Issue with "python3 get-pip.py --user" with python 3.6.7

[ayeerr]

Hi

I am new python and pip and encountered some problems while installing pip.

Any suggestions ?

Thanks
ayeerr

$ python3 --version
Python 3.6.7
$ python3 get-pip.py --user
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "get-pip.py", line 21361, in
main()
File "get-pip.py", line 197, in main
bootstrap(tmpdir=tmpdir)
File "get-pip.py", line 82, in bootstrap
import pip._internal
File "/tmp/tmpm7edordz/pip.zip/pip/_internal/init.py", line 40, in
File "/tmp/tmpm7edordz/pip.zip/pip/_internal/cli/autocompletion.py", line 8, in
File "/tmp/tmpm7edordz/pip.zip/pip/_internal/cli/main_parser.py", line 8, in
File "/tmp/tmpm7edordz/pip.zip/pip/_internal/cli/cmdoptions.py", line 14, in
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'distutils.util'

[yangmeishu]

the same issue
os:wsl ubuntu 1804
version:3.6.7

[yangmeishu]

resolve : sudo apt-get install python3-distutils

[nirorman]

the same issue
os:wsl ubuntu 1804
version:3.7

[0xmjk]

@nirorman I had the same issue with 3.7 as well.

I hacked around it like this:

apt-get download python3-distutils
dpkg-deb -x python3-distutils /
curl https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py | python3.7

What it does is that it downloads the package with apt-get without installing. Then dpkg-deb extracts it outside of apt/dpkg processes to / (whilst ignoring dependencies).

Why it works is that the python3-distutils package (at least in its current state) provides for both Python versions - 3.6 and 3.7. However, it also pulls all python3 packages, whereas I wanted only python3.7 packages.

Hope it helps!

[shankarprabhakaran9]

pi@raspberrypi:~ $ sudo python3 get-pip.py
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "get-pip.py", line 21492, in
main()
File "get-pip.py", line 197, in main
bootstrap(tmpdir=tmpdir)
File "get-pip.py", line 82, in bootstrap
import pip._internal
File "", line 983, in _find_and_load
File "", line 967, in _find_and_load_unlocked
File "", line 668, in _load_unlocked
File "", line 638, in _load_backward_compatible
File "/tmp/tmps2sh7lpy/pip.zip/pip/_internal/init.py", line 40, in
File "", line 983, in _find_and_load
File "", line 967, in _find_and_load_unlocked
File "", line 668, in _load_unlocked
File "", line 638, in _load_backward_compatible
File "/tmp/tmps2sh7lpy/pip.zip/pip/_internal/cli/autocompletion.py", line 8, in
File "", line 983, in _find_and_load
File "", line 967, in _find_and_load_unlocked
File "", line 668, in _load_unlocked
File "", line 638, in _load_backward_compatible
File "/tmp/tmps2sh7lpy/pip.zip/pip/_internal/cli/main_parser.py", line 12, in
File "", line 983, in _find_and_load
File "", line 967, in _find_and_load_unlocked
File "", line 668, in _load_unlocked
File "", line 638, in _load_backward_compatible
File "/tmp/tmps2sh7lpy/pip.zip/pip/_internal/commands/init.py", line 6, in
File "", line 983, in _find_and_load
File "", line 967, in _find_and_load_unlocked
File "", line 668, in _load_unlocked
File "", line 638, in _load_backward_compatible
File "/tmp/tmps2sh7lpy/pip.zip/pip/_internal/commands/completion.py", line 6, in
File "", line 983, in _find_and_load
File "", line 967, in _find_and_load_unlocked
File "", line 668, in _load_unlocked
File "", line 638, in _load_backward_compatible
File "/tmp/tmps2sh7lpy/pip.zip/pip/_internal/cli/base_command.py", line 20, in
File "", line 983, in _find_and_load
File "", line 967, in _find_and_load_unlocked
File "", line 668, in _load_unlocked
File "", line 638, in _load_backward_compatible
File "/tmp/tmps2sh7lpy/pip.zip/pip/_internal/download.py", line 26, in
File "", line 1032, in _handle_fromlist
File "/tmp/tmps2sh7lpy/pip.zip/pip/_vendor/six.py", line 92, in get
result = self._resolve()
File "/tmp/tmps2sh7lpy/pip.zip/pip/_vendor/six.py", line 115, in _resolve
return _import_module(self.mod)
File "/tmp/tmps2sh7lpy/pip.zip/pip/_vendor/six.py", line 82, in _import_module
import(name)
File "", line 983, in _find_and_load
File "", line 967, in _find_and_load_unlocked
File "", line 677, in _load_unlocked
File "", line 724, in exec_module
File "", line 857, in get_code
File "", line 525, in _compile_bytecode
ValueError: bad marshal data (invalid reference)

