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16

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

share|improve this question

edited Apr 15 '18 at 11:25

Yaron

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asked Apr 15 '18 at 10:44

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  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
  

  
  
  
  


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  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

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16

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

share|improve this question

edited Apr 15 '18 at 11:25

Yaron

9,17871940

asked Apr 15 '18 at 10:44

user3087079user3087079

311125

• 
  
  
  

  
  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

python pip

share|improve this question

edited Apr 15 '18 at 11:25

Yaron

9,17871940

asked Apr 15 '18 at 10:44

user3087079user3087079

311125

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'

sudo apt-get -y install python3-pip

#which pip3

/home/myuser/.local/bin/pip3

share|improve this question

edited Apr 15 '18 at 11:25

Yaron

9,17871940

asked Apr 15 '18 at 10:44

user3087079user3087079

311125

share|improve this question

edited Apr 15 '18 at 11:25

Yaron

9,17871940

asked Apr 15 '18 at 10:44

user3087079user3087079

311125

edited Apr 15 '18 at 11:25

Yaron

9,17871940

edited Apr 15 '18 at 11:25

Yaron

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asked Apr 15 '18 at 10:44

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311125

asked Apr 15 '18 at 10:44

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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.

share|improve this answer

answered Apr 21 '18 at 5:07

Benjamin RBenjamin R

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  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

8

This command also works, it reinstalls the pip:

sudo easy_install pip

share|improve this answer

answered Jul 10 '18 at 14:39

Carlos DutraCarlos Dutra

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  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 | 

2

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.

share|improve this answer

answered Apr 16 '18 at 3:34

YukeYuke

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  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
  
  
  

  
  
  
  


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  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
  
  
  

  
  
  
  


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  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
  

  
  
  
  


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  Hmmm askubuntu.com/a/802594/5032
  
  – endolith
  Aug 21 '18 at 10:40
  

  
  
  
  

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1

Apply these three steps:

1. Go to /usr/local/bin by terminal


2. Execute sudo gedit pip
   


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

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edited Feb 13 at 6:10

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answered Feb 13 at 0:40

Sayan DeSayan De

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0

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

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answered Feb 17 at 15:50

Alan LauAlan Lau

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0

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

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

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

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78

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.

share|improve this answer

answered Apr 21 '18 at 5:07

Benjamin RBenjamin R

1,160816

• 
  
  
  

  
  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

78

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.

share|improve this answer

answered Apr 21 '18 at 5:07

Benjamin RBenjamin R

1,160816

• 
  
  
  

  
  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.

share|improve this answer

answered Apr 21 '18 at 5:07

Benjamin RBenjamin R

1,160816

$ ~ 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'

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

python3 get-pip.py --force-reinstall

$ ~ pip3 -V

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

share|improve this answer

answered Apr 21 '18 at 5:07

Benjamin RBenjamin R

1,160816

answered Apr 21 '18 at 5:07

Benjamin RBenjamin R

1,160816

answered Apr 21 '18 at 5:07

Benjamin RBenjamin R

1,160816

8

This command also works, it reinstalls the pip:

sudo easy_install pip

share|improve this answer

answered Jul 10 '18 at 14:39

Carlos DutraCarlos 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 | 

8

This command also works, it reinstalls the pip:

sudo easy_install pip

share|improve this answer

answered Jul 10 '18 at 14:39

Carlos DutraCarlos 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

share|improve this answer

answered Jul 10 '18 at 14:39

Carlos DutraCarlos Dutra

11114

share|improve this answer

answered Jul 10 '18 at 14:39

Carlos DutraCarlos Dutra

11114

answered Jul 10 '18 at 14:39

Carlos DutraCarlos Dutra

11114

answered Jul 10 '18 at 14:39

Carlos DutraCarlos Dutra

11114

2

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.

share|improve this answer

answered Apr 16 '18 at 3:34

YukeYuke

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
  
  
  

  
  
  
  


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

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  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?
  
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  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
  
  
  

  
  
  
  


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  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
  

  
  
  
  


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  Hmmm askubuntu.com/a/802594/5032
  
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  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.

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answered Apr 16 '18 at 3:34

YukeYuke

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answered Apr 16 '18 at 3:34

YukeYuke

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answered Apr 16 '18 at 3:34

YukeYuke

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answered Apr 16 '18 at 3:34

YukeYuke

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Apply these three steps:

1. Go to /usr/local/bin by terminal


2. Execute sudo gedit pip
   


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

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edited Feb 13 at 6:10

zx485

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answered Feb 13 at 0:40

Sayan DeSayan De

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Apply these three steps:

1. Go to /usr/local/bin by terminal


2. Execute sudo gedit pip
   


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

share|improve this answer

edited Feb 13 at 6:10

zx485

1,47131115

answered Feb 13 at 0:40

Sayan DeSayan De

111

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Apply these three steps:

1. Go to /usr/local/bin by terminal


2. Execute sudo gedit pip
   


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

share|improve this answer

edited Feb 13 at 6:10

zx485

1,47131115

answered Feb 13 at 0:40

Sayan DeSayan De

111

share|improve this answer

edited Feb 13 at 6:10

zx485

1,47131115

answered Feb 13 at 0:40

Sayan DeSayan De

111

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 DeSayan De

111

answered Feb 13 at 0:40

Sayan DeSayan De

111

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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

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answered Feb 17 at 15:50

Alan LauAlan Lau

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