Can't install psycopg2 with pip in virtualenv on Mac OS X 10.7

Just would like to share. The following code worked for me:

env LDFLAGS='-L/usr/local/lib -L/usr/local/opt/openssl/lib
-L/usr/local/opt/readline/lib' pip install psycopg2==2.5.2

I am using macOS Sierra and psql 9.6.1.

I got the lib path from the pg_config command.

First, download Postgres.app.

Then, before running pip install psycopg2, put the binary in your path:

export PATH=$PATH:/Applications/Postgres.app/Contents/Versions/9.3/bin

NOTICE:

9.3 stands for version and will differ over time.

I am using MAC OS CATALINA verison 10.15.5 with python3 and psql (PostgreSQL) 12.3. Here is what worked for me:

Try installing openssl using brew

brew install openssl

after that export these variables in the terminal.

export LDFLAGS="-L/usr/local/opt/openssl/lib"
export CPPFLAGS="-I/usr/local/opt/openssl/include"

verify these variables have been exported by echo $LDFLAGS and after that you are good to go with installation of psycopg2 by typing

pip3 install psycopg2