On Thu, May 3, 2018 at 2:10 PM, Jim <jf_byr...@comcast.net> wrote: > I have python 3.6 installed in a virtual environment on Mint 18. Today I > wanted to use pip and got this error when I tried to use it. > > (env36) jfb@jims-mint18 ~ $ pip help > Traceback (most recent call last): > File "/home/jfb/EVs/env36/bin/pip", line 7, in <module> > from pip import main > File "/home/jfb/EVs/env36/lib/python3.6/site-packages/pip/__init__.py", > line 43, in <module> > from pip.utils import get_installed_distributions, get_prog > File > "/home/jfb/EVs/env36/lib/python3.6/site-packages/pip/utils/__init__.py", > line 23, in <module> > from pip.locations import ( > File "/home/jfb/EVs/env36/lib/python3.6/site-packages/pip/locations.py", > line 9, in <module> > from distutils import sysconfig > ImportError: cannot import name 'sysconfig' > > I searched for sysconfig and found this: > > /home/jfb/EVs/env36/lib/python3.6/site-packages/pip/_vendor/distlib/_backport/__pycache__/sysconfig.cpython-36.pyc > /home/jfb/EVs/env36/lib/python3.6/site-packages/pip/_vendor/distlib/_backport/sysconfig.cfg > /home/jfb/EVs/env36/lib/python3.6/site-packages/pip/_vendor/distlib/_backport/sysconfig.py > > The results seem to be the same as when I searched a python 3.5 virtual > environment I have setup. > > It has worked in the past as I have installed pylint and pykeyboard with it. > As I type this I just remembered Mint updated python 3.6 earlier today. > > So now I suspect the update is involved. Has anyone else experienced this > and know how to fix it?
First, try a clean venv (python3.6 -m venv venv && ./venv/bin/pip help). If that works, then one of the nice things about virtual environments is that they're easy to recreate, especially if you have a handy list of the packages you want, say in a `requirements.txt` file. Then all you need to do is `python3.6 -m venv --clear /path/to/your/old/venv && /path/to/your/old/venv/bin/pip install -r requirements.txt`. If you don't already have a requirements.txt file, you can create one by listing the names of the packages you want in a file, each on its own line. -- Zach _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
