Error running 'pip install': "ImportError: No module named pip"

Question

OS: Mac OS X 10.7.5 (Lion)
Python ver: 2.7.5

I have installed setuptools 1.0 with ez_setup.py from https://pypi.python.org/pypi/setuptools.
Then I downloaded pip.1.4.1 pkg from https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pip/1.4.1.

I ran (sudo) python setup.py install in iTerm, output:

running install
running bdist_egg running egg_info writing requirements to
pip.egg-info/requires.txt writing pip.egg-info/PKG-INFO writing
top-level names to pip.egg-info/top_level.txt writing dependency_links
to pip.egg-info/dependency_links.txt writing entry points to
pip.egg-info/entry_points.txt warning: manifest_maker: standard file
'setup.py' not found

reading manifest file 'pip.egg-info/SOURCES.txt' writing manifest file
'pip.egg-info/SOURCES.txt' installing library code to
build/bdist.macosx-10.6-intel/egg running install_lib warning:
install_lib: 'build/lib' does not exist -- no Python modules to
install

creating build/bdist.macosx-10.6-intel/egg creating
build/bdist.macosx-10.6-intel/egg/EGG-INFO copying
pip.egg-info/PKG-INFO -> build/bdist.macosx-10.6-intel/egg/EGG-INFO
copying pip.egg-info/SOURCES.txt ->
build/bdist.macosx-10.6-intel/egg/EGG-INFO copying
pip.egg-info/dependency_links.txt ->
build/bdist.macosx-10.6-intel/egg/EGG-INFO copying
pip.egg-info/entry_points.txt ->
build/bdist.macosx-10.6-intel/egg/EGG-INFO copying
pip.egg-info/not-zip-safe ->
build/bdist.macosx-10.6-intel/egg/EGG-INFO copying
pip.egg-info/requires.txt ->
build/bdist.macosx-10.6-intel/egg/EGG-INFO copying
pip.egg-info/top_level.txt ->
build/bdist.macosx-10.6-intel/egg/EGG-INFO creating
'dist/pip-1.4.1-py2.7.egg' and adding
'build/bdist.macosx-10.6-intel/egg' to it removing
'build/bdist.macosx-10.6-intel/egg' (and everything under it)
Processing pip-1.4.1-py2.7.egg removing
'/Users/dl/Library/Python/2.7/lib/python/site-packages/pip-1.4.1-py2.7.egg'
(and everything under it) creating
/Users/dl/Library/Python/2.7/lib/python/site-packages/pip-1.4.1-py2.7.egg
Extracting pip-1.4.1-py2.7.egg to
/Users/dl/Library/Python/2.7/lib/python/site-packages pip 1.4.1 is
already the active version in easy-install.pth Installing pip script
to /Users/dl/Library/Python/2.7/bin Installing pip-2.7 script to
/Users/dl/Library/Python/2.7/bin

Installed
/Users/dl/Library/Python/2.7/lib/python/site-packages/pip-1.4.1-py2.7.egg
Processing dependencies for pip==1.4.1 Finished processing
dependencies for pip==1.4.1

Then I ran pip install and got the following error message:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/bin/pip", line 9, in <module>
    load_entry_point('pip==1.4.1', 'console_scripts', 'pip')()
  File "build/bdist.macosx-10.6-intel/egg/pkg_resources.py", line 357, in load_entry_point
  File "build/bdist.macosx-10.6-intel/egg/pkg_resources.py", line 2394, in load_entry_point
  File "build/bdist.macosx-10.6-intel/egg/pkg_resources.py", line 2108, in load
ImportError: No module named pip

How can I solve it?

Answer 1

My solution for a Ubuntu machine:

For Python 3

sudo apt install python3-pip

For Python 2

sudo apt install python-pip

Answer 2

With macOS v10.15 (Catalina) and Homebrew 2.1.6, I was getting this error with Python 3.7. I just needed to run:

python3 -m ensurepip

Now python3 -m pip works for me.

Answer 3

On Mac, using Homebrew (executable brew) is a better option as apt-get is not available.

Command:

brew install python

In case you have both Python 2 and Python 3 installed on the machine:

python2.7 -m ensurepip --default-pip

simply should solve the issue.

If instead you are missing pip from Python 3 then simply change python2.7 to python3 in the command above.

