Adding AWS CLI in Python Virtualenv on MacOS X

aws_cli_pyenv

# create a directory for you Python Virtual Environments

mkdir -p ~/pyenvs

# create one for the AWS cli then install the CLI

virtualenv ~/pyenvs/aws
~/pyenvs/aws/bin/pip install awscli
~/pyenvs/aws/bin/pip install boto

# run the configuration command. This will prompt you for yur Access Key ID, Secret Access Key and default region
# the config files it writes are in ~/.aws

~/pyenvs/aws/bin/aws configure

# to make life easier, so you don't have to activate the Virtual Env to use it, link the aws command into your ~/bin directory

ln -s ~/pyenvs/aws/bin/aws ~/bin/

# running a test command to make sure it works

aws iam list-users

# profile selection:
export AWS_DEFAULT_PROFILE=cbig