Pip is not working: ImportError: No module named 'pip.

Pip is not working: ImportError: No module named 'pip._internal'

Running pip or pip3 results with:

Traceback (most recent call last):

File "/home/myuser/.local/bin/pip", line 7, in <module>

from pip._internal import main

ImportError: No module named 'pip._internal'

I had issues with this, and uninstalled pip3, but when i try to install it again using

sudo apt-get -y install python3-pip

it does install, but then running pip or pip3 i get the same error.

#which pip3

/home/myuser/.local/bin/pip3

edited Apr 15 '18 at 11:25

Yaron

9,19671940

asked Apr 15 '18 at 10:44

user3087079

316125

2

I have a similar problem after upgrading from pip 9.0.2 to pip-10.0.0. Ubuntu 16.04LTS here.

– Dave
Apr 15 '18 at 11:19

2

You should not upgrade to pip 10 on Ubuntu, because the system version installed through apt is modified in a way not compatible to pip 10. See github.com/pypa/pip/issues/5221 @Dave

– Byte Commander
Apr 15 '18 at 12:27

macOS 10.13.4, same problem after upfgrade to pip 10

– Benjamin R
Apr 21 '18 at 4:38

1

Temporary workaround: python3 -m pip install --user <package>

– Benjamin R
Apr 21 '18 at 22:14

1

if you have easy_install (comes from python-setuptools package), you can do sudo easy_install pip (or sudo easy_install3 pip for python3-only, etc.)

– Marek Sebera
May 25 '18 at 14:40

|
show 2 more comments

Running pip or pip3 results with:

Traceback (most recent call last):

File "/home/myuser/.local/bin/pip", line 7, in <module>

from pip._internal import main

ImportError: No module named 'pip._internal'

I had issues with this, and uninstalled pip3, but when i try to install it again using

sudo apt-get -y install python3-pip

it does install, but then running pip or pip3 i get the same error.

#which pip3

/home/myuser/.local/bin/pip3

edited Apr 15 '18 at 11:25

Yaron

9,19671940

asked Apr 15 '18 at 10:44

user3087079

316125

2

I have a similar problem after upgrading from pip 9.0.2 to pip-10.0.0. Ubuntu 16.04LTS here.

– Dave
Apr 15 '18 at 11:19

2

You should not upgrade to pip 10 on Ubuntu, because the system version installed through apt is modified in a way not compatible to pip 10. See github.com/pypa/pip/issues/5221 @Dave

– Byte Commander
Apr 15 '18 at 12:27

macOS 10.13.4, same problem after upfgrade to pip 10

– Benjamin R
Apr 21 '18 at 4:38

1

Temporary workaround: python3 -m pip install --user <package>

– Benjamin R
Apr 21 '18 at 22:14

1

if you have easy_install (comes from python-setuptools package), you can do sudo easy_install pip (or sudo easy_install3 pip for python3-only, etc.)

– Marek Sebera
May 25 '18 at 14:40

|
show 2 more comments

Running pip or pip3 results with:

Traceback (most recent call last):

File "/home/myuser/.local/bin/pip", line 7, in <module>

from pip._internal import main

ImportError: No module named 'pip._internal'

I had issues with this, and uninstalled pip3, but when i try to install it again using

sudo apt-get -y install python3-pip

it does install, but then running pip or pip3 i get the same error.

#which pip3

/home/myuser/.local/bin/pip3

edited Apr 15 '18 at 11:25

Yaron

9,19671940

asked Apr 15 '18 at 10:44

user3087079

316125

Running pip or pip3 results with:

Traceback (most recent call last):

File "/home/myuser/.local/bin/pip", line 7, in <module>

from pip._internal import main

ImportError: No module named 'pip._internal'

I had issues with this, and uninstalled pip3, but when i try to install it again using

sudo apt-get -y install python3-pip

it does install, but then running pip or pip3 i get the same error.

