloading http://pypi.python.org/packages/source/p/pandas/pandas-
0.9.0.zip#md5=04b1d8e11cc0fc30ae777499d89003ec
Processing pandas-0.9.0.zip
Writing /tmp/easy_install-ixjbQO/pandas-0.9.0/setup.cfg
Running pandas-0.9.0/setup.py -q bdist_egg --dist-dir /tmp/easy_install-ixjbQO/pandas-
0.9.0/egg-dist-tmp-EGREoT
warning: no files found matching 'setupegg.py'
no previously-included directories found matching 'doc/build'
warning: no previously-included files matching '*.so' found anywhere in distribution
warning: no previously-included files matching '*.pyd' found anywhere in distribution
warning: no previously-included files matching '*.pyc' found anywhere in distribution
warning: no previously-included files matching '.git*' found anywhere in distribution
warning: no previously-included files matching '.DS_Store' found anywhere in distribution
warning: no previously-included files matching '*.png' found anywhere in distribution
unable to execute gcc: No such file or directory
error: Setup script exited with error: command 'gcc' failed with exit status 1

I do have Xcode and gcc installed, however, gcc is only found when I type:

$ gcc
-bash: gcc: command not found

$ gcc-4.2
i686-apple-darwin11-gcc-4.2.1: no input files

What should I do?

I also had trouble installing Pandas, but it was because I needed to upgrade numpy first. — Brent Washburne, Aug 11 '15 at 20:01

score 43 · Answer 1 · edited Feb 08 '14 at 17:47

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Install pip.

Then install pandas with pip:

pip install pandas

edited Feb 08 '14 at 17:47

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answered Feb 08 '14 at 17:30

user2335754

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I first had to run `sudo easy_install pip`, then this worked. – AutonomousApps Nov 20 '15 at 00:54
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On my system pip was a FAR easier way to install pandas than the xcode route. Thanks. – Fred Hamilton Apr 03 '16 at 01:48
Thanks, after installing pip, i am able to install pandas – Kannan Kandasamy Oct 14 '16 at 20:15
I had many `Could not install packages due to an EnvironmentError: ...`. Using '--user' however fixed this. `pip install --user pandas` – cwingrav Apr 18 '19 at 10:12

score 18 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 03 '14 at 20:36

You can install python with homebrew:

brew install python

Make sure that OSX uses the correct path:

which python

Then you can use the pip tool to install pandas:

pip install pandas

Make sure that all dependencies are installed. I followed this tutorial: http://penandpants.com/2013/04/04/install-scientific-python-on-mac-os-x/

Works fine on my machine.

score 9 · Answer 3 · answered Nov 06 '12 at 14:09

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You need to install XCode AND you need to make sure you install the command line tools for XCode so you can get gcc.

answered Nov 06 '12 at 14:09

Chang She

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Agreed. This is what I had to do to get Pandas installed correctly. – mikebmassey Nov 06 '12 at 16:13
this answer should be accepted. works perfectly. note: be careful you download the proper xcode command line tool for you OS. – jason m Jan 04 '14 at 23:46

score 8 · Answer 4 · edited Dec 05 '17 at 22:51

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Try

pip3 install pandas

from terminal. Maybe your original pip install pandas is referencing anaconda distribution

edited Dec 05 '17 at 22:51

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answered Dec 05 '17 at 22:49

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score 4 · Answer 5 · answered Nov 06 '12 at 11:30

I would recoment using macport or fink to install pandas:

Install XCode from App Store, this will install 3 compilers, clang, gcc ("apple") and gcc ("normal")
Install macports (www.macports.org) or fink (www.finkproject.org)
Never use your mac python again, and install all python modules trough the fink/macport and enjoy it taking care dependencies for you.

Installing pandas in macports is as simple as: sudo port install py27-pandas

you usualy install macport in /opt/local and fink in /sw, I would advice (though this may be bad advice) you to symlink your fink/mac ports python to your system python as follows such that: /usr/bin/python -> /opt/local/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/bin/python2.7

score 4 · Answer 6 · answered Jul 05 '19 at 18:47

In Mac terminal (we can launch Mac Terminal by searching in spotlight search Command + space) Now, use the command:

pip3 install pandas

As I'm using Python Version 3 I need to use pip3 install pandas.

If you are using python version 2 than use Command:

pip install pandas

Make sure pip is already installed in the device

score 2 · Answer 7 · answered Sep 19 '18 at 19:27

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pip install pandas works fine with pip 18.0 on macOS 10.13.6. In addition, to work with Xlsx files, you will need xlrd installed.

answered Sep 19 '18 at 19:27

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score 1 · Answer 8 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:02

Not an innovative way but below two steps might save a ton of time and energy.

Updating (Installing Command Line Tool) Code.

This can be done by openinig XCode -> Menu -> Preference -> Components -> Command Line Tool

Removing all but Python 2.7

I did installed different instances of python at different time and removing all but 2.7 was helpful in my case. Note : You may have to install modules after doing it. So get ready with pip/easy_install/ports.

Uninstall can be done with super easy steps mentioned in following link.

How to uninstall Python 2.7 on a Mac OS X 10.6.4?

score 0 · Answer 9 · answered Sep 13 '13 at 17:26

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I believe you need a sim link

$ ln -s gcc gcc-4.2

This should tell your terminal to call gcc-4.2 when you run $ gcc.

answered Sep 13 '13 at 17:26

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score 0 · Answer 10 · answered Oct 17 '19 at 09:41

You need to install newest version of xCode from appStore. It contains the compiler for C(gcc) and C++(g++) for mac. Then you can install pandas without any problem. Use the following commands in terminal:

xcode-select --install
pip3 install pandas

It might take some time as it installs other packages too. Please be patient.

score 0 · Answer 11 · answered Feb 09 '21 at 21:37

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Write down this and try to import pandas again!

import sys
!{sys.executable} -m pip install pandas

It worked for me, hope will work for you too.

answered Feb 09 '21 at 21:37

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score 0 · Answer 12 · edited Jul 23 '21 at 19:49

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for Mac run the given command in terminal

sudo easy_install pip
pip3 install pandas

if you want to install pandas profiling then run

pip3 install pandas-profiling

edited Jul 23 '21 at 19:49

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answered Jul 21 '21 at 10:30

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NKR · Answer 13 · 2018-02-04T19:45:30.690

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pip install worked for me, and it failed with a permission issue, which was resolved when I used

sudo pip install pandas

I see that the best sudo workaround is from /tmp: Is it acceptable and safe to run pip install under sudo?

edited Feb 04 '18 at 19:45

answered Dec 03 '16 at 03:20

NKR

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I would like to ask why this answer was down voted? It also did not work for me and my (and I think many other people's) reflex was to use sudo. – RobinDeCroon Aug 01 '17 at 09:59
You'd better not use sudo for python package install in mac – Olivia Liao Feb 03 '18 at 15:37
can you explain more ? Why do you think sudo pip on Mac is not good ? I see various discussions around this, but nothing solid. – NKR Feb 04 '18 at 19:47

Installing Pandas on Mac OSX

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