Is it acceptable and safe to run pip install under sudo?

Question

I\'ve started to use my Mac to install Python packages in the same way I do with my Windows PC at work; however on my Mac I\'ve come across frequent permission denied

Answer 1

I had a problem installing virtualenvwrapper after successfully installing virtualenv.

My terminal complained after I did this:

pip install virtualenvwrapper

So, I unsuccessfully tried this (NOT RECOMMENDED):

sudo pip install virtualenvwrapper

Then, I successfully installed it with this:

pip install --user virtualenvwrapper