#which pip3

/home/myuser/.local/bin/pip3

python pip

edited Apr 15 '18 at 11:25

Yaron

9,19671940

asked Apr 15 '18 at 10:44

user3087079

316125

edited Apr 15 '18 at 11:25

Yaron

9,19671940

asked Apr 15 '18 at 10:44

user3087079

316125

edited Apr 15 '18 at 11:25

Yaron

9,19671940

edited Apr 15 '18 at 11:25

Yaron

9,19671940

edited Apr 15 '18 at 11:25

Yaron

9,19671940

asked Apr 15 '18 at 10:44

user3087079

316125

asked Apr 15 '18 at 10:44

user3087079

316125

asked Apr 15 '18 at 10:44

user3087079

316125

2

I have a similar problem after upgrading from pip 9.0.2 to pip-10.0.0. Ubuntu 16.04LTS here.

– Dave
Apr 15 '18 at 11:19

2

You should not upgrade to pip 10 on Ubuntu, because the system version installed through apt is modified in a way not compatible to pip 10. See github.com/pypa/pip/issues/5221 @Dave

– Byte Commander
Apr 15 '18 at 12:27

macOS 10.13.4, same problem after upfgrade to pip 10

– Benjamin R
Apr 21 '18 at 4:38

1

Temporary workaround: python3 -m pip install --user <package>

– Benjamin R
Apr 21 '18 at 22:14

1

if you have easy_install (comes from python-setuptools package), you can do sudo easy_install pip (or sudo easy_install3 pip for python3-only, etc.)

– Marek Sebera
May 25 '18 at 14:40

|
show 2 more comments

2

I have a similar problem after upgrading from pip 9.0.2 to pip-10.0.0. Ubuntu 16.04LTS here.

– Dave
Apr 15 '18 at 11:19

2

You should not upgrade to pip 10 on Ubuntu, because the system version installed through apt is modified in a way not compatible to pip 10. See github.com/pypa/pip/issues/5221 @Dave

– Byte Commander
Apr 15 '18 at 12:27

macOS 10.13.4, same problem after upfgrade to pip 10

– Benjamin R
Apr 21 '18 at 4:38

1

Temporary workaround: python3 -m pip install --user <package>

– Benjamin R
Apr 21 '18 at 22:14

1

if you have easy_install (comes from python-setuptools package), you can do sudo easy_install pip (or sudo easy_install3 pip for python3-only, etc.)

– Marek Sebera
May 25 '18 at 14:40

I have a similar problem after upgrading from pip 9.0.2 to pip-10.0.0. Ubuntu 16.04LTS here.

– Dave
Apr 15 '18 at 11:19

You should not upgrade to pip 10 on Ubuntu, because the system version installed through apt is modified in a way not compatible to pip 10. See github.com/pypa/pip/issues/5221 @Dave

– Byte Commander
Apr 15 '18 at 12:27

macOS 10.13.4, same problem after upfgrade to pip 10

– Benjamin R
Apr 21 '18 at 4:38

Temporary workaround: python3 -m pip install --user <package>

– Benjamin R
Apr 21 '18 at 22:14

if you have easy_install (comes from python-setuptools package), you can do sudo easy_install pip (or sudo easy_install3 pip for python3-only, etc.)

– Marek Sebera
May 25 '18 at 14:40

|
show 2 more comments

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After upgrading pip (or pip3, in this case) if the following occurs:

$ ~ pip3 -V

Traceback (most recent call last):

  File "/usr/local/bin/pip", line 7, in <module>

    from pip._internal import main

ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'pip._internal'

Force a reinstall of pip:

curl https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py -o get-pip.py

python3 get-pip.py --force-reinstall

Verify install:

$ ~ pip3 -V

pip 10.0.1 from /usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/pip (python 3.6)

Now pip3 install <package> and pip3 install --user <package> (for user-level installs) will work correctly.

There should never, ever be any reason you need to run pip in elevated mode.

