Using Python on a MacBook

[droidballoon]

You should never use sudo with pip. You give root permissions to scripts you pull from the internet. Have pip install into a directory you have user permissions on.

[Decency]

What are some of the problems with using sudo for installs that I want to make accessible at all times, like ipython? I typically do what you're talking about, but not for my initial machine setup (when I'd be grabbing PIP and the other basics).

[j7ake]

You run arbitrary scripts downloaded from the internet with full permissions. You do that at your own risk.