Python - Cannot install requests[security]: Operation not permitted

Question

When I try to run sudo pip2 install requests[security] I get this error:

    MacBook-Pro-di-Francesco:~ francesco$ sudo pip2 install requests[secur         


        

Answer 1

It's generally a bad idea to install libraries on your system-wide Python. Use a virtualenv for each project instead.

See also: https://apple.stackexchange.com/a/209583