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kleskjr

Member

Registered: 2011-12-31

Posts: 34

[solved] conflicting files error while upgrading ipython2

Hi there,

while trying to update the system got the following error:

...
(106/106) checking for file conflicts
error: failed to commit transaction (conflicting files)
ipython2: /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/IPython/__init__.pyc exists in filesystem
ipython2: /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/IPython/core/__init__.pyc exists in filesystem
...
(and a whole bunch of conflicting .pyc files follows)
...

Apparently no one owns these files:

pacman -Qo /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/IPython/__init__.pyc
error: No package owns /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/IPython/__init__.pyc

Would it be save to remove these .pycs?
Wiki says to rename them but they are so many that I would rather skip such a step.

cheers, kleskjr

Last edited by kleskjr (2015-08-23 10:12:20)

arojas

Developer

From: Spain

Registered: 2011-10-09

Posts: 2,290

Re: [solved] conflicting files error while upgrading ipython2

You've run ipython as root at some point in the past. Just force the install.

karol

Archivist

Registered: 2009-05-06

Posts: 25,440

Re: [solved] conflicting files error while upgrading ipython2

Yes, .pyc are just some compiled leftovers, it's OK to just remove them.

kleskjr

Member

Registered: 2011-12-31

Posts: 34

Re: [solved] conflicting files error while upgrading ipython2

thanks guys!