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copied!<p>I basically have the exact same situation as described in<br> <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/q/10055260/165673">Python 2.7 on System, PIP and Virtualenv still using 2.6 - How do I switch them to use 2.7</a></p> <p>That is, my mac is using Python 2.7 as default, while Pip is installing to 2.6</p> <p>I followed <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/a/10055615/165673">Ned Deily's answer</a> and installed easy_install with my default Python, and used that to install Pip. </p> <p><strong>Now I get:</strong></p> <pre class="lang-none prettyprint-override"><code>$ which easy_install /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/bin/easy_install $ which pip /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/bin/pip </code></pre> <p><strong>Alright, looking good. But, I also get this:</strong></p> <pre class="lang-none prettyprint-override"><code>$ pip --version pip 1.0.2 from /Library/Python/2.6/site-packages/pip-1.0.2-py2.6.egg (python 2.6) </code></pre> <p>and Pip is <em>still</em> installing to 2.6.</p> <p>What am I missing?</p> <hr> <p><strong>Update</strong>: </p> <p>Maybe this is a clue- I just ran the following:</p> <pre><code>$ ls -la /usr/bin/python* -rwxr-xr-x 2 root wheel 86000 May 4 2011 /usr/bin/python -rwxr-xr-x 5 root wheel 925 May 4 2011 /usr/bin/python-config lrwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 75 May 4 2011 /usr/bin/python2.5 -> ../../System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.5/bin/python2.5 lrwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 82 May 4 2011 /usr/bin/python2.5-config -> ../../System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.5/bin/python2.5-config lrwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 75 May 4 2011 /usr/bin/python2.6 -> ../../System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.6/bin/python2.6 lrwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 82 May 4 2011 /usr/bin/python2.6-config -> ../../System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.6/bin/python2.6-config -rwxr-xr-x 2 root wheel 86000 May 4 2011 /usr/bin/pythonw lrwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 76 May 4 2011 /usr/bin/pythonw2.5 -> ../../System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.5/bin/pythonw2.5 lrwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 76 May 4 2011 /usr/bin/pythonw2.6 -> ../../System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.6/bin/pythonw2.6 </code></pre> <p>and</p> <pre><code>$ ls -la /usr/local/bin/python* lrwxr-xr-x 1 ykessler wheel 68 Nov 14 2011 /usr/local/bin/python -> ../../../Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/bin/python lrwxr-xr-x 1 ykessler wheel 71 Nov 14 2011 /usr/local/bin/python-32 -> ../../../Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/bin/python-32 lrwxr-xr-x 1 ykessler wheel 75 Nov 14 2011 /usr/local/bin/python-config -> ../../../Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/bin/python-config lrwxr-xr-x 1 ykessler wheel 71 Nov 14 2011 /usr/local/bin/python2.7 -> ../../../Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/bin/python2.7 lrwxr-xr-x 1 ykessler wheel 74 Nov 14 2011 /usr/local/bin/python2.7-32 -> ../../../Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/bin/python2.7-32 lrwxr-xr-x 1 ykessler wheel 78 Nov 14 2011 /usr/local/bin/python2.7-config -> ../../../Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/bin/python2.7-config lrwxr-xr-x 1 ykessler wheel 69 Nov 14 2011 /usr/local/bin/pythonw -> ../../../Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/bin/pythonw lrwxr-xr-x 1 ykessler wheel 72 Nov 14 2011 /usr/local/bin/pythonw-32 -> ../../../Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/bin/pythonw-32 lrwxr-xr-x 1 ykessler wheel 72 Nov 14 2011 /usr/local/bin/pythonw2.7 -> ../../../Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/bin/pythonw2.7 lrwxr-xr-x 1 ykessler wheel 75 Nov 14 2011 /usr/local/bin/pythonw2.7-32 -> ../../../Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/bin/pythonw2.7-32 </code></pre> <p>So it looks like my user environment is pointing to 2.7, but root environment pointing to 2.6? How do I reconcile these two?</p> <hr> <p><strong>Update 2:</strong> </p> <p>OK, just to turn the screw a little more: </p> <pre><code>$ sudo pip --version pip 1.2.1 from /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pip-1.2.1-py2.7.egg (python 2.7) $ pip --version pip 1.0.2 from /Library/Python/2.6/site-packages/pip-1.0.2-py2.6.egg (python 2.6) </code></pre> <p>so my root points to 2.6 but <code>sudo pip --version</code> points to pip 2.7, while my local user points to 2.7 but <code>pip --version</code> points to pip 2.6</p> <p>??? My brains starting to fry. </p> <p>Now I just did <code>sudo pip install {module}</code> and it installed correctly in 2.7, but I wish I knew what was going on...</p> <hr> <p><strong>Update 3: Answer to Ned's question:</strong></p> <pre><code>$ type pip pip is /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/bin/pip $ echo $PATH /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/git/bin:/usr/X11/bin $ which pip /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/bin/pip $ ls -l $(which pip) -rwxr-xr-x 1 ykessler admin 358 Oct 3 15:30 /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/bin/pip $ sudo bash bash-3.2# type pip pip is /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/bin/pip bash-3.2# echo $PATH /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/git/bin:/usr/X11/bin bash-3.2# ls -l $(which pip) -rwxr-xr-x 1 ykessler admin 358 Oct 3 15:30 /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/bin/pip </code></pre>

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