(note: For Python 2.7, just replace python for python3, and pip for pip3)

Had same problem on macOS as well, it's a common issue across platforms.

answered Apr 21 '18 at 5:07

Benjamin R

1,180816

1

works as fine for the raspberry too

– gtatr
Jul 11 '18 at 19:53

1

you, sir, are a hero. had this problem on solus and it worked like a charm.

– cirrusio
Jul 18 '18 at 3:16

1

@endolith Okay, now you want to use sudo rm -rf /usr/bin/pip3 – purge that existing directory first, then install from scratch. It's a permissions problem on that directory, but it's better to reset in these circumstances I believe, you can always easily reinstall whatever packages you lose again. If that doesn't work, nuke your Python 3 install, too, then reboot.

– Benjamin R
Aug 23 '18 at 8:57

1

@endolith Hi, it depends on what your OS (and distro, if Linux) is. Let me know and I’ll try to point you in the right direction. p.s. We’ve all been in your position more times than most of us like to admit :)

– Benjamin R
Aug 24 '18 at 14:35

1

@endolith Okay! See: fosslinux.com/3534/…

– Benjamin R
Aug 25 '18 at 11:57

|
show 4 more comments

This command also works, it reinstalls the pip:

sudo easy_install pip

answered Jul 10 '18 at 14:39

Carlos Dutra

11114

3

That's the easiest answer!

– Serge Stroobandt
Aug 8 '18 at 17:16

3

Worked like a wonder on Ubuntu

– user2849789
Sep 9 '18 at 0:53

add a comment |

I got the same problem as you just now, I found the reason is that you are working without superuser privilege since some internal python packages or modules are installed under superuser privilege.

So you can try by fist entering sudo su, then enter your password, and run pip install, it might help.

answered Apr 16 '18 at 3:34

Yuke

312

2

You should never, ever need to run pip with elevated permissions. Use --user flag instead, as in: pip3 install --user <package>

– Benjamin R
Apr 21 '18 at 4:44

1

However, when I run without superuser permission, I still got the information like pip3 install --user Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/local/bin/pip3", line 7, in <module>\ from pip._internal import main ImportError: No module named 'pip._internal' Could you please help me to figure out why this always happen?

– Yuke
Apr 22 '18 at 5:21

2

Ok, I found out why, if from pip._internal import main error happen, in my solution, 1) curl https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py -o get-pip.py 2) python3 get-pip.py --user --force-reinstall, and then you can run pip without superuser permission, Thank you very much for your advice, it helps a lot !

– Yuke
Apr 22 '18 at 5:36

My pleasure! Look, I learned the hard way to be careful about using sudo willy-nilly (destroyed my OS multiple times!)

– Benjamin R
Apr 23 '18 at 7:34

Hmmm askubuntu.com/a/802594/5032

– endolith
Aug 21 '18 at 10:40

add a comment |

Apply these three steps:

Go to /usr/local/bin by terminal

Execute sudo gedit pip

Change the from pip._internal import main into from pip import main.

edited Feb 13 at 6:10

zx485

1,47131115

answered Feb 13 at 0:40

Sayan De

111

add a comment |

The pip version now is 19.0.1:

which pip3

#/home/xxx/.local/bin/pip3

vim /home/xxx/.local/bin/pip3

Change from pip._internal import main into from pip import main

answered Feb 17 at 15:50

Alan Lau

add a comment |

I solved this by updating pip via Python, like this:

python2 -m pip install --user --upgrade pip

python3 -m pip install --user --upgrade pip

answered Mar 11 at 1:17

Carlos Dutra

11114

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After upgrading pip (or pip3, in this case) if the following occurs:

$ ~ pip3 -V

Traceback (most recent call last):

  File "/usr/local/bin/pip", line 7, in <module>

    from pip._internal import main

ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'pip._internal'

Force a reinstall of pip:

curl https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py -o get-pip.py

python3 get-pip.py --force-reinstall

Verify install:

$ ~ pip3 -V

pip 10.0.1 from /usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/pip (python 3.6)

Now pip3 install <package> and pip3 install --user <package> (for user-level installs) will work correctly.

