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I am following the steps outlined in this blog post about Firebase and Google App Engine

https://firebase.googleblog.com/2017/03/how-to-schedule-cron-jobs-with-cloud.html

When I attempt to run:

pip install -t lib -r requirements.txt

I get the following error: 

Could not fetch URL https://pypi.python.org/simple/google-api-python-client/: There was a problem confirming the ssl certificate: [SSL: TLSV1_ALERT_PROTOCOL_VERSION] tlsv1 alert protocol version (_ssl.c:661) - skipping
  Could not find a version that satisfies the requirement google-api-python-client (from -r requirements.txt (line 1)) (from versions: )
No matching distribution found for google-api-python-client (from -r requirements.txt (line 1))
You are using pip version 9.0.1, however version 9.0.3 is available.
You should consider upgrading via the 'pip install --upgrade pip' command.

I am on a mac.

Any thoughts on how to rectify this?

Thanks!

Edit: FYI: The entire contents of requirements.txt is simply:

google-api-python-client

from here: https://github.com/firebase/functions-cron/tree/master/appengine

WillD
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  • This is a problem related to the older ssl version which are no more supported by current pipy. Are you using a Mac with older ver of osx? – Paandittya Apr 10 '18 at 22:20
  • osx 10.13.2 (17C88) "High Sierra" – WillD Apr 10 '18 at 22:41
  • I'll try installing the os update. – WillD Apr 10 '18 at 22:41
  • Alternatively, you can try to install homebrew first, then install a newer version of python using homebrew and then create a virtual environment using newly installed python as ur base interpreter. This will save u a lot of hassle. – Paandittya Apr 10 '18 at 22:45
  • yes the accepted answer on: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/49734434/unable-to-install-python-libraries did the trick! – WillD Apr 11 '18 at 00:53
  • for folks wondering why all pip installs are suddenly failing, here's an explanation: https://stackoverflow.com/a/49765614/1526703 – Anupam Apr 11 '18 at 02:44

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Try installing it directly using pip:

pip install google-api-python-client

This works for me.

Manish Dash
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