pyaudio installation on mac (python 3)

Question

I first tried:

pip install pyaudio

but I was told that

-bash: pip: command not found

Then I tried:

Answer 1

Steps: I assume you are using a mac osx

download homebrew by pasting this code at any terminal point /usr/bin/ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"

After installing homebrew, install portaudio: brew install portaudio

Finally install pyaudio using pip pip install pyaudio

Answer 2

I'm assuming you are on a Mac. This is a simple issue to fix.

First install Xcode. Then restart your computer. Afterwards run the commands in sequence,

xcode-select --install
brew remove portaudio
brew install portaudio
pip3 install pyaudio

So to clarify, Xcode is installed through the App Store. Xcode command line tools are required for some installations, for others they are not. I'm including it here just to be on the safe side. You also probably do not need to uninstall and reinstall the formula via Homebrew, I did that to ensure that there would be absolutely no problems.

Edit: I have been told Homebrew requires Xcode. So just run the

xcode-select --install

command to be able to use Clang. Also what version of Mac are you on?

Answer 3

Steps: I assume you are using a mac osx

1. download homebrew by pasting this code at any terminal point /usr/bin/ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"

2. After installing homebrew, install portaudio: brew install portaudio

3. Finally install pyaudio using pip pip install pyaudio

Note: Ensure you install homebrew if its not already installed

Answer 4

For a mac, I think you have to type this into Terminal:

sudo pip install pyaudio

Also, you might have to install Xcode like said in one of the answers.