Unable to install python packages

Question

I have Python 2.7 installed on macOS Sierra. I am unable to install any Python package.

When I try pip install django -v:

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

easy_install virtualenv -v:

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

I can't figure out what Could not find suitable distribution for Requirement.parse('virtualenv') is trying to say. How to fix this?

@serv-inc No, I tried to curl the url and I am able to fetch it. — Krrish Raj, Apr 10 '18 at 09:48
Possible duplicate of [Unable to install python libraries](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/49734434/unable-to-install-python-libraries) — phd, Apr 10 '18 at 12:23
Maybe related to recent TLS deprecation of pip. See [this](https://stackoverflow.com/a/49748494/1526703) answer — Anupam, Apr 10 '18 at 15:53

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 10 '18 at 09:53

If you got a resticted network you can try installing the wheel file
directly via pip install virtualenv-15.2.0-py2.py3-none-any.whl.

Then pip install Django-1.11.12-py2.py3-none-any.whl.

That is: download the whl files from the links provided and open a terminal in the Download's folder. then type in the commands "pip install ...".

Unable to install python packages

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