I broke pip

gsbhasin123

Damn. I went to the last (usually the most relevant) file in the traceback...
line 26 is this:

from pip._internal.index import PackageFinder

That indicates that /usr/lib/python3.7/site-packages/pip should have a folder called _internal_index, with either a file named PackageFinder or a folder named that. Soo, I'm not sure...

DataDrake

gsbhasin123 You can take a look through the files included in the package itself. I'll link you to the line where they start for convenience: https://dev.getsol.us/source/python3/browse/master/pspec_x86_64.xml$3198

gsbhasin123

Ah I read it wrong. Now that makes no sense. I have /usr/lib/python3.7/site-packages/pip/_internal/index existing! But https://dev.getsol.us/source/python3/browse/master/pspec_x86_64.xml doesn't...

gsbhasin123

This is strange but nice. Removing that unexpected folder worked!
/usr/lib/python3.7/site-packages/pip/_internal

viyoriya

gsbhasin123 I did delete this and end up with

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/local/bin/pip", line7, in <module>
      from pip._internal import main
ImportError: No module named _internal

then installed pip
python3 -m pip install --user --upgrade pip

hyphens

https://discuss.getsol.us/d/4216-pip3-broken-help-me-figure-out-if-i-should-file-a-bug/5
yeah you needed to remove pip3 files before reinstalling

gsbhasin123

viyoriya That might work, I don't know, but you weren't supposed to delete _internal, just the index folder inside _internal. I'm extremely sorry for the typo

viyoriya

gsbhasin123 aww no worries I am not a python dev 😀

kp2401075

I've just recently ran into this issue

For those who wants solution and don't want to read through the whole disscussion

Solution:
sudo mv /usr/lib/python3.7/site-packages/pip/_internal/index /usr/lib/python3.7/site-packages/pip/_internal/index_bak python3 -m pip install --user --upgrade pip

iokiwi

kp2401075 Thanks for your solution! Based on your suggestion, upgrading pip without the --user flag also worked for me

sudo mv /usr/lib/python3.7/site-packages/pip/_internal/index /usr/lib/python3.7/site-packages/pip/_internal/index_bak
sudo python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip

Thanks again 😃

CorvusRuber

iokiwi
Never update the system python toolchain outside of the normal eopkg/Software Center weekly updates, if you need recent (or specific) versions of something python related create a virtuanl environment in your home directory and work from there.
Eopkg (the package manager itself) is written in python, updating (or installing) the wrong thing could irrevocably break it (one of the reasons behind the development of sol is exactly this, getting rid of the risk of the dreaded "pip install of death")

iokiwi

CorvusRuber Thanks for the heads up

iokiwi

Thanks for the heads up.