Pip Install not installing into correct directory?

Question

I can't seem to use sudo pip install correctly so that it installs into the following directory:

/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/site-packages/

so that I can then import the module using python

I've run

sudo pip install scikit-learn --upgrade

Result

Requirement already up-to-date: scikit-learn in /usr/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages
Cleaning up...

However, it's not in the correct directory

How do I get sudo pip install to install into correct directory?

In addition, I've tried

sudo pip install Scrappy

I get the following message

new-host-2:site-packages Chris$ sudo pip install Scrapy
Password:
Requirement already satisfied (use --upgrade to upgrade): Scrapy in /usr/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages
Requirement already satisfied (use --upgrade to upgrade): Twisted>=10.0.0 in /usr/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages (from Scrapy)
Requirement already satisfied (use --upgrade to upgrade): w3lib>=1.8.0 in /usr/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages (from Scrapy)
Requirement already satisfied (use --upgrade to upgrade): queuelib in /usr/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages (from Scrapy)
Requirement already satisfied (use --upgrade to upgrade): lxml in /usr/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages (from Scrapy)
Requirement already satisfied (use --upgrade to upgrade): pyOpenSSL in /usr/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages (from Scrapy)
Requirement already satisfied (use --upgrade to upgrade): cssselect>=0.9 in /usr/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages (from Scrapy)
Requirement already satisfied (use --upgrade to upgrade): six>=1.5.2 in /usr/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages (from Scrapy)
Requirement already satisfied (use --upgrade to upgrade): zope.interface>=3.6.0 in /usr/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages (from Twisted>=10.0.0->Scrapy)
Requirement already satisfied (use --upgrade to upgrade): cryptography>=0.2.1 in /usr/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages (from pyOpenSSL->Scrapy)
Requirement already satisfied (use --upgrade to upgrade): setuptools in /usr/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages (from zope.interface>=3.6.0->Twisted>=10.0.0->Scrapy)
Requirement already satisfied (use --upgrade to upgrade): cffi>=0.8 in /usr/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages (from cryptography>=0.2.1->pyOpenSSL->Scrapy)
Requirement already satisfied (use --upgrade to upgrade): pycparser in /usr/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages (from cffi>=0.8->cryptography>=0.2.1->pyOpenSSL->Scrapy)

Both these instances demonstrate that it's been installed but not correctly. For example, when I run the following import in python:

import scrapy
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
ImportError                               Traceback (most recent call last)
<ipython-input-6-51c73a18167b> in <module>()
----> 1 import scrapy

ImportError: No module named scrapy

I've tried the following:

sudo ln -s /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/site-packages/

Answer 1

Make sure you pip version matches your python version.

to get your python version use:

python -V

then install the correct pip. You might already have intall in that case try to use:

pip-2.5 install ...

pip-2.7 install ...

or for those of you using macports make sure your version match using.

port select --list pip

then change to the same python version you are using.

sudo port select --set pip pip27

Hope this helps. It work on my end.

Answer 2

Virtualenv is your friend

Even if you want to add a package to your primary install, it's still best to do it in a virtual environment first, to ensure compatibility with your other packages. However, if you get familiar with virtualenv, you'll probably find there's really no reason to install anything in your base install.

Answer 3

You Should uninstall the existed python,then download new version.

Answer 4

You could just change the shebang line. I do this all the time on new systems.

If you want pip to install to a current version of Python installed just update the shebang line to the correct version of pythons path.

For example, to change pip (not pip3) to install to Python 3:

#!/usr/bin/python

To:

#!/usr/bin/python3

Any module you install using pip should install to Python not Python.

Or you could just change the path.

Answer 5

From the comments to the original question, it seems that you have multiple versions of Python installed, and that pip just goes to the wrong version.

First, to know which version of python you're using, just type which python. You should either see:

which python
/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/bin/python

if you're going to the right version of python, or:

which python
/usr/bin/python

If you're going to the 'wrong' version. To make pip go to the right version, you first have to change the path:

 export PATH=/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/bin/python:${PATH}

typing 'which python' would now get you to the right result. Next, install pip (if it's not already installed for this installation of python). Finally, use it. you should be fine now.

Answer 6

1. download pip at https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pip (tar)
2. unzip tar file
3. cd to the file’s directory
4. sudo python2.7 setup.py install