[shankarprabhakaran9]

i am getting error if i do pip install python3

pi@raspberrypi:~ $ sudo python3 get-pip.py
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "get-pip.py", line 21492, in
main()
File "get-pip.py", line 197, in main
bootstrap(tmpdir=tmpdir)
File "get-pip.py", line 82, in bootstrap
import pip._internal
File "", line 983, in _find_and_load
File "", line 967, in _find_and_load_unlocked
File "", line 668, in _load_unlocked
File "", line 638, in _load_backward_compatible
File "/tmp/tmps2sh7lpy/pip.zip/pip/_internal/init.py", line 40, in
File "", line 983, in _find_and_load
File "", line 967, in _find_and_load_unlocked
File "", line 668, in _load_unlocked
File "", line 638, in _load_backward_compatible
File "/tmp/tmps2sh7lpy/pip.zip/pip/_internal/cli/autocompletion.py", line 8, in
File "", line 983, in _find_and_load
File "", line 967, in _find_and_load_unlocked
File "", line 668, in _load_unlocked
File "", line 638, in _load_backward_compatible
File "/tmp/tmps2sh7lpy/pip.zip/pip/_internal/cli/main_parser.py", line 12, in
File "", line 983, in _find_and_load
File "", line 967, in _find_and_load_unlocked
File "", line 668, in _load_unlocked
File "", line 638, in _load_backward_compatible
File "/tmp/tmps2sh7lpy/pip.zip/pip/_internal/commands/init.py", line 6, in
File "", line 983, in _find_and_load
File "", line 967, in _find_and_load_unlocked
File "", line 668, in _load_unlocked
File "", line 638, in _load_backward_compatible
File "/tmp/tmps2sh7lpy/pip.zip/pip/_internal/commands/completion.py", line 6, in
File "", line 983, in _find_and_load
File "", line 967, in _find_and_load_unlocked
File "", line 668, in _load_unlocked
File "", line 638, in _load_backward_compatible
File "/tmp/tmps2sh7lpy/pip.zip/pip/_internal/cli/base_command.py", line 20, in
File "", line 983, in _find_and_load
File "", line 967, in _find_and_load_unlocked
File "", line 668, in _load_unlocked
File "", line 638, in _load_backward_compatible
File "/tmp/tmps2sh7lpy/pip.zip/pip/_internal/download.py", line 26, in
File "", line 1032, in _handle_fromlist
File "/tmp/tmps2sh7lpy/pip.zip/pip/_vendor/six.py", line 92, in get
result = self._resolve()
File "/tmp/tmps2sh7lpy/pip.zip/pip/_vendor/six.py", line 115, in _resolve
return _import_module(self.mod)
File "/tmp/tmps2sh7lpy/pip.zip/pip/_vendor/six.py", line 82, in _import_module
import(name)
File "", line 983, in _find_and_load
File "", line 967, in _find_and_load_unlocked
File "", line 677, in _load_unlocked
File "", line 724, in exec_module
File "", line 857, in get_code
File "", line 525, in _compile_bytecode
ValueError: bad marshal data (invalid reference)

[jonseymour]

@nirorman I had the same issue with 3.7 as well.

I hacked around it like this:

apt-get download python3-distutils
dpkg-deb -x python3-distutils /
curl https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py | python3.7

What it does is that it downloads the package with apt-get without installing. Then dpkg-deb extracts it outside of apt/dpkg processes to / (whilst ignoring dependencies).

Why it works is that the python3-distutils package (at least in its current state) provides for both Python versions - 3.6 and 3.7. However, it also pulls all python3 packages, whereas I wanted only python3.7 packages.

Hope it helps!

@0xmjk

This mostly worked for me, thank you.

I did have to make sure I ran the extract in a directory that the _apt user could read (I chose /tmp) and I needed to specify the full file name of the python3-distutils.deb, but other than that it worked well, so thank you.

[adamdry]

Thanks, I also had to do this sudo apt install python3-testresources and run the script with sudo sudo python3 get-pip.py

[pradyunsg]

You shouldn't sudo python get-pip.py, that'll mangle files managed by your operating system installer.

[pradyunsg]

For clarity for folks dealing with this, this occurs because someone over on the Debian side decided to actively exclude distutils from the default python.

We've flagged this to the Debian folks before and it's not an issue that pip can do much about.