Python: Install Pip – MacOS, Ubuntu, CentOS

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What is Pip? pip is a tool for installing and managing Python packages.

As well as Python, pip can be install on various operation systems: Linux, Mac, Windows, etc.

In this post i am showing how to install pip on MacOS and how to install pip on Linux (Ubuntu and CentOS).

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Python: Install Pip

To install the latest version of pip, run the below commands depending on your OS.

Install Pip on MacOS

Install pip on MacOS, using easy_install command and upgrade pip to the latest version:

$ sudo easy_install pip
$ sudo pip install --upgrade pip

Install Pip in Ubuntu

Install pip in Ubuntu, using apt-get package manager:

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install python-pip
$ sudo pip install --upgrade pip

Install Pip in CentOS

Install pip in CentOS from EPEL repository, using yum package manager:

$ sudo yum update
$ sudo yum install epel-release
$ sudo yum install python-pip
# CentOS-7 and higher
$ sudo pip install --upgrade pip
# CentOS-6 (the last stable version of PIP that is compatible with Python 2.6)
$ sudo pip install pip==9.0.3
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7 Replies to “Python: Install Pip – MacOS, Ubuntu, CentOS”

  1. Jean-Guillaume Lamagnere says: Reply
    April 8, 2020 at 6:53 pm

    Hi, I am a mac user and tried to install pip using the easy_install pip command and I got this message on my terminal :

    error: can’t create or remove files in install directory

    The following error occurred while trying to add or remove files in the
    installation directory:
    [Errno 13] Permission denied: ‘/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/test-easy-install-59336.pth’
    The installation directory you specified (via –install-dir, –prefix, or
    the distutils default setting) was:
    /Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/
    Perhaps your account does not have write access to this directory? If the
    installation directory is a system-owned directory, you may need to sign in
    as the administrator or “root” account. If you do not have administrative
    access to this machine, you may wish to choose a different installation
    directory, preferably one that is listed in your PYTHONPATH environment
    variable.
    For information on other options, you may wish to consult the
    documentation at:
    https://pythonhosted.org/setuptools/easy_install.html
    Please make the appropriate changes for your system and try again.

    I am the main and only user of my mac, so I don’t really know why they mention the root account.
    Have you ever come across or heard about this type of problem before ? Would be a huge help if you had any tiny information about that.
    Thanks a lot!

    Jean-Guillaume

    1. Abu Abdirohman says: Reply
      April 15, 2020 at 5:43 am

      I think you forgot include “sudo” in your type

  2. frederic payet says: Reply
    May 13, 2020 at 2:38 pm

    For macOS High Sierra, I have to manually install the latest python package and use the pip3 command instead.

  3. alex says: Reply
    July 22, 2020 at 6:37 pm

    hey tried this as well..now it is asking me the password!!!!!
    what to do??

    1. Bob says: Reply
      September 16, 2020 at 6:47 pm

      You need to use the password for your computer to install.

  4. Abhinav says: Reply
    August 17, 2020 at 7:29 am

    Thanks it worked

  5. Jordi Grifell Ros says: Reply
    September 14, 2020 at 12:58 pm

    THIS IS WHAT MY CONSOLE RETURNS…ANY HELP? THANK YOU!!:
    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’)

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