#54: Add note about OS X pip issue to README and INSTALLATION

donnemartin · May 25, 2016 · 44d071c · 44d071c
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diff --git a/INSTALLATION.md b/INSTALLATION.md
@@ -46,3 +46,9 @@ Create a `haxor-news` `virtualenv` and install `haxor-news`:
 If you want to activate the `haxor-news` `virtualenv` again later, run:
 
     workon haxor-news
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+## Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan Users
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+There is a known issue with Apple and its included python package dependencies (more info at https://github.com/pypa/pip/issues/3165). We are investigating ways to fix this issue but in the meantime, to install haxor-news, you can run:
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+    $ sudo pip install haxor-news --upgrade --ignore-installed six
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -377,6 +377,12 @@ It is recommended that you install Python packages in a [virtualenv](http://docs
 
 To view `haxor-news` `virtualenv` installation instructions, click [here](https://github.com/donnemartin/haxor-news/blob/master/INSTALLATION.md).
 
+### Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan Users
+
+There is a known issue with Apple and its included python package dependencies (more info at https://github.com/pypa/pip/issues/3165). We are investigating ways to fix this issue but in the meantime, to install haxor-news, you can run:
+
+    $ sudo pip install haxor-news --upgrade --ignore-installed six
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 ### Supported Python Versions
 
 * Python 2.6