pip can't find django 3.x - ERROR: No matching distribution found for django==3.0.4

Question

When I run:

pip3 install django==3.0.5

I get the error

ERROR: Could not find a version that satisfies the requirement django==3.0.5 (from versions: 1.1.3, ... 2.2.11, 2.2.12) ERROR: No matching distribution found for django==3.0.4

I need to update some references somewhere, but I am not sure how. Plz Help.

What version of Python are you using? Django 3.x only supports Python 3.6+ — Brian61354270, Apr 02 '20 at 22:28

score 10 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 03 '20 at 02:37

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As noted in the comments, Django 3.x is only available for Python 3.6 or greater. If you attempt to install Django 3 while using an older version of Python (e.g. Python 3.5 in the case of the OP), pip will be unable to find a matching package.

The solution is to simply upgrade to a more modern version of Python.

answered Apr 03 '20 at 02:37

Brian61354270

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This is especially tricky with current Django versions (4.0+): They **need Python 3.8+** to run and be installed, and many operating systems are still stuck with Python 3.6 or 3.7. When you use a Python version lower than that to run `pip install` (on your local machine) then **only compatible versions are listed**. That's tricky and - arguably - misleading. If your operating system doesn't provide a Python version > 3.8 you may want to use something like `pyenv` to install any Python version you need. See https://github.com/pyenv/pyenv#installation for the official docs. – Peterino Jan 09 '22 at 20:57

Tiago Martins Peres · Answer 2 · 2020-04-03T09:22:47.063

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You got the version wrong... The latest official version is 3.0.5. Do instead

pip install Django==3.0.5

Update

After the new comments was able to se you're using Python 3.5. thing is, according to the documentation, for to use Django version 3.0.x one needs Python version 3.6, 3.7 or 3.8.

So, as a Linux user and assuming you can simply update to a newer version, you can use the terminal with the following commands to get a newer version of Python (for instances, 3.7.0 version)

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo apt-get install python3.7

edited Apr 03 '20 at 09:22

answered Apr 02 '20 at 22:00

Tiago Martins Peres

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Sorry, it was a typo. I copied it correctly, it still doesn't work. – Alejandro Veintimilla Apr 02 '20 at 22:18
Test again because the error you also pasted shows a wrong version... – Tiago Martins Peres Apr 02 '20 at 22:22
Ok, I corrected it. the pip line is correct. It is the repository reference I need to change somewhere. ... I'm on a bright new Ubuntu, installed it yesterday. – Alejandro Veintimilla Apr 02 '20 at 22:30
if You are on ubuntu, please also check maybe you got `pip3` because sometimes there are two versions installed – Take_Care_ Apr 02 '20 at 22:32
@Take_Care_ tried it with pip3 and got the same error – Alejandro Veintimilla Apr 02 '20 at 22:54
When I run `py --version`, I get `Python 3.8.8`, but when I run `py -m pip install Django`, I get `ERROR: Could not find a version that satisfies the requirement Django` and `ERROR: No matching distribution found for Django`. Is Python 3.8.8 not enough to install the latest Django? What am I missing? – Muhy Nov 24 '21 at 12:56
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@Joshua did you try `pip install Django==3.0.5`? – Tiago Martins Peres Nov 24 '21 at 18:04
@TiagoMartinsPeres I did. I get the exact same errors... Any idea why? – Muhy Nov 25 '21 at 07:00

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Apr 15 '22 at 13:29

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Python version you have installed is not supporting by that Django version.

answered Apr 15 '22 at 13:29

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pip can't find django 3.x - ERROR: No matching distribution found for django==3.0.4

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