Error : Could not install packages due to an EnvironmentError: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/Library/

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Team,

Trying to install lib which is pre-requisite to run my automation code, observe below error :

Could not install packages due to an EnvironmentError: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/futures-3.2.0.dist-info'

My environment :

Either use sudo or a virtual environment
– ernie
Commented Feb 8, 2019 at 18:17 — ernie, Commented Feb 8, 2019 at 18:17

Narendra Chandratre · Accepted Answer · 2019-02-12 21:45:09Z

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You either go with creating a Python virtual environment as suggested by Ernie.

Or you can use pip install's --user option to install packages into your home directory where you have all required permissions. E.g.:

pip install myPackage --user

Do not forget to add the install directory in your home to PATH environment variable.

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answered Feb 9, 2019 at 16:14

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Debobrata · Accepted Answer · 2019-09-24 03:30:46Z

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You can also try

source anaconda3/bin/activate

and then run

 pip3 install <package-name>

Worked for me.

answered Sep 24, 2019 at 3:30

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