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I'm trying to install easy_install and, well... see for yourself:

sh setuptools-0.6c11-py2.6.egg

Processing setuptools-0.6c11-py2.6.egg

Copying setuptools-0.6c11-py2.6.egg to /Library/Python/2.6/site-packages

Adding setuptools 0.6c11 to easy-install.pth file

Installing easy_install script to /usr/local/bin

error: /usr/local/bin/easy_install: Permission denied

How do I give my computer permission to do this? I tried telling it in a friendly voice, "computer, I hereby grant you permission to install easy_install" but that didn't work.

SilentGhost
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mrdavidjcole
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  • +1, primarily because the title amused me :) – Stuart Golodetz Dec 11 '10 at 13:43
  • +1, recalling my own "easy"_install frustration under (an older) OS X - calling `easy_install` after upgrading via `easy_install -U setuptools` continued to run the *old* version since the new script got dumped in /usr/local/bin which came after /usr/bin in `$PATH`. Took me a while to figure out what was going on... – SimonJ Dec 11 '10 at 14:18
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    Did you try turning on voice recognition in System Preferences?? And perhaps you need to be more firm. – Ned Deily Dec 11 '10 at 16:13

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Use sudo. 

sudo sh setuptools-0.6c11-py2.6.egg

I would also investigate MacPorts.

Edit (5 years later): I now suggest Homebrew instead of MacPorts.

robert
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    I want to like MacPorts, but when I tried it for a particular library I wanted in PHP I realized that MacPorts wants to suck down an entire ecosystem – Peter M Dec 11 '10 at 16:14
  • Worked like a charm. Thanks for the tip. – mrdavidjcole Dec 12 '10 at 01:31
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    @peter you should try then homebrew. It tries to use the libraries that come with Mac os when possible. Also, it do not need to use sudo – Nerian May 09 '11 at 13:57
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sudo sh setuptools-0.6c11-py2.6.egg
Nerian
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You should use sudo . You will need to enter your password.

Pulkit Sinha
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Judging from the paths displayed, you are likely using the Apple-supplied Python 2.6 in OS X 10.6. If so, be aware that Apple has already easily installed easy_install for you in /usr/bin. Just try typing easy_install; you may need to use sudo easy_install if the package tries to install a script. If you are using another Python (one you installed yourself), you will need to install a separate version of setuptools (or the newer Distribute) for it.

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