python pip still looking for previous installation

Question

After experiencing this brew issue with sqlite3, I did

brew rm sqlite python python3

then

brew install python python3


        

Answer 1

The python3 homebrew package installs pip as pip3. You can even install multiple versions of python 3, e.g. python 3.2 and 3.3 and each will get linked as pip-3.3 and pip-3.2.

Answer 2

I would install Python 2.7 form the project's page, and later use pip to install all other packages from within virtualenv. It works for me.

Answer 3

If you are working on a cluster and cannot (and should not) access the root directory: /usr/local/share/python/pip, you should look in your home directory instead: $HOME/.local/bin/pip. Check that the proper python location is referenced there.

Answer 4

It sounds like your /usr/local/share/python/pip is pointing to the wrong version of Python. Check the first line of that file, and if it looks like...

#!/usr/local/Cellar/python/2.7.3/bin/python

...then you'll need to change it to point to the correct version of Python.