How to install pip3 on my Mac?

user3697597 picture user3697597 · Jan 3, 2016 · Viewed 295k times · Source

I'm trying to install pip3, but I'm not having any luck. Also, I tried sudo install and it did not work. How could I install pip3 on my Mac?

sudo easy_install pip3
Password:
Searching for pip3
Reading https://pypi.python.org/simple/pip3/
Couldn't find index page for 'pip3' (maybe misspelled?)
Scanning index of all packages (this may take a while)
Reading https://pypi.python.org/simple/

No local packages or download links found for pip3
error: Could not find suitable distribution for Requirement.parse('pip3')

Answer

Blaszard picture Blaszard · Oct 29, 2017

UPDATED - Homebrew version after 1.5

According to the official Homebrew page:

On 1st March 2018 the python formula will be upgraded to Python 3.x and a python@2 formula will be added for installing Python 2.7 (although this will be keg-only so neither python nor python2 will be added to the PATH by default without a manual brew link --force). We will maintain python2, python3 and python@3 aliases.

So to install Python 3, run the following command:

brew install python3

Then, the pip or pip3 is installed automatically, and you can install any package by pip install <package>.


The older version of Homebrew

Not only brew install python3 but also brew postinstall python3

So you must run:

brew install python3
brew postinstall python3

Note that you should check the console, as it might get you errors and in that case, the pip3 is NOT installed.