Answer 4

For Windows:

python -m ensurepip

After activating your environment. Example: venv

(venv) PS D:\your path> d:\your path\venv\scripts\python.exe -m pip install --upgrade pip

Sample of a result:

Collecting pip

  Using cached pip-21.3-py3-none-any.whl (1.7 MB)

Installing collected packages: pip

  Attempting uninstall: pip

    Found existing installation: pip 20.1.1

    Uninstalling pip-20.1.1:

      Successfully uninstalled pip-20.1.1

Successfully installed pip-21.3

Answer 5

After installing ez_setup, you should have easy_install available. To install pip just do:

easy_install pip

Answer 6

Run

curl https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py -o get-pip.py

Then run the following command in the folder where you downloaded: get-pip.py

python get-pip.py

Answer 7

Try to install pip through Python:

Please go to: https://pip.pypa.io/en/stable/installation/

and download get-pip.py, and then run:

python get-pip.py

Answer 8

On some kind of Linux, like distributions based on Debian, you might want to consider updating your 'apt-get' first, in case you are installing python-pip through it.

sudo apt-get update

This might help apt-get to update its indexes and locate the python-pip package. After this, you might install pip like this:

sudo apt-get install python-pip (Python 2)
sudo apt-get install python3-pip (Python 3)

Answer 9

I encountered the same error with Python 3.8.6 on macOS v11 (Big Sur).

Whether I used pip or pip3, I'd get this error:

 File "/Users/marcelloromani/dev/<repository>/venv/bin/pip", line 5, in <module>
    from pip._internal.cli.main import main
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'pip'

It turns out my virtualenv was out of date. This fixed the issue for me:

1. Remove the old virtualenv

   deactivate
   rm -rf venv
   

2. Initialise a new virtualenv

   virtualenv venv
   . venv/bin/activate
   

3. Install the new requirements then worked:

   pip install -r src/requirements.txt
   

Answer 10

Use:

python -m ensurepip --user

This if your Mac is not above macOS v11 (Big Sur) and you installed Python 3. I did this and I don't have any problems now. Back to the legacy version of 2.7 I guess.

Answer 11

Try to re-install the pip use curl command to download the get-pip.py file:

curl https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py -o get-pip.py
python get-pip.py

if curl is not working then open this link : get-pip.py

create a get-pip.py file in your directory copy the code from this link and put it in the get-pip.py file and save the file in the same directory. then run the command

python get-pip.py

Answer 12

If you get "No module named pip" in Ubuntu, try this:

python3 -m pip --version

Output:

/usr/bin/python3: No module named pip

And:

sudo apt-get install python3-pip

It worked for me.

After successful installation, validate using

python3 -m pip --version

To upgrade to the latest pip version

python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip

Answer 13

I ran into this same issue when I attempted to install the Nova client (as root).

python  setup.py install

Output:

running install
/usr/bin/python: No module named pip
error: /usr/bin/python -m pip.__init__ install   'pbr>=0.5.21,<1.0' 'iso8601>=0.1.4' 'PrettyTable>=0.6,<0.8' 'requests>=1.1' 'simplejson>=2.0.9' 'six' 'Babel>=0.9.6' returned 1

I use Homebrew, so I worked around the issue with sudo easy_install pip.

brew search pip

Output:

aespipe        brew-pip    lesspipe    pipebench    pipemeter   spiped    pipeviewer

If you meant "pip" precisely:

Homebrew provides pip via: `brew install python`. However you will then
have two Pythons installed on your Mac, so alternatively you can:
    sudo easy_install pip
spencers-macbook-pro:python-novaclient

And:

sudo easy_install pip

The commands should be similar if you use MacPorts.

Answer 14

Download:

curl https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py -o get-pip.py

---

Then install pip:

py get-pip.py

---

Then install any module, such as Biopython:

py -m pip install biopython

Answer 15

Python3

curl -sS https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py | python3
python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip

Just replace the python version you want in the above commands

For python 3.11 specific install

curl -sS https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py | python3.11
python3.11 -m pip install --upgrade pip

For python 3.10 specific install

curl -sS https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py | python3.10
python3.10 -m pip install --upgrade pip

For python2.7

curl -sS https://bootstrap.pypa.io/pip/2.7/get-pip.py | python2.7
python2.7 -m pip install --upgrade pip

Answer 16

I think none of the previous answers can fix your problem.

I was also confused by this problem once. You should manually install pip following the official guide pip installation (which currently involves running a single get-pip.py Python script).

After that, just pip install <your package>. The error will be gone.

Answer 17

I know this thread is old, but I just solved the problem for myself on OS X differently than described here.

Basically I reinstalled Python 2.7 through brew, and it comes with pip.

Install Xcode if not already:

xcode-select –install

Install Brew as described here:

ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"

Then install Python through Brew:

brew install python

And you're done. In my case I just needed to install pyserial.

pip install pyserial

Answer 18

I downloaded pip binaries from here and it resolved the issue.

Answer 19

I encountered the issue ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'pip' when I created a new Python 3 virtual environment using the command

python3 -m venv ~/venv/ontology    ## << note: "python3" (problematic)

which is a command often suggested (here, elsewhere). When I entered that venv, pip was nowhere to be found.

In the interim, since first using that command to create Python virtual environments, my system Python had upgraded (Arch Linux system updates) from Python 3.7.4 to Python 3.9.2.

