AttributeError: Module Pip has no attribute 'm

Question

I am trying to build the python api for an open source project called Zulip and I keep running into the same issue as indicated by the screenshot below.

I am running python3 and my pip version is 10.0.0. The file in question is setup.py and the code that is messing up is when the pip.main() attribute is accessed to install a package.

Now, I know this build should succeed because its an open source project, but I have been trying for hours to fix the dependency issue regarding pip.main().

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Answer 1

python3 -m pip install --user --upgrade pip==9.0.3

pip issue: rollback

Answer 2

If python -m pip install --upgrade pip==9.0.3 doesn't work, and you're using Windows,

1. Navigate to this directory and move the pip folders elsewhere.

2. Close your IDE if you have it open.

3. Press 'Repair' on Python 3.

4. Your IDE should cease to detect pip packages and prompt you to install them. Install and keep the last stable pip version by blocking automatic updates.

Answer 3

It appears that pip did a refactor and moved main to internal. There is a comprehensive discussion about it here: https://github.com/pypa/pip/issues/5240

A workaround for me was to change

import pip
pip.main(...)

to

from pip._internal import main
main(...)

I recommend reading through the discussion, I'm not sure this is the best approach, but it worked for my purposes.

Answer 4

I faced the same error while using pip on anaconda3 4.4.0 (python 3.6) on windows.

I fixed the problem by the following command:

easy_install pip==18.*  ### installing the latest version pip

Or if lower version pip required, mention the same in the command.

Or you can try installing the lower version and then upgrading the same to latest version as follow:

easy_install pip==9.0.1

easy_install --upgrade pip