title: What should be my python packages path for a user install on MacOS?
body: <p>I'm on Mac OS X and I've heard that to avoid global installation of packages (using sudo) that might cause problems with the python files that OS X uses, the path to install python packages must be different than that of OS X. </p>
  
  <p>Currently python executables are installed in : </p>
  
  <pre><code>/usr/local/bin/
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Pip installs modules over here : </p>
  
  <pre><code>/usr/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Python is used from here : </p>
  
  <pre><code>/usr/local/bin/python
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Are these paths safe?</p>