How do I install pandas for Python using IDLE or terminal?

Question

I have been having issues installing pandas for Python. I use python in both IDLE and terminal and my computer is a Mac if this is relevant. I have tried the following commands:

sudo apt-get install python-pip
pip install pandas
pip install pip
$ pip install pandas
import pandas as pd

and I always receive error messages. What do I need to do to get this to work?

Note: I am very new to python.

Error messages in IDLE:

SyntaxError: invalid syntax

Error messages in terminal:

[me] is not in the sudoers file. This incident will be reported.
zsh: command not found: pip
zsh: command not found: pip
zsh: command not found: $
zsh: command not found: import

First off, warm welcome to Stack Overflow. But secondly, it would be pretty useful if you would show exactly what error messages you're getting; it'll be difficult to diagnose the problem without them — FatSoviet, Dec 05 '20 at 02:13
Thanks. I just edited my question to include the error messages. — W. W. Atkinson, Dec 05 '20 at 02:19
UPDATE: I have downloaded pandas with the pip3, but am still receiving the "zsh: command not found: import" error message. — W. W. Atkinson, Dec 05 '20 at 03:58
Are you trying to use ```import``` directly on the command line? The ```import``` command needs to go in the .py file that you're trying to run, not on the command line; try putting ```import pandas as pd``` at the top of your .py file with whatever your text editor of choice is (nano, vim, or in the .py file creator in IDLE) — FatSoviet, Dec 05 '20 at 04:21

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Dec 05 '20 at 02:26

There are a couple of things in the wrong here.

[me] is not in the sudoers file. This incident will be reported

Are you logged in as a admin user on your Mac? If not, you'll need to do so to run commands with the prefix "sudo"

zsh: command not found: pip zsh: command not found: pip zsh: command not found: $ zsh: command not found: import

It seems like python and pip are not set up properly on your mac. Please follow this guide to set up Python on your system: https://opensource.com/article/19/5/python-3-default-mac

score 0 · Answer 2 · edited Dec 05 '20 at 02:32

zsh command cannot found pip

The linked thread seems to discuss a pretty similar problem to your own. To give a summary, it's entirely possible that you have python2 and python3 installed. Try running the command:

pip3 -V

If you see a version come up, then you can use pip3 instead of pip, and use the command pip3 install pandas. There are some other solutions in the linked thread as well.

How do I install pandas for Python using IDLE or terminal?

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