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I'm having trouble executing the sudo easy_install pip command on my mac. I'm not behind a firewall. I'm using python version 2.7.10. The version of macOS Sierra is 10.12.4. Here is the error I receive:

Searching for pip

Reading https://pypi.python.org/simple/pip/

Download error on https://pypi.python.org/simple/pip/: [SSL: TLSV1_ALERT_PROTOCOL_VERSION] tlsv1 alert protocol version (_ssl.c:590) -- Some packages may not be found!

Couldn't find index page for 'pip' (maybe misspelled?)

Scanning index of all packages (this may take a while)

Reading https://pypi.python.org/simple/

Download error on https://pypi.python.org/simple/: [SSL: TLSV1_ALERT_PROTOCOL_VERSION] tlsv1 alert protocol version (_ssl.c:590) -- Some packages may not be found!

No local packages or download links found for pip

error: Could not find suitable distribution for Requirement.parse('pip')

I found a solution using brew to install pyenv. Solution was found here but I only needed the parts up to when it uses pip.

# Install PyEnv (https://github.com/pyenv/pyenv#installation)

$ brew update

$ brew install pyenv



# Initialize pyenv using bash_profile

$ echo -e 'if command -v pyenv 1>/dev/null 2>&1; thenn  eval "$(pyenv init -)"nfinexport PATH="~/.pyenv/bin:$PATH"' >> ~/.bash_profile

# or using zshrc

$ echo -e 'if command -v pyenv 1>/dev/null 2>&1; thenn  eval "$(pyenv init -)"nfinexport PATH="~/.pyenv/bin:$PATH"' >> ~/.zshrc



# restart the shell

$ exec "$SHELL"



# Install Python 2.7

$ pyenv install 2.7.14

$ pyenv local 2.7.14

After completing those steps I ran sudo easy_install pip again and eureka! It worked.