can't create or remove files in install directory: Difficulty installing pip

Question

I am running Enthought python on a Mac in 32 bit mode

my PATH varaible is set at PATH=/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/Current/bin:/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/Current/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/usr/local/bin

when I attempt an install or easy_install I get "cant creat or remove files in the install directory"

here is the trace (ls -l of the directory follows as well)

Johns-MacBook-Pro:bin jc_macpro$ easy_install pip error: can't create or remove files in install directory

The following error occurred while trying to add or remove files in the installation directory:

[Errno 13] Permission denied: '/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/7.3/lib/python2.7/site-packages/test-easy-install-516.write-test'

The installation directory you specified (via --install-dir, --prefix, or the distutils default setting) was:

/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/7.3/lib/python2.7/site-packages/

Perhaps your account does not have write access to this directory? If the installation directory is a system-owned directory, you may need to sign in as the administrator or "root" account. If you do not have administrative access to this machine, you may wish to choose a different installation directory, preferably one that is listed in your PYTHONPATH environment variable.

For information on other options, you may wish to consult the documentation at:

http://packages.python.org/distribute/easy_install.html

Please make the appropriate changes for your system and try again.

=========================== when i look at site-packages, it has the following access privileges. I am the administrator account.

drwxrwxr-x 107 root wheel 3638 Oct 21 09:55 site-packages

Answer 1

You’ll need to run sudo easy_install otherwise you won’t have permission to write to the install dirs.

Answer 2

Have you tried sudo for the installation? It should give you the rights to 'create or remove' files.