Install Pandas on Mac with pip

Question

I am trying to install Pandas with pip, but ran into to a problem. Here are the details:

Mac OS Sierra
which python => /usr/bin/python
python --version => Python 2.7.10
Inside "/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions" there is the following
2.3 2.5 2.6 2.7 Current

I want pandas to be linked to Python 2.7.10 in "/usr/bin/python"

When I do pip install pandas, I get the following error message:

Collecting pandas
  Using cached pandas-0.19.2-cp27-cp27m-macosx_10_6_intel.macosx_10_9_intel.macosx_10_9_x86_64.macosx_10_10_intel.macosx_10_10_x86_64.whl

Requirement already satisfied: pytz>=2011k in 

/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/Extras/lib/python (from pandas)

Requirement already satisfied: python-dateutil in 

/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/Extras/lib/python (from pandas)

Requirement already satisfied: numpy>=1.7.0 in 

/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/Extras/lib/python (from pandas)

Installing collected packages: pandas

Exception:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/pip-9.0.1-
py2.7.egg/pip/basecommand.py", line 215, in main
    status = self.run(options, args)

  File "/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/pip-9.0.1-py2.7.egg/pip/commands/install.py", line 342, in run
    prefix=options.prefix_path,

  File "/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/pip-9.0.1-py2.7.egg/pip/req/req_set.py", line 784, in install
    **kwargs

  File "/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/pip-9.0.1-py2.7.egg/pip/req/req_install.py", line 851, in install
    self.move_wheel_files(self.source_dir, root=root, prefix=prefix)

  File "/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/pip-9.0.1-py2.7.egg/pip/req/req_install.py", line 1064, in move_wheel_files
    isolated=self.isolated,

  File "/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/pip-9.0.1-py2.7.egg/pip/wheel.py", line 345, in move_wheel_files
    clobber(source, lib_dir, True)

  File "/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/pip-9.0.1-py2.7.egg/pip/wheel.py", line 316, in clobber
    ensure_dir(destdir)

  File "/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/pip-9.0.1-py2.7.egg/pip/utils/__init__.py", line 83, in ensure_dir
    os.makedirs(path)

  File "/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/os.py", line 157, in makedirs
    mkdir(name, mode)

OSError: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/pandas'

Thanks for helping.

@bdeo, that worked :-) can you please explain why it worked? thanks, just so that I have some sense of what is going on, — user58925, Mar 06 '17 at 03:01
In order to create files (the pandas package) in the directory they need to be in, you need to be a super user of the system because they live in the systems files, not in your users files. — Brandon Deo, Mar 06 '17 at 03:08

Brandon Deo · Accepted Answer · 2017-06-14T14:37:04.143

Try running the pip install command as sudo.

sudo pip install pandas

Python packages are installed in the operating systems file system where not all users have permission to write files to. This is why you need to run the command as sudo, as sudo elevates your privileges to do this.

Edit: This seems to be getting some upvotes so I've added some clarity to this question regarding user specific installation. You can also install this just for your user should this fit your use case with: pip install --user pandas.

score 6 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 15 '18 at 22:06

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for mac terminal using mojave works with

pip3 install pandas

or

pip3 install --upgrade pip

after

pip install pandas

answered Dec 15 '18 at 22:06

user10795974

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Done, shaying requirement alreay satisfied. But, after import it showing errror , ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'pandas' – Vineesh TP Apr 24 '20 at 04:22

score 4 · Answer 3 · answered Apr 24 '17 at 15:38

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pip3 install pandas instead of pip install pandas should do the trick if you are on Python 3.0

answered Apr 24 '17 at 15:38

Rekha Gautam

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score 2 · Answer 4 · answered Aug 31 '17 at 17:53

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running pip3 install pandas on the Terminal window worked for me on a MAC OS.

answered Aug 31 '17 at 17:53

Hareef Muhammed

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score 1 · Answer 5 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:02

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Yes, running with sudo should solve the problem. Although its frowned upon. You can also do: pip install --user <packagename>

Also, I highly recommended using anaconda to manage python versions for you.

edited May 23 '17 at 12:02

Community

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answered Mar 06 '17 at 03:31

jimseeve

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score 0 · Answer 6 · answered Dec 25 '21 at 17:26

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In addition to other answers I had to account for some compiler specific issues on MacOS using

sudo CFLAGS='-Wno-implicit-function-declaration' pip3 install pandas

answered Dec 25 '21 at 17:26

J R

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