Use Tensorflow on my Macbook two ways to install docker virtualenv use virtualenv to install Tensorflow first we get python and pip with us via brew on mac -> python3 --verion Python 3.6.4 -> pip3 --version pip 9.0.1 from /usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages (python 3.6) use pip to install virtualenv pip3 install --upgrade virtualenv after we get virtualenv, use this tool to create a virtual environment of tensoflow -> virtualenv --system-site-packages -p python3 .