"SSLError: The read operation timed out" when using pip

Solution 1:

try (note the --default):

pip --default-timeout=100 install django

if it still doesn't work, you can manually download django1.5.4 and:

https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/topics/install/#installing-an-official-release-manually

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Solution 2:

That usually happens because of weak internet connection i.e; loss of internet connection during installation redo the command and it should work fine.