Pip install python-tds error code 1

Question

I am trying to install python-tds and I cannot figure out where to go from here. I have very limited experience with python so any help would be much appreciated.

Answer 1

You are trying to install a package that will need to write files under system directories and your [current] user does not have enough privileges to do so:

error: could not create '/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/pytds': Permission denied

You need to install it as superuser:

$ sudo pip install python-tds

In this particular case, sudo will elevate the privileges (to superuser) for the command in front of it . sudo may also be used to execute any command as any other existing user ( $ man sudo for more information).