Python GDAL: pip install --no-install GDAL fails

The workaround given by @user1738154 didn't work as expected for me so went ahead and installed GDAL using HomeBrew then using pip into my Virtual environment.

    $ brew install gdal
    (venv)$ pip install GDAL

Everything compiled and ran like a charm.

A workaround to that problem is to

1. Download GDAL Complete from this site
2. Install GDAL Complete.pkg
3. Go to /Library/Frameworks/GDAL.framework/Versions/1.10/ and copy all files in there
4. Go to your virtual environment's sites-packages /venv/lib/python2.7/site-packages and paste the copied files in there