Python pip extremely slow to download (stuck at Colecting...)

Question

I don't know why, it's been some weeks, pip is slow like hell to retrieve a package (like 5 minutes per package).

it hangs at "Collecting [...]"

any idea ?

I tried different versions of pip and of python / pypy, same problem.

There are other questions on that, but there are from 2013/2014 which is pretty old and maybe not applicable (at least, I tried them with no result)

`pip install -vvv` may print more info to give you some insight. — hoefling, Nov 22 '18 at 18:22
using it, it looked like it was stuck on a HTTPS request. So I tried to add a `--timeout 1` and it's much faster now, but I don't know if it is *the* answer — hl037_, Nov 26 '18 at 13:30

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Sep 07 '20 at 14:53

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We had the same problem due to brocken dns-server.

please, try to check your dns-servers (via nslookup utility) and try to fix it (in our case we removed bad dns-servers).

answered Sep 07 '20 at 14:53

Vsevolod Gromov

score -3 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 22 '18 at 17:06

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pip repositories can be under heavy load and that may cause slow download ratio.

I would suggest trying to use mirrors.

pip install --use-mirrors

This flag will automatically use backup mirrors.

answered Nov 22 '18 at 17:06

Maciej M

`no such option: --use-mirrors` – hl037_ Nov 22 '18 at 17:16
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/28403263/canonical-replacement-for-use-mirrors – hl037_ Nov 22 '18 at 17:23

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