Installing Pip onto a mac os x system

[Hans Mulder]

On 20/09/12 03:32:40, John Mordecai Dildy wrote:
> Does anyone know how to install Pip onto a mac os x ver 10.7.4?
> 
> Ive tried easy_instal pip but it brings up this message (but it doesn't help with my problem):
> 
> 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-1820.write-test'
> 
> 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:
> 
>   http://peak.telecommunity.com/EasyInstall.html
> 
> Please make the appropriate changes for your system and try again.
> 
> Thing is I am the Administrator of the computer

In that case, you should be able to do

    sudo easy_instal pip

This will ask your login password, and then run "easy_instal pip"
with so-called "root" privileges.

> and can use all of the folders on the mac computer.

You may be able to view them, but I doubt that you can add
new files to folders like, say, /Library/Python .


Hope this helps,

-- HansM