Trying to install python using the following command:
brew install python
But unfortunately I am getting the following error:
>brew install python ==> Downloading https://homebrew.bintray.com/bottles/python-2.7.12_2.el_capitan. Already downloaded: /Users/maguerra/Library/Caches/Homebrew/python-2.7.12_2.el_capitan.bottle.tar.gz ==> Pouring python-2.7.12_2.el_capitan.bottle.tar.gz ==> Using the sandbox ==> /usr/local/Cellar/python/2.7.12_2/bin/python -s setup.py --no-user-cfg insta Last 15 lines from /Users/maguerra/Library/Logs/Homebrew/python/post_install.01.python: copying setuptools/command/rotate.py -> build/lib/setuptools/command copying setuptools/command/saveopts.py -> build/lib/setuptools/command copying setuptools/command/sdist.py -> build/lib/setuptools/command copying setuptools/command/setopt.py -> build/lib/setuptools/command copying setuptools/command/test.py -> build/lib/setuptools/command copying setuptools/command/upload.py -> build/lib/setuptools/command copying setuptools/command/upload_docs.py -> build/lib/setuptools/command creating build/lib/setuptools/extern copying setuptools/extern/__init__.py -> build/lib/setuptools/extern copying setuptools/script (dev).tmpl -> build/lib/setuptools copying setuptools/script.tmpl -> build/lib/setuptools running install_lib copying build/lib/easy_install.py -> /usr/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages copying build/lib/pkg_resources/__init__.py -> /usr/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pkg_resources error: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/usr/local/lib/python2.7/site- packages/pkg_resources/__init__.py' Warning: The post-install step did not complete successfully You can try again using `brew postinstall python` ==> Caveats Pip and setuptools have been installed. To update them pip install --upgrade pip setuptools You can install Python packages with pip install <package> They will install into the site-package directory /usr/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages See: https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/blob/master/docs/Homebrew-and Python.md .app bundles were installed. Run `brew linkapps python` to symlink these to /Applications. ==> Summary 🍺 /usr/local/Cellar/python/2.7.12_2: 3,150 files, 42.5M Has anyone seen this before, or now how to address this issue in order to complete the python installation process?