Probably you got the following error message:
sudo -H pip2.7 install awscli Collecting awscli (...) Installing collected packages: six, python-dateutil, docutils, botocore, awscli Found existing installation: six 1.4.1 DEPRECATION: Uninstalling a distutils installed project (six) has been deprecated and will be removed in a future version. This is due to the fact that uninstalling a distutils project will only partially uninstall the project. Uninstalling six-1.4.1: Exception: Traceback (most recent call last): File "/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/pip/basecommand.py", line 211, in main status = self.run(options, args) File "/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/pip/commands/install.py", line 311, in run root=options.root_path, File "/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/pip/req/req_set.py", line 640, in install requirement.uninstall(auto_confirm=True) File "/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/pip/req/req_install.py", line 716, in uninstall paths_to_remove.remove(auto_confirm) File "/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/pip/req/req_uninstall.py", line 125, in remove renames(path, new_path) File "/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/pip/utils/__init__.py", line 315, in renames shutil.move(old, new) File "/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/shutil.py", line 302, in move copy2(src, real_dst) File "/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/shutil.py", line 131, in copy2 copystat(src, dst) File "/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/shutil.py", line 103, in copystat os.chflags(dst, st.st_flags) OSError: [Errno 1] Operation not permitted: '/tmp/pip-Za5ewE-uninstall/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/Extras/lib/python/six-1.4.1-py2.7.egg-info'
How to fix it?
1) Install brew (if not installed):
ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"
2) Install xcode:
xcode-select --install
3) Reinstall python with brew:
brew reinstall python
4) Reinstall the failing package (in this case six-1.4.1):
sudo pip install -U six
5) And finally install the AWSCLI:
sudo -H pip install awscli
This fix worked for me perfectly and now I can start working with the awscli (see my other blogs to know how to setup the cli in your MAC).