How to install and use pip without sudo or admin on macOS

Install PIP to user site on macOS.md

Install and use pip on macOS without sudo / admin access

Most recently tested on macOS Sierra (10.12.6)

1. Download the installation script; curl https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py -o ~/Downloads/get-pip.py
2. Run the installation, appending the --user flag; python ~/Downloads/get-pip.py --user. pip will be installed to ~/Library/Python/2.7/bin/pip
3. Make sure ~/Library/Python/2.7/bin is in your $PATH. For bash users, edit the PATH= line in ~/.bashrc to append the local Python path; ie. PATH=$PATH:~/Library/Python/2.7/bin. Apply the changes, source ~/.bashrc.
4. Use pip! Remember to append --user when installing modules; ie. pip install <package_name> --user

Note

There is much discussion about making the user site the default for installation. See Issue 1668.

As bmatichuk said, it did work with:

sudo easy_install pip

In MacOS High Sierra

As bmatichuk said, it did work with:

sudo easy_install pip

In MacOS High Sierra

Still works on Catalina, thanx!😊

I'm trying to figure out where pip installs packages on MacOS Mojave. If I pip install cookiecutter - not in a venv - where do the files go? I ask because wherever it is does not seem to be in my $PATH - I can't type cookiecutter <source> <target> which is supposed to work. I get a command not found error. I installed Cookiecutter for my base Python install (at least I think I did) rather than in a venv because I want to be able to use it to create new projects from scratch.

works on Moave too

"sudo easy_install pip" worked on Catalina as well.
Thanks

More of a PSA, i'm learning automate the boring stuff with python and in the latest release, he suggests against sudo easy_install