Installing pip on macOS does not work (anymore)

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I followed online instructions on how to install pip on macOS (for example this, this, and this).

I all seems to simple, but it's not working for me.

My python --version is 2.7.10.

When I run sudo easy_install pip I get:

$ sudo easy_install pip
Password:
Searching for pip
Reading http://pypi.python.org/simple/pip/
Couldn't find index page for 'pip' (maybe misspelled?)
Scanning index of all packages (this may take a while)
Reading http://pypi.python.org/simple/
No local packages or download links found for pip
error: Could not find suitable distribution for Requirement.parse('pip')

Any idea how I can fix or work around this?

`sudo` and `pip` in the same command seem like a bad idea on OSX. I'd rather keep the system-provided Python completely under the OS updater control, and would do _any_ development and pip-based installation in a `virtualenv` and/or on a brew-installed Python. — 9000, Dec 27 '17 at 18:55
@9000 Thanks for the advice. I'm new to Python. I did install brew during my attempts. How do I keep things under brew? — meaning-matters, Dec 27 '17 at 18:59
Just use `pip install` instead of `sudo pip install`. When in doubt, use `/usr/bin/pip`. Better yet, `brew install virtualenv`, [create a separate environment](https://virtualenv.pypa.io/en/stable/userguide/) for each project, and install project-specific dependencies. This way projects never conflict with each other. — 9000, Dec 27 '17 at 19:50

score 15 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 09 '18 at 23:34

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You might have pip3 instead. Use it to upgrade pip.

pip3 install --upgrade pip

answered Oct 09 '18 at 23:34

Phillip Havea

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Even pip3 has the same issue. – Ganesh M S Sep 26 '19 at 00:02
after a day of headaches, worked like charm :) – mdehghani Oct 28 '21 at 07:43

score 6 · Answer 2 · edited Nov 01 '20 at 20:33

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Use brew for Macs

brew install python

this will come with pip and both python2 and python3

instructions to bypass 2 python versions (if you want) are at https://pip.readthedocs.io/en/stable/installing/

otherwise, it'll just be "python3 <'program'>"

Here's how to install brew: https://www.howtogeek.com/211541/homebrew-for-os-x-easily-installs-desktop-apps-and-terminal-utilities/

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answered Dec 27 '17 at 19:09

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Tried that, but pip is still missing – Maxim Sep 12 '18 at 19:42
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Just try pip3 instead of pip. You can also use an alias of pip3 to pip using bash. – Tommie C. Jul 19 '19 at 14:02

score 4 · Answer 3 · answered Mar 27 '19 at 17:48

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easy_install has been deprecated. Use below commands instead.

curl https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py -o get-pip.py
python get-pip.py

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answered Mar 27 '19 at 17:48

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