ImportError: cannot import name main when running pip --version command in windows7 32 bit

Question

I\'ve installed the latest python (2.7.9) bundled with pip and setuptools for windows 32-bit. I\'ve tried reinstalling pip but the problem persists.

Here\'s the erro

Answer 1

On MacOS if you've installed python via Homebrew, change the line in /usr/local/opt/python/libexec/bin/pip

from

from pip.internal import main

to

from pip._internal import main

Or use this one liner: sed -i '' "s/from pip import main/from pip._internal import main/" /usr/local/opt/python/libexec/bin/pip

Explanation:

The issue is caused by the changes in pip version 10 moving internal namespace under main._internal and the bin script put in place by homebrew still looking it from the old place (where it used to be in version 9). Issue and some discussion https://github.com/pypa/pip/issues/5240

Answer 2

Open your terminal linux.

hash -d pip

Answer 3

A simple solution that works with Ubuntu, but may fix the problem on windows too:

Just call

pip install --upgrade pip

Answer 4

try this

#!/usr/bin/python
# GENERATED BY DEBIAN

import sys

# Run the main entry point, similarly to how setuptools does it, but because
# we didn't install the actual entry point from setup.py, don't use the
# pkg_resources API.i
try:
    from pip import main
except ImportError:
    from pip._internal import main
if __name__ == '__main__':
    sys.exit(main())

Answer 5

It works on ubuntu 16.04. Step 1:

 sudo gedit /home/user_name/.local/bin/pip

a file opens with the content:

#!/usr/bin/python

# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
import re
import sys

from pip import main

if __name__ == '__main__':
    sys.argv[0] = re.sub(r'(-script\.pyw|\.exe)?$', '', sys.argv[0])
    sys.exit(main())

Change the main to __main__ as it appears below:

#!/usr/bin/python

# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
import re
import sys

from pip import __main__

if __name__ == '__main__':
    sys.argv[0] = re.sub(r'(-script\.pyw|\.exe)?$', '', sys.argv[0])
    sys.exit(__main__._main())

Save the file and close it. And you are done!

Answer 6

For those having similar trouble using pip 10 with PyCharm, download the latest version here