Python pip installation in ubuntu

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I am new to Ubuntu and was trying to install pip using get-pip.py , when I received this message.

Requirement already up-to-date: pip in /usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-    packages/pip-8.1.2-py2.7.egg

But when I enter pip -V, I receive an error saying :

The 'pip==7.1.0' distribution was not found and is required by the application

Complete error

I was trying to install new packages using pip install <packagename> but this command gives the same error as previous .

How did you install exactly? – Padraic Cunningham Jul 29 '16 at 08:59 — Padraic Cunningham, Jul 29 '16 at 08:59

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 29 '16 at 08:56

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I suggest installing pip using the package manager. Open up a terminal and enter

sudo apt-get install python-pip

That should install the pip ubunutu package.

answered Jul 29 '16 at 08:56

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Also, take a look at [this question](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/34734436/pip-broken-reinstall-doesnt-work-ec2) and [this one](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/30288404/broken-pip3-and-easy-install3-distributionnotfound) – pie3636 Jul 29 '16 at 09:21
The apt-get version is always a few releases behind and usually slower to fix any bugs, installing with get-pip should work so there is something else going on. I have used get-pip on Ubuntu numerous times without any issue – Padraic Cunningham Jul 29 '16 at 10:39
@PadraicCunningham After you install pip properly with the package manager, you can then update pip using pip if you really need to. – Matthew Schuchard Jul 29 '16 at 12:57

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 29 '16 at 09:02

You should not be installing pip for the default python installation, neither from the package manager nor using get-pip.py. So you can never use it to break the system python.

Instead always use virtualenv (created from the default/system python or from a newer version), activate and use pip in that environment.

Python pip installation in ubuntu

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