How do I install pip on macOS or OS X?

Answer 1

$ sudo port install py27-pip

Then update your PATH to include py27-pip bin directory (you can add this in ~/.bash_profile PATH=/opt/local/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/bin:$PATH

pip will be available in new terminal window.

Answer 2

On Mac:

1. Install easy_install

   curl https://bootstrap.pypa.io/ez_setup.py -o - | sudo python
   

2. Install pip

   sudo easy_install pip
   

3. Now, you could install external modules. For example

   pip install regex   # This is only an example for installing other modules
   

Answer 3

If you want "pip3" you can do the ff:

via brew: brew install python3

then you can execute

pip3 <command> [options]

Answer 4

⚡️ TL;DR — One line solution.

All you have to do is:

sudo easy_install pip

2019: ⚠️easy_install has been deprecated. Check Method #2 below for preferred installation!

I made a gif, coz. why not?

Details:

⚡️ OK, I read the solutions given above, but here's an EASY solution to install pip.

MacOS comes with Python installed. But to make sure that you have Python installed open the terminal and run the following command.

python --version

If this command returns a version number that means Python exists. Which also means that you already have access to easy_install considering you are using macOS/OSX.

ℹ️ Now, all you have to do is run the following command.

sudo easy_install pip

After that, pip will be installed and you'll be able to use it for installing other packages.

Let me know if you have any problems installing pip this way.

Cheers!

P.S. I ended up blogging a post about it. QuickTip: How Do I Install pip on macOS or OS X?

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✅ UPDATE (Jan 2019): METHOD #2: Two line solution —

easy_install has been deprecated. Please use get-pip.py instead.

First of all download the get-pip file

curl https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py -o get-pip.py

Now run this file to install pip

python get-pip.py

That should do it.

Another gif you said? Here ya go!

Answer 5

Somehow easy install doesn't work on my old mac (10.8). This solve my problem.

wget https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py
sudo python get-pip.py

If you do not have wget, just open in browser https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py then save as get-pip.py

Answer 6

Download this file: get-pip.py

Then simply type

sudo python get-pip.py

Make sure you are on the same directory as get-pip.py or you supply the correct path for that file.

For details, you can visit: http://pip.readthedocs.org/en/latest/installing.html

or, http://thegauraw-blog-blog.tumblr.com/post/47601704154/how-to-install-pip-in-both-windows-ubuntu-easiest-way