Issue
HI I am trying to run my python codes from EC2 server. the connection and all has been completed so that works fine. however when I try and run a code it gave me an error
ImportError: No module named 'matplotlib'
Tried to install matplotlib using pip install matplotlib but I get an error ERROR: Could not install packages due to an EnvironmentError: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/usr/local/lib/python3.5/dist-packages/dateutil'
Consider using the `--user` option or check the permissions.
Solution
pip defaults to installing Python packages to a system directory (such as /usr/local/lib/python3.4). This requires root access.
--user makes pip install packages in your home directory instead, which doesn't require any special privileges.
reference: What is the purpose "pip install --user ..."?
Answered By - hithyshi