There should never, ever be any reason you need to run pip in elevated mode.

(note: For Python 2.7, just replace python for python3, and pip for pip3)

Had same problem on macOS as well, it's a common issue across platforms.

answered Apr 21 '18 at 5:07

Benjamin R

1,180816

1

works as fine for the raspberry too

– gtatr
Jul 11 '18 at 19:53

1

you, sir, are a hero. had this problem on solus and it worked like a charm.

– cirrusio
Jul 18 '18 at 3:16

1

@endolith Okay, now you want to use sudo rm -rf /usr/bin/pip3 – purge that existing directory first, then install from scratch. It's a permissions problem on that directory, but it's better to reset in these circumstances I believe, you can always easily reinstall whatever packages you lose again. If that doesn't work, nuke your Python 3 install, too, then reboot.

– Benjamin R
Aug 23 '18 at 8:57

1

@endolith Hi, it depends on what your OS (and distro, if Linux) is. Let me know and I’ll try to point you in the right direction. p.s. We’ve all been in your position more times than most of us like to admit :)

– Benjamin R
Aug 24 '18 at 14:35

1

@endolith Okay! See: fosslinux.com/3534/…

– Benjamin R
Aug 25 '18 at 11:57

|
show 4 more comments

After upgrading pip (or pip3, in this case) if the following occurs:

$ ~ pip3 -V

Traceback (most recent call last):

  File "/usr/local/bin/pip", line 7, in <module>

    from pip._internal import main

ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'pip._internal'

Force a reinstall of pip:

curl https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py -o get-pip.py

python3 get-pip.py --force-reinstall

Verify install:

$ ~ pip3 -V

pip 10.0.1 from /usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/pip (python 3.6)

Now pip3 install <package> and pip3 install --user <package> (for user-level installs) will work correctly.

There should never, ever be any reason you need to run pip in elevated mode.

(note: For Python 2.7, just replace python for python3, and pip for pip3)

Had same problem on macOS as well, it's a common issue across platforms.

answered Apr 21 '18 at 5:07

Benjamin R

1,180816

1

works as fine for the raspberry too

– gtatr
Jul 11 '18 at 19:53

1

you, sir, are a hero. had this problem on solus and it worked like a charm.

– cirrusio
Jul 18 '18 at 3:16

1

@endolith Okay, now you want to use sudo rm -rf /usr/bin/pip3 – purge that existing directory first, then install from scratch. It's a permissions problem on that directory, but it's better to reset in these circumstances I believe, you can always easily reinstall whatever packages you lose again. If that doesn't work, nuke your Python 3 install, too, then reboot.

– Benjamin R
Aug 23 '18 at 8:57

1

@endolith Hi, it depends on what your OS (and distro, if Linux) is. Let me know and I’ll try to point you in the right direction. p.s. We’ve all been in your position more times than most of us like to admit :)

– Benjamin R
Aug 24 '18 at 14:35

1

@endolith Okay! See: fosslinux.com/3534/…

– Benjamin R
Aug 25 '18 at 11:57

|
show 4 more comments

After upgrading pip (or pip3, in this case) if the following occurs:

$ ~ pip3 -V

Traceback (most recent call last):

  File "/usr/local/bin/pip", line 7, in <module>

    from pip._internal import main

ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'pip._internal'

Force a reinstall of pip:

curl https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py -o get-pip.py

python3 get-pip.py --force-reinstall

Verify install:

$ ~ pip3 -V

pip 10.0.1 from /usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/pip (python 3.6)

Now pip3 install <package> and pip3 install --user <package> (for user-level installs) will work correctly.

There should never, ever be any reason you need to run pip in elevated mode.