The solution is to use the command

python -m venv <your_venv>  ## e.g. python -m ~/venv/ontology

When I did that (python -m ... not python3 -m ...), that venv now contained pip ...

To upgrade pip within that venv, use

<your_venv_path>/bin/python -m pip install --upgrade pip

## e.g.
## /home/victoria/venv/ontology/bin/python -m pip install --upgrade pip

Answer 20

In a terminal, try this:

ls -lA /usr/local/bin | grep pip

In my case I get:

-rwxr-xr-x 1 root  root      284 Сен 13 16:20 pip
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root  root      204 Окт 27 16:37 pip2
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root  root      204 Окт 27 16:37 pip2.7
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root  root      292 Сен 13 16:20 pip-3.4

So pip2 or pip2.7 in my case works, and pip.

Answer 21

I am using Debian, but this solution can also be applied for Ubuntu.

1. Usually, pip comes with python by default, in order to check if pip is installed in your system run.

python -m pip --version

2. If pip is not there, install it using Aptitude Linux Package Manager,

# For Python 2
sudo apt install python-pip

# For Python 3
sudo apt install python3-venv python3-pip

3. I wouldn't use the get-pip.py script in Debian/Ubuntu, because in the documentation page mentions the following.

Be cautious if you are using a Python install that is managed by your operating system or another package manager. get-pip.py does not coordinate with those tools, and may leave your system in an inconsistent state.

Sources here and there.

Answer 22

It is very likely that the pip package was unsuccessfully updated. You need to remove and recreate the virtual environment.

Deactivate and remove the virtual environment:

deactivate
rm -rf [virtual_environment_name]

Create a new one

python -m venv venv_name

Activate it

source ./venv_name/Scripts/activate

Install the package you want:

pip install [package_name]

Answer 23

Here's a minimal set of instructions for upgrading to Python 3 using MacPorts:

sudo port install py37-pip
sudo port select --set pip pip37
sudo port select --set pip3 pip37
pip install numpy, scipy, matplotlib

I ran some old code and it works again after this upgrade.

Answer 24

I was facing the same error on Windows 11, so the main problem was on executing the pip command without administrator permissions, so open up your terminal with administrator permissions and then execute the pip command again.

Answer 25

I solved a similar error on Linux by setting PYTHONPATH to the site-packages location. This was after running python get-pip.py --prefix /home/chet/pip.

[chet@rhel1 ~]$ ~/pip/bin/pip -V

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/home/chet/pip/bin/pip", line 7, in <module>
    from pip import main
ImportError: No module named pip

[chet@rhel1 ~]$ export PYTHONPATH=/home/chet/pip/lib/python2.6/site-packages

[chet@rhel1 ~]$ ~/pip/bin/pip -V

pip 9.0.1 from /home/chet/pip/lib/python2.6/site-packages (python 2.6)

Answer 26

Tested below for Linux:

You can directly download pip from https://pypi.org/simple/pip/, untar, and use directly with your latest Python installation.

tar -xvf  pip-0.2.tar.gz
cd pip-0.2

Check for the contents:

ls

Output:

docs  pip.egg-info  pip-log.txt  pip.py  PKG-INFO  regen-docs  scripts  setup.cfg  setup.py  tests

Execute directly:

python pip.py --help

Output:

Usage: pip.py COMMAND [OPTIONS]

Options:
  --version             show program's version number and exit
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -E DIR, --environment=DIR
                        virtualenv environment to run pip in (either give the
                        interpreter or the environment base directory)
  -v, --verbose         Give more output
  -q, --quiet           Give less output
  --log=FILENAME        Log file where a complete (maximum verbosity) record
                        will be kept
  --proxy=PROXY         Specify a proxy in the form
                        user:passwd@proxy.server:port. Note that the
                        user:password@ is optional and required only if you
                        are behind an authenticated proxy.  If you provide
                        user@proxy.server:port then you will be prompted for a
                        password.
  --timeout=SECONDS     Set the socket timeout (default 15 seconds)

Answer 27

I followed the advice on this URL, to rename the python39._pth file. That solved the issue

https://michlstechblog.info/blog/python-install-python-with-pip-on-windows-by-the-embeddable-zip-file/#more-5606

ren python39._pth python39._pth.save

Answer 28

I just needed to replace pip with pip3 so I ended up running the command as follows: pip3 install matplotlib

Answer 29

I had a similar problem with virtualenv that had python3.8 while installing dependencies from requirements.txt file. I managed to get it to work by activating the virtualenv and then running the command python -m pip install -r requirements.txt and it worked.

Answer 30

My Python version is 3.7.3, and this command worked:

python3.7 -m pip install requests

Requests library - for retrieving data from web APIs.

This runs the pip module and asks it to find the requests library on pypi.org (the Python Package Index) and install it in your local system so that it becomes available for you to import.

Answer 31

For Windows:

If pip is not available when Python is downloaded: run the command

python get-pip.py