sudo easy_install pip not working

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I'm having trouble executing the sudo easy_install pip command on my mac. I'm not behind a firewall. I'm using python version 2.7.10. The version of macOS Sierra is 10.12.4. Here is the error I receive:

Searching for pip
Reading https://pypi.python.org/simple/pip/
Download error on https://pypi.python.org/simple/pip/: [SSL: TLSV1_ALERT_PROTOCOL_VERSION] tlsv1 alert protocol version (_ssl.c:590) -- Some packages may not be found!
Couldn't find index page for 'pip' (maybe misspelled?)
Scanning index of all packages (this may take a while)
Reading https://pypi.python.org/simple/
Download error on https://pypi.python.org/simple/: [SSL: TLSV1_ALERT_PROTOCOL_VERSION] tlsv1 alert protocol version (_ssl.c:590) -- Some packages may not be found!
No local packages or download links found for pip
error: Could not find suitable distribution for Requirement.parse('pip')

Have you tried updating openSSL? https://stackoverflow.com/questions/44316292/ssl-sslerror-tlsv1-alert-protocol-version — Jonas, May 31 '18 at 03:12
Possible duplicate of [ssl.SSLError: tlsv1 alert protocol version](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/44316292/ssl-sslerror-tlsv1-alert-protocol-version) — phd, May 31 '18 at 07:00
@phd Could you point me to the part that is a duplication? It appears that the linked question is referring to someone trying to create a python script. I'm trying to install pip. — DroidT, May 31 '18 at 23:33
*update OpenSSL…updated Python to the latest version* You need to update everything related to SSL — OpenSSL, Python and pip. — phd, Jun 01 '18 at 00:40

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 01 '18 at 00:14

I found a solution using brew to install pyenv. Solution was found here but I only needed the parts up to when it uses pip.

# Install PyEnv (https://github.com/pyenv/pyenv#installation)
$ brew update
$ brew install pyenv

# Initialize pyenv using bash_profile
$ echo -e 'if command -v pyenv 1>/dev/null 2>&1; then\n  eval "$(pyenv init -)"\nfi\nexport PATH="~/.pyenv/bin:$PATH"' >> ~/.bash_profile
# or using zshrc
$ echo -e 'if command -v pyenv 1>/dev/null 2>&1; then\n  eval "$(pyenv init -)"\nfi\nexport PATH="~/.pyenv/bin:$PATH"' >> ~/.zshrc

# restart the shell
$ exec "$SHELL"

# Install Python 2.7
$ pyenv install 2.7.14
$ pyenv local 2.7.14

After completing those steps I ran sudo easy_install pip again and eureka! It worked.

sudo easy_install pip not working

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