python – How do I install pip on macOS or OS X? – Stack Overflow
Posted by jpluimers on 2020/03/25
On Mac OS X with stock Python:
All you need to do is
sudo easy_install pip
After this, you might want to upgrade pip:
sudo pip install --upgrade pip
Source: [WayBack] python – How do I install pip on macOS or OS X? – Stack Overflow
You could go the homebrew way, but that means your system will have two Python installations usually causing a nightmare of path dependency orders. In addition, homebrew puts you on the wrong foot, so:
DO NOT DO THIS!
# brew install pip Error: No available formula with the name "pip" Homebrew provides pip via: `brew install python`. However you will then have two Pythons installed on your Mac, so alternatively you can install pip via the instructions at: https://pip.readthedocs.io/en/stable/installing/
–jeroen
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