Error from installing Django using pip on mac

Question

Hello I'm getting this error on my mac when i tried installing Django using pip. I created a directory and virtual environment. But ran into this error when attempting to install django.

Exception:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/pip-8.0.2-py2.7.egg/pip/basecommand.py", line 209, in main
status = self.run(options, args)
File "/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/pip-8.0.2-py2.7.egg/pip/commands/install.py", line 317, in run
prefix=options.prefix_path,
File "/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/pip-8.0.2-py2.7.egg/pip/req/req_set.py", line 731, in install
**kwargs
File "/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/pip-8.0.2-py2.7.egg/pip/req/req_install.py", line 841, in install
self.move_wheel_files(self.source_dir, root=root, prefix=prefix)
File "/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/pip-8.0.2-py2.7.egg/pip/req/req_install.py", line 1040, in move_wheel_files
isolated=self.isolated,
File "/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/pip-8.0.2-py2.7.egg/pip/wheel.py", line 343, in move_wheel_files
clobber(source, lib_dir, True)
File "/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/pip-8.0.2-py2.7.egg/pip/wheel.py", line 314, in clobber
ensure_dir(destdir)
File "/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/pip-8.0.2-py2.7.egg/pip/utils/__init__.py", line 82, in ensure_dir
os.makedirs(path)
File "/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/os.py", line 157, in makedirs
mkdir(name, mode)
OSError: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/django'

@DanielRosemanThanks that was the problem. Im new to python and Django and learning the concepts. Thanks a lot — EI-01
– EI-01, Commented Feb 2, 2016 at 22:50
The basic intro to virtual environments: docs.python-guide.org/en/latest/dev/virtualenvs — Klaus D.
– Klaus D., Commented Feb 2, 2016 at 23:51

Simon McClive · Accepted Answer · 2016-02-02 22:44:06Z

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Have you activated your virtual environment?

source env/bin/activate

It looks like you are running the default pip and you don't have permission to install into the directory. If you run sudo pip install django it should work.

answered Feb 2, 2016 at 22:44

Simon McClive

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EI-01 Over a year ago

yes that was the error not activating my virtual environment. Thanks

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