(note: For Python 2.7, just replace python for python3, and pip for pip3)

Had same problem on macOS as well, it's a common issue across platforms.

answered Apr 21 '18 at 5:07

Benjamin R

1,180816

After upgrading pip (or pip3, in this case) if the following occurs:

$ ~ pip3 -V

Traceback (most recent call last):

  File "/usr/local/bin/pip", line 7, in <module>

    from pip._internal import main

ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'pip._internal'

Force a reinstall of pip:

curl https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py -o get-pip.py

python3 get-pip.py --force-reinstall

Verify install:

$ ~ pip3 -V

pip 10.0.1 from /usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/pip (python 3.6)

Now pip3 install <package> and pip3 install --user <package> (for user-level installs) will work correctly.

There should never, ever be any reason you need to run pip in elevated mode.

(note: For Python 2.7, just replace python for python3, and pip for pip3)

Had same problem on macOS as well, it's a common issue across platforms.

answered Apr 21 '18 at 5:07

Benjamin R

1,180816

answered Apr 21 '18 at 5:07

Benjamin R

1,180816

answered Apr 21 '18 at 5:07

Benjamin R

1,180816

answered Apr 21 '18 at 5:07

Benjamin R

1,180816

1

works as fine for the raspberry too

– gtatr
Jul 11 '18 at 19:53

1

you, sir, are a hero. had this problem on solus and it worked like a charm.

– cirrusio
Jul 18 '18 at 3:16

1

@endolith Okay, now you want to use sudo rm -rf /usr/bin/pip3 – purge that existing directory first, then install from scratch. It's a permissions problem on that directory, but it's better to reset in these circumstances I believe, you can always easily reinstall whatever packages you lose again. If that doesn't work, nuke your Python 3 install, too, then reboot.

– Benjamin R
Aug 23 '18 at 8:57

1

@endolith Hi, it depends on what your OS (and distro, if Linux) is. Let me know and I’ll try to point you in the right direction. p.s. We’ve all been in your position more times than most of us like to admit :)

– Benjamin R
Aug 24 '18 at 14:35

1

@endolith Okay! See: fosslinux.com/3534/…

– Benjamin R
Aug 25 '18 at 11:57

|
show 4 more comments

1

works as fine for the raspberry too

– gtatr
Jul 11 '18 at 19:53

1

you, sir, are a hero. had this problem on solus and it worked like a charm.

– cirrusio
Jul 18 '18 at 3:16

1

@endolith Okay, now you want to use sudo rm -rf /usr/bin/pip3 – purge that existing directory first, then install from scratch. It's a permissions problem on that directory, but it's better to reset in these circumstances I believe, you can always easily reinstall whatever packages you lose again. If that doesn't work, nuke your Python 3 install, too, then reboot.

– Benjamin R
Aug 23 '18 at 8:57

1

@endolith Hi, it depends on what your OS (and distro, if Linux) is. Let me know and I’ll try to point you in the right direction. p.s. We’ve all been in your position more times than most of us like to admit :)

– Benjamin R
Aug 24 '18 at 14:35

1

@endolith Okay! See: fosslinux.com/3534/…

– Benjamin R
Aug 25 '18 at 11:57

works as fine for the raspberry too

– gtatr
Jul 11 '18 at 19:53

you, sir, are a hero. had this problem on solus and it worked like a charm.

– cirrusio
Jul 18 '18 at 3:16

@endolith Okay, now you want to use sudo rm -rf /usr/bin/pip3 – purge that existing directory first, then install from scratch. It's a permissions problem on that directory, but it's better to reset in these circumstances I believe, you can always easily reinstall whatever packages you lose again. If that doesn't work, nuke your Python 3 install, too, then reboot.

– Benjamin R
Aug 23 '18 at 8:57

@endolith Hi, it depends on what your OS (and distro, if Linux) is. Let me know and I’ll try to point you in the right direction. p.s. We’ve all been in your position more times than most of us like to admit :)

– Benjamin R
Aug 24 '18 at 14:35

@endolith Okay! See: fosslinux.com/3534/…

– Benjamin R
Aug 25 '18 at 11:57

|
show 4 more comments

This command also works, it reinstalls the pip:

sudo easy_install pip

answered Jul 10 '18 at 14:39

Carlos Dutra

11114

3

That's the easiest answer!

