pip command by default using python 3...how to change it to python 2?

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I am using macOS Sierra 10.12 and after I upgraded my OS I can no longer install packages for python 3 using pip. Before I used to use pip for python2 and pip3 for python 3 as I have both versions of Python. But now I can no longer use pip to install libraries for python2.

Can anyone help me how can I change my default pip installer to python2? So that I can just use pip install in order to install for python 2.

For your information - when I only type python on terminal it says my default is python 2.7.

pip2 command is not working for my mac....how can i enable it? — Saf
– Saf, Commented Sep 26, 2016 at 2:35
Try this command python -m pip install <lib> or python3 -m pip install <lib> for python 3 — MartinP
– MartinP, Commented Sep 27, 2016 at 7:55

sudhansh_ · Accepted Answer · 2017-08-01 18:45:51Z

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on running

which pip

I got /usr/local/bin/pip Which meant it was pointing to pip2

To change default pip to pip3, run

sudo ln -s /usr/local/bin/pip3 /usr/local/bin/pip

answered Aug 1, 2017 at 18:45

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Safter Arslan · Accepted Answer · 2017-05-14 09:34:46Z

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install pip for Python2.7 with easy_install:

sudo easy_install-2.7 pip

now you can use pip for the same specific version of Python:

sudo pip2.7 install BeautifulSoup

answered May 14, 2017 at 9:34

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