how to use python2.7 pip instead of default pip

There should be a binary called “pip2.7” installed at some location included within your $PATH variable.

You can find that out by typing

which pip2.7

This should print something like ‘/usr/local/bin/pip2.7’ to your stdout. If it does not print anything like this, it is not installed. In that case, install it by running

$ wget https://bootstrap.pypa.io/pip/2.7/get-pip.py
$ sudo python2.7 get-pip.py

Now, you should be all set, and

which pip2.7

should return the correct output.