title: How to install requests module with pip? Is pip properly installed?
body: <p>I do not know whether pip has been installed correctly.
  I used easy_install</p>
  
  <p>It installed pip script to:
  <code>/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/bin</code></p>
  
  <p>However when I enter "pip" I get a list of commands and general options
  not an error</p>
  
  <p>but when I try to install requests I get:</p>
  
  <pre><code>Downloading/unpacking requests
  Cannot fetch index base URL (https://pypi.python.org/simple/).
  Could not find any downloads that satisfy the requirement requests
  
  $ python get-pip.py
  Downloading/unpacking pip
  Cannot fetch index base URL (https: //pypi.python. org/simple/).
  Could not find any downloads that satisfy the requirement pip
  Cleaning up...
  No distributions at all found for pip
  Storing debug log for failure in /Users/ariannaroyrp/.pip/pip.log
  
  
  $ sudo python get-pip.py
  
  WARNING: Improper use of the sudo command could lead to data loss
  or the deletion of important system files. Please double-check your
  typing when using sudo. Type "man sudo" for more information.
  
  To proceed, enter your password, or type Ctrl-C to abort.
  
  Password:
  Downloading/unpacking pip
  Cannot fetch index base URL https://pypi.python.org/simple/
  Could not find any downloads that satisfy the requirement pip
  Cleaning up...
  No distributions at all found for pip
  Storing debug log for failure in /Users/ariannapryor/.pip/pip.log
  
  $ sudo python ez_install pip
  Password:
  /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/Resources/Python.app/Contents/MacO/Python: can't open file 'ez_install': [Errno 2] No such file or directory
  
  
  $ sudo python easy_install pip
  /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/Resources/Python.app/Contents/MacO/Python: can't open file 'easy_install': [Errno 2] No such file or directory
  
  $ easy_install pip
  Searching for pip
  Reading https: // pypi.python. org/simple/pip
  
  Best match: pip 1.5.5
  Downloading https: // pypi.python. org/packages/source/p/pip/pip-1.5.5.tar.gz#md5=7520581ba0687dec1ce85bd15496537b
  Processing pip-1.5.5.tar.gz
  Writing /var/folders/4x/15s0yxd96gd1lt_6xf1zt_x40000gn/T/easy_install-OwdJ8U/pip-1.5.5/setup.cfg
  Running pip-1.5.5/setup.py -q bdist_egg --dist-dir /var/folders/4x/15s0yxd96gd1lt_6xf1zt_x40000gn/T/easy_install-OwdJ8U/pip-1.5.5/egg-dist-tmp-xzS1S9
  warning: no files found matching 'pip/cacert.pem'
  warning: no files found matching '*.html' under directory 'docs'
  warning: no previously-included files matching '*.rst' found under directory 'docs/_build'
  no previously-included directories found matching 'docs/_build/_sources'
  Adding pip 1.5.5 to easy-install.pth file
  Installing pip script to /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/bin
  Installing pip2.7 script to /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/bin
  Installing pip2 script to /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/bin
  
  Installed /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pip-1.5.5-py2.7.egg
  Processing dependencies for pip
  Finished processing dependencies for pip
  
  $ pip install requests
  Downloading/unpacking requests
  Cannot fetch index base URL https:// pypi.python. org/simple/
  Could not find any downloads that satisfy the requirement requests
  Cleaning up...
  No distributions at all found for requests
  Storing debug log for failure in /Users/ariannaroyrp/.pip/pip.log
  
  $ pip
  
  Usage:   
    pip &lt;command&gt; [options]
  
  Commands:
    install                     Install packages.
    uninstall                   Uninstall packages.
    freeze                      Output installed packages in requirements format.
    list                        List installed packages.
    show                        Show information about installed packages.
    search                      Search PyPI for packages.
    wheel                       Build wheels from your requirements.
    zip                         DEPRECATED. Zip individual packages.
    unzip                       DEPRECATED. Unzip individual packages.
    bundle                      DEPRECATED. Create pybundles.
    help                        Show help for commands.
  
  General Options:
    -h, --help                  Show help.
    -v, --verbose               Give more output. Option is additive, and can be used up to 3 times.
    -V, --version               Show version and exit.
    -q, --quiet                 Give less output.
    --log-file &lt;path&gt;           Path to a verbose non-appending log, that only logs failures. This log
                            is active by default at /Users/ariannapryor/.pip/pip.log.
    --log &lt;path&gt;                Path to a verbose appending log. This log is inactive by default.
    --proxy &lt;proxy&gt;             Specify a proxy in the form [user:passwd@]proxy.server:port.
    --timeout &lt;sec&gt;             Set the socket timeout (default 15 seconds).
    --exists-action &lt;action&gt;    Default action when a path already exists: (s)witch, (i)gnore, (w)ipe,
                            (b)ackup.
    --cert &lt;path&gt;               Path to alternate CA bundle.
  
  
  $ pip install requests
  Downloading/unpacking requests
    Cannot fetch index base URL https:// pypi.python. org/simple/
    Could not find any downloads that satisfy the requirement requests
  Cleaning up...
  No distributions at all found for requests
  Storing debug log for failure in /Users/ariannaroyrp/.pip/pip.log
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Can someone please explain to me what is going on here?</p>