– Serge Stroobandt
Aug 8 '18 at 17:16

3

Worked like a wonder on Ubuntu

– user2849789
Sep 9 '18 at 0:53

add a comment |

This command also works, it reinstalls the pip:

sudo easy_install pip

answered Jul 10 '18 at 14:39

Carlos Dutra

11114

3

That's the easiest answer!

– Serge Stroobandt
Aug 8 '18 at 17:16

3

Worked like a wonder on Ubuntu

– user2849789
Sep 9 '18 at 0:53

add a comment |

This command also works, it reinstalls the pip:

sudo easy_install pip

answered Jul 10 '18 at 14:39

Carlos Dutra

11114

This command also works, it reinstalls the pip:

sudo easy_install pip

answered Jul 10 '18 at 14:39

Carlos Dutra

11114

answered Jul 10 '18 at 14:39

Carlos Dutra

11114

answered Jul 10 '18 at 14:39

Carlos Dutra

11114

answered Jul 10 '18 at 14:39

Carlos Dutra

11114

3

That's the easiest answer!

– Serge Stroobandt
Aug 8 '18 at 17:16

3

Worked like a wonder on Ubuntu

– user2849789
Sep 9 '18 at 0:53

add a comment |

3

That's the easiest answer!

– Serge Stroobandt
Aug 8 '18 at 17:16

3

Worked like a wonder on Ubuntu

– user2849789
Sep 9 '18 at 0:53

That's the easiest answer!

– Serge Stroobandt
Aug 8 '18 at 17:16

Worked like a wonder on Ubuntu

– user2849789
Sep 9 '18 at 0:53

add a comment |

I got the same problem as you just now, I found the reason is that you are working without superuser privilege since some internal python packages or modules are installed under superuser privilege.

So you can try by fist entering sudo su, then enter your password, and run pip install, it might help.

answered Apr 16 '18 at 3:34

Yuke

312

2

You should never, ever need to run pip with elevated permissions. Use --user flag instead, as in: pip3 install --user <package>

– Benjamin R
Apr 21 '18 at 4:44

1

However, when I run without superuser permission, I still got the information like pip3 install --user Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/local/bin/pip3", line 7, in <module>\ from pip._internal import main ImportError: No module named 'pip._internal' Could you please help me to figure out why this always happen?

– Yuke
Apr 22 '18 at 5:21

2

Ok, I found out why, if from pip._internal import main error happen, in my solution, 1) curl https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py -o get-pip.py 2) python3 get-pip.py --user --force-reinstall, and then you can run pip without superuser permission, Thank you very much for your advice, it helps a lot !

– Yuke
Apr 22 '18 at 5:36

My pleasure! Look, I learned the hard way to be careful about using sudo willy-nilly (destroyed my OS multiple times!)

– Benjamin R
Apr 23 '18 at 7:34

Hmmm askubuntu.com/a/802594/5032

– endolith
Aug 21 '18 at 10:40

add a comment |

I got the same problem as you just now, I found the reason is that you are working without superuser privilege since some internal python packages or modules are installed under superuser privilege.

So you can try by fist entering sudo su, then enter your password, and run pip install, it might help.

answered Apr 16 '18 at 3:34

Yuke

312

2

You should never, ever need to run pip with elevated permissions. Use --user flag instead, as in: pip3 install --user <package>

– Benjamin R
Apr 21 '18 at 4:44

1

However, when I run without superuser permission, I still got the information like pip3 install --user Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/local/bin/pip3", line 7, in <module>\ from pip._internal import main ImportError: No module named 'pip._internal' Could you please help me to figure out why this always happen?

