Not to defend their oddest choices, but using the system Python usually leads to more problems. MacOS no longer has one. Use this: pythonX.Y -m pip insta

Not to defend their oddest choices, but using the system Python usually leads to more problems. MacOS no longer has one. Use this: pythonX.Y -m pip install foo maybe via alias to eliminate ambiguity. Also pyenv and virtual-envs for work projects.