Python pip install error, "invalid syntax"

Asked Mar 01 '21 at 20:46

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I am attempting to install various python libraries on a very old ubuntu machine however keep running into the same error when using pip:

for example: $ pip install pygame

Gives the output:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/home/syn/.local/bin/pip", line 7, in <module>
    from pip._internal.cli.main import main
  File "/home/syn/.local/lib/python3.5/site-packages/pip/_internal/cli/main.py", line 60
    sys.stderr.write(f"ERROR: {exc}")
                                   ^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax

What am I doing wrong or how I can fix this?

asked Mar 01 '21 at 20:46

syn_synth

Which terminal you are using? I assume you already installed pip – Inputvector Mar 01 '21 at 20:50
I am using the standard ubuntu (16.04) terminal – syn_synth Mar 01 '21 at 21:11
Did you installed pip? and Where do you run pip commands? It looks like you run pip commands in python file – Inputvector Mar 01 '21 at 21:15
I should add that I have managed to install libraries previously (mingus & keyboard) but can't install any others at the moment – syn_synth Mar 01 '21 at 21:15
Yes I have installed pip and I am running it in terminal, not python console – syn_synth Mar 01 '21 at 21:18
error shows that it uses `Python 3.5` - `/home/syn/.local/lib/python3.5/...` - but code has `f-string` - `write(f"ERROR: {exc}")` - which needs `Python 3.6` – furas Mar 01 '21 at 21:51

Python pip install error, "invalid syntax"

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