sudo easy_install pip worked, but cant install anything else.
even 'sudo pip install --upgrade pip' gives the same error.
$ sudo pip install ansible
Downloading/unpacking ansible
Cleaning up...
Exception:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/pip-1.5.4-py2.7.egg/pip/basecommand.py", line 122, in main
status = self.run(options, args)
File "/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/pip-1.5.4-py2.7.egg/pip/commands/install.py", line 278, in run
requirement_set.prepare_files(finder, force_root_egg_info=self.bundle, bundle=self.bundle)
File "/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/pip-1.5.4-py2.7.egg/pip/req.py", line 1177, in prepare_files
url = finder.find_requirement(req_to_install, upgrade=self.upgrade)
File "/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/pip-1.5.4-py2.7.egg/pip/index.py", line 194, in find_requirement
page = self._get_page(main_index_url, req)
File "/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/pip-1.5.4-py2.7.egg/pip/index.py", line 568, in _get_page
session=self.session,
File "/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/pip-1.5.4-py2.7.egg/pip/index.py", line 694, in get_page
req, link, "connection error: %s" % exc, url,
TypeError: __str__ returned non-string (type Error)
Storing debug log for failure in /Users/pixel/Library/Logs/pip.log