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ttoirrah

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Registered: 2015-01-29

Posts: 60

Python pipx can no longer find pip

python-pipx was working fine for me until, it seems, I updated python to the current version 3.11.5-2:

$ pipx run pycowsay moo
/home/jo/.local/pipx/shared/bin/python: No module named pip
Failed to upgrade shared libraries
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/python3.11/site-packages/pipx/shared_libs.py", line 113, in upgrade
    subprocess_post_check(upgrade_process)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.11/site-packages/pipx/util.py", line 203, in subprocess_post_check
    raise PipxError(
pipx.util.PipxError: '/home/jo/.local/pipx/shared/bin/python -m pip --disable-pip-version-check install -q --upgrade pip setuptools wheel' failed
Fatal error from pip prevented installation. Full pip output in file:
    /home/jo/.local/pipx/logs/cmd_2023-09-24_17.35.38_pip_errors.log
Error installing pycowsay.

Removing and re-installing python-pip and python-pipx didn't fix this.

Related checks:

$ pip --version
pip 23.2.1 from /usr/lib/python3.11/site-packages/pip (python 3.11)

$ python --version
Python 3.11.5

$ find /home/jo/.local/pipx/shared/bin/python -type l -ls
398777 0 lrwxrwxrwx 1 jo jo 15 Dec 17 2021 /home/jo/.local/pipx/shared/bin/python -> /usr/bin/python

Any ideas how to get pipx working again?

bulletmark

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From: Brisbane, Australia

Registered: 2013-10-22

Posts: 713

Re: Python pipx can no longer find pip

Have you updated your local pipx install since the 3.10 to 3.11 update? Do a `pipx reinstall-all` to make sure and then try again.