– Yuke
Apr 22 '18 at 5:21

2

Ok, I found out why, if from pip._internal import main error happen, in my solution, 1) curl https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py -o get-pip.py 2) python3 get-pip.py --user --force-reinstall, and then you can run pip without superuser permission, Thank you very much for your advice, it helps a lot !

– Yuke
Apr 22 '18 at 5:36

My pleasure! Look, I learned the hard way to be careful about using sudo willy-nilly (destroyed my OS multiple times!)

– Benjamin R
Apr 23 '18 at 7:34

Hmmm askubuntu.com/a/802594/5032

– endolith
Aug 21 '18 at 10:40

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I got the same problem as you just now, I found the reason is that you are working without superuser privilege since some internal python packages or modules are installed under superuser privilege.

So you can try by fist entering sudo su, then enter your password, and run pip install, it might help.

answered Apr 16 '18 at 3:34

Yuke

312

I got the same problem as you just now, I found the reason is that you are working without superuser privilege since some internal python packages or modules are installed under superuser privilege.

So you can try by fist entering sudo su, then enter your password, and run pip install, it might help.

answered Apr 16 '18 at 3:34

Yuke

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answered Apr 16 '18 at 3:34

Yuke

312

answered Apr 16 '18 at 3:34

Yuke

312

answered Apr 16 '18 at 3:34

Yuke

312

2

You should never, ever need to run pip with elevated permissions. Use --user flag instead, as in: pip3 install --user <package>

– Benjamin R
Apr 21 '18 at 4:44

1

However, when I run without superuser permission, I still got the information like pip3 install --user Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/local/bin/pip3", line 7, in <module>\ from pip._internal import main ImportError: No module named 'pip._internal' Could you please help me to figure out why this always happen?

– Yuke
Apr 22 '18 at 5:21

2

Ok, I found out why, if from pip._internal import main error happen, in my solution, 1) curl https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py -o get-pip.py 2) python3 get-pip.py --user --force-reinstall, and then you can run pip without superuser permission, Thank you very much for your advice, it helps a lot !

– Yuke
Apr 22 '18 at 5:36

My pleasure! Look, I learned the hard way to be careful about using sudo willy-nilly (destroyed my OS multiple times!)

– Benjamin R
Apr 23 '18 at 7:34

Hmmm askubuntu.com/a/802594/5032

– endolith
Aug 21 '18 at 10:40

add a comment |

2

You should never, ever need to run pip with elevated permissions. Use --user flag instead, as in: pip3 install --user <package>

– Benjamin R
Apr 21 '18 at 4:44

1

However, when I run without superuser permission, I still got the information like pip3 install --user Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/local/bin/pip3", line 7, in <module>\ from pip._internal import main ImportError: No module named 'pip._internal' Could you please help me to figure out why this always happen?

– Yuke
Apr 22 '18 at 5:21

2

Ok, I found out why, if from pip._internal import main error happen, in my solution, 1) curl https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py -o get-pip.py 2) python3 get-pip.py --user --force-reinstall, and then you can run pip without superuser permission, Thank you very much for your advice, it helps a lot !

– Yuke
Apr 22 '18 at 5:36

My pleasure! Look, I learned the hard way to be careful about using sudo willy-nilly (destroyed my OS multiple times!)

– Benjamin R
Apr 23 '18 at 7:34

Hmmm askubuntu.com/a/802594/5032

– endolith
Aug 21 '18 at 10:40

You should never, ever need to run pip with elevated permissions. Use --user flag instead, as in: pip3 install --user <package>

– Benjamin R
Apr 21 '18 at 4:44

However, when I run without superuser permission, I still got the information like pip3 install --user Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/local/bin/pip3", line 7, in <module>\ from pip._internal import main ImportError: No module named 'pip._internal' Could you please help me to figure out why this always happen?

– Yuke
Apr 22 '18 at 5:21

Ok, I found out why, if from pip._internal import main error happen, in my solution, 1) curl https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py -o get-pip.py 2) python3 get-pip.py --user --force-reinstall, and then you can run pip without superuser permission, Thank you very much for your advice, it helps a lot !

