"Not a directory" when using PyCharm, pip to install numpy

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I'm trying to install Python packages, specifically numpy and networkx, using PyCharm on a laptop running Gallium, and I keep getting:

IOError: [Errno 20] Not a directory: '/tmp/pip-build-xMS1YA/numpy/doc/f2py/oldnews.html'

The path that isn't a directory varies depending on what I'm doing. I tried this through the PyCharm IDE and by running a similar command through the command line, e.g., sudo pip install numpy.

I did see this question, which is similar, but the original poster reinstalled the OS as the solution, which I'd rather not do. I had installed PyCharm using these instructions:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:mystic-mirage/pycharm
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install pycharm

As with the SO question I linked above, I tried:

pip install headers_workaround
pip install spacy

but I also got that "Not a directory" error with spacy.

have you tried [reinstalling pip](https://pip.pypa.io/en/stable/installing/)? — Tadhg McDonald-Jensen, Jun 17 '16 at 15:32
That did it, @TadhgMcDonald-Jensen. Do you want to make that an answer? I can install packages using PyCharm and the `pip install` command. — Becca Dee, Jun 17 '16 at 15:38

score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:31

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When the other person reinstalled their OS I imagine the only thing that really mattered was reinstalling pip.

The instructions to reinstall pip can be found here. Assuming this issue is related to a bug in (your version of) pip running get-pip.py should fix the issue.

edited May 23 '17 at 12:31

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answered Jun 17 '16 at 16:20

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`sudo apt-get remove python-pip python-dev` would work too if you want to manually uninstall python and pip before reinstalling them. – Luka Lafaye de Micheaux Jan 16 '20 at 07:52

"Not a directory" when using PyCharm, pip to install numpy

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