Unable to upgrade python six package in mac osx 10.10.2

Question

I am trying to install latest version of six python package but I have following issues. Can\'t get rid of six 1.4.1 in mac OSX 10.10.2

sudo pip install six          


        

Answer 1

I resolved the problem by the following method.

1. Download the six-1.10.0.tar.gz package
2. Use this command to install it.

python setup.py install

This works because it installs the new version of six to /Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/ which is searched before /System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/Extras/lib/python/

Answer 2

I came across this exact issue when using pip to install the openstack client. My fix was to use easy_install instead of pip, as it utilizes /Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/ for module installation instead of the /System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/Extras. If this workaround is not an option for you, then I can confirm that @Masakazu Matsushita has the correct workaround of setting PYTHONPATH to /Library/Python/2.7/site-packages. To implement that workaround, add this line:

export PYTHON_PATH=/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages

to your ~/.bashrc and ~/.profile (if its a GUI Python application that you are trying to install).

Answer 3

What worked for me was to use easy_install instead of pip.

easy_install -U six

Easy_install managed to upgrade the package even when pip failed.

Answer 4

Try these steps

1. Reinstall python using brew

   $ brew install python

2. Resolve missing symlink problem

   $ brew link --overwrite python

3. Reboot system or run

   $ hash -r python

Answer 5

While one or another of the above solutions may work for you, I think it's important to understand what is going on and what are the options that you have. I found this (rather lengthy) description to be very useful: it starts with outlining the options and only then suggests solutions.

Answer 6

For me, just using homebrew fixed everything.

brew install python