setuptools easy_install mac error

Question

I'm trying to setup easy_install on my mac. But I'm getting the following error.

Installing Setuptools running install Checking .pth file support in /Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/ error: can't create or remove files in install directory The following error occurred while trying to add or remove files in the installation directory:

[Errno 13] Permission denied: '/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/test-easy-install-789.pth'

The installation directory you specified (via --install-dir, --prefix, or the distutils default setting) was:

/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/

What sequence of commands do you run? (i.e. which way are you installing easy_install?) — damienfrancois, Nov 03 '14 at 10:38
sudo curl https://bootstrap.pypa.io/ez_setup.py -o - | python — Berendschot, Nov 03 '14 at 10:43

damienfrancois · Accepted Answer · 2014-11-03T10:43:58.563

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Try again using sudo python ... to be able to write to '/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/

edited Nov 03 '14 at 10:43

answered Nov 03 '14 at 10:35

damienfrancois

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You need to sudo the `python` command, not the `curl` command. Note that you must absolutely be trusting the people at bootstrap.pypa.io/ez_setup.py to run such commands in that way. – damienfrancois Nov 03 '14 at 10:45
This worked except for that command 'easy_install' is still not found – Berendschot Nov 03 '14 at 10:47
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And in a new terminal window? – damienfrancois Nov 03 '14 at 10:50

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 03 '14 at 10:51

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Try pyenv, its somewhat similar to rbenv and is easier to remove if you don't need it. Also, you can play with different versions of pythons without tinkering the system dependencies.

answered Nov 03 '14 at 10:51

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score 0 · Answer 3 · edited Sep 03 '16 at 23:22

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Try curl bootstrap.pypa.io/ez_setup.py -o - | sudo python for access related issues.

edited Sep 03 '16 at 23:22

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answered Sep 03 '16 at 23:06

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score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Oct 21 '16 at 14:08

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You can add "sudo" before "python setup.py ..." in the install.sh.

answered Oct 21 '16 at 14:08

MXP

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score 0 · Answer 5 · answered Apr 30 '19 at 20:57

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You can also use the --user flag (instead of sudo or pyenv):

$ easy_install --user -U ...

See here.

answered Apr 30 '19 at 20:57

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