title: How can I install a specific version of pip via easy-install? - Mac OS Mavericks
body: <p>I am constantly getting the</p>
  
  <pre><code>Cannot fetch index base URL https://pypi.python.org/simple/
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  <p>whenever I try to pip install anything with the most recent pip version.</p>
  
  <p>I read on some other questions that pip was having SSL related issues in its latest version and recommended to install pip 1.2.1.</p>
  
  <p>How do I install a specific version of pip via easy_install for example?</p>