– Yuke
Apr 22 '18 at 5:36

My pleasure! Look, I learned the hard way to be careful about using sudo willy-nilly (destroyed my OS multiple times!)

– Benjamin R
Apr 23 '18 at 7:34

Hmmm askubuntu.com/a/802594/5032

– endolith
Aug 21 '18 at 10:40

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Apply these three steps:

Go to /usr/local/bin by terminal

Execute sudo gedit pip

Change the from pip._internal import main into from pip import main.

edited Feb 13 at 6:10

zx485

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answered Feb 13 at 0:40

Sayan De

111

add a comment |

Apply these three steps:

Go to /usr/local/bin by terminal

Execute sudo gedit pip

Change the from pip._internal import main into from pip import main.

edited Feb 13 at 6:10

zx485

1,47131115

answered Feb 13 at 0:40

Sayan De

111

add a comment |

Apply these three steps:

Go to /usr/local/bin by terminal

Execute sudo gedit pip

Change the from pip._internal import main into from pip import main.

edited Feb 13 at 6:10

zx485

1,47131115

answered Feb 13 at 0:40

Sayan De

111

Apply these three steps:

Go to /usr/local/bin by terminal

Execute sudo gedit pip

Change the from pip._internal import main into from pip import main.

edited Feb 13 at 6:10

zx485

1,47131115

answered Feb 13 at 0:40

Sayan De

111

edited Feb 13 at 6:10

zx485

1,47131115

edited Feb 13 at 6:10

zx485

1,47131115

edited Feb 13 at 6:10

zx485

1,47131115

answered Feb 13 at 0:40

Sayan De

111

answered Feb 13 at 0:40

Sayan De

111

answered Feb 13 at 0:40

Sayan De

111

add a comment |

The pip version now is 19.0.1:

which pip3

#/home/xxx/.local/bin/pip3

vim /home/xxx/.local/bin/pip3

Change from pip._internal import main into from pip import main

answered Feb 17 at 15:50

Alan Lau

add a comment |

The pip version now is 19.0.1:

which pip3

#/home/xxx/.local/bin/pip3

vim /home/xxx/.local/bin/pip3

Change from pip._internal import main into from pip import main

answered Feb 17 at 15:50

Alan Lau

add a comment |

The pip version now is 19.0.1:

which pip3

#/home/xxx/.local/bin/pip3

vim /home/xxx/.local/bin/pip3

Change from pip._internal import main into from pip import main

answered Feb 17 at 15:50

Alan Lau

The pip version now is 19.0.1:

which pip3

#/home/xxx/.local/bin/pip3

vim /home/xxx/.local/bin/pip3

Change from pip._internal import main into from pip import main

answered Feb 17 at 15:50

Alan Lau

answered Feb 17 at 15:50

Alan Lau

answered Feb 17 at 15:50

Alan Lau

answered Feb 17 at 15:50

Alan Lau

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I solved this by updating pip via Python, like this:

python2 -m pip install --user --upgrade pip

python3 -m pip install --user --upgrade pip

answered Mar 11 at 1:17

Carlos Dutra

11114

add a comment |

I solved this by updating pip via Python, like this:

python2 -m pip install --user --upgrade pip

python3 -m pip install --user --upgrade pip

answered Mar 11 at 1:17

Carlos Dutra

11114

add a comment |

I solved this by updating pip via Python, like this:

python2 -m pip install --user --upgrade pip

python3 -m pip install --user --upgrade pip

answered Mar 11 at 1:17

Carlos Dutra

11114

I solved this by updating pip via Python, like this:

python2 -m pip install --user --upgrade pip

python3 -m pip install --user --upgrade pip

answered Mar 11 at 1:17

Carlos Dutra

11114

answered Mar 11 at 1:17

Carlos Dutra

11114

answered Mar 11 at 1:17

Carlos Dutra

11114

answered Mar 11 at 1:17

Carlos Dutra

11114

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