Unable to install Appium Python client.

[Lisa-V-Sau]

Hi,

I've installed appium and would like to start using it with python scripts - although each time I try to install it via the steps given I am given this error:

"error: can't create or remove files in install directory

The following error occurred while trying to add or remove files in the
installation directory:

[Errno 13] Permission denied: '/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/test-easy-install-14834.pth'

The installation directory you specified (via --install-dir, --prefix, or
the distutils default setting) was:

/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/

Perhaps your account does not have write access to this directory? If the
installation directory is a system-owned directory, you may need to sign in
as the administrator or "root" account. If you do not have administrative
access to this machine, you may wish to choose a different installation
directory, preferably one that is listed in your PYTHONPATH environment
variable."

Thanks,
Karbon62

[imurchie]

This is a general Python problem. Can you install any packages from pip? I would suggest using a virtual environment in order to better control what is installed where.

[Lisa-V-Sau]

I am currently having problems with installing pip also. Would updating Python help?

Thanks for helping.

[liushengjiezj]

You can try "pip install --user Appium-Python-Client".