Whenever i try and do anything using the pip command i get this error.
ERROR: Exception:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/opt/homebrew/lib/python3.12/site-packages/pip/_internal/cli/base_command.py", line 160, in exc_logging_wrapper
status = run_func(*args)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/opt/homebrew/lib/python3.12/site-packages/pip/_internal/cli/req_command.py", line 247, in wrapper
return func(self, options, args)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/opt/homebrew/lib/python3.12/site-packages/pip/_internal/commands/install.py", line 326, in run
session = self.get_default_session(options)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/opt/homebrew/lib/python3.12/site-packages/pip/_internal/cli/req_command.py", line 98, in get_default_session
self._session = self.enter_context(self._build_session(options))
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/opt/homebrew/lib/python3.12/site-packages/pip/_internal/cli/req_command.py", line 125, in _build_session
session = PipSession(
^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/opt/homebrew/lib/python3.12/site-packages/pip/_internal/network/session.py", line 343, in __init__
self.headers["User-Agent"] = user_agent()
^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/opt/homebrew/lib/python3.12/site-packages/pip/_internal/network/session.py", line 175, in user_agent
setuptools_dist = get_default_environment().get_distribution("setuptools")
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/opt/homebrew/lib/python3.12/site-packages/pip/_internal/metadata/importlib/_envs.py", line 188, in get_distribution
return next(matches, None)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/opt/homebrew/lib/python3.12/site-packages/pip/_internal/metadata/importlib/_envs.py", line 183, in <genexpr>
matches = (
^
File "/opt/homebrew/lib/python3.12/site-packages/pip/_internal/metadata/base.py", line 612, in iter_all_distributions
for dist in self._iter_distributions():
File "/opt/homebrew/lib/python3.12/site-packages/pip/_internal/metadata/importlib/_envs.py", line 176, in _iter_distributions
for dist in finder.find_eggs(location):
File "/opt/homebrew/lib/python3.12/site-packages/pip/_internal/metadata/importlib/_envs.py", line 144, in find_eggs
yield from self._find_eggs_in_dir(location)
File "/opt/homebrew/lib/python3.12/site-packages/pip/_internal/metadata/importlib/_envs.py", line 111, in _find_eggs_in_dir
from pip._vendor.pkg_resources import find_distributions
File "/opt/homebrew/lib/python3.12/site-packages/pip/_vendor/pkg_resources/__init__.py", line 2164, in <module>
register_finder(pkgutil.ImpImporter, find_on_path)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
AttributeError: module 'pkgutil' has no attribute 'ImpImporter'. Did you mean: 'zipimporter'?
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<frozen runpy>", line 198, in _run_module_as_main
File "<frozen runpy>", line 88, in _run_code
File "/opt/homebrew/lib/python3.12/site-packages/pip/__main__.py", line 31, in <module>
sys.exit(_main())
^^^^^^^
File "/opt/homebrew/lib/python3.12/site-packages/pip/_internal/cli/main.py", line 70, in main
return command.main(cmd_args)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/opt/homebrew/lib/python3.12/site-packages/pip/_internal/cli/base_command.py", line 101, in main
return self._main(args)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/opt/homebrew/lib/python3.12/site-packages/pip/_internal/cli/base_command.py", line 216, in _main
self.handle_pip_version_check(options)
File "/opt/homebrew/lib/python3.12/site-packages/pip/_internal/cli/req_command.py", line 179, in handle_pip_version_check
session = self._build_session(
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/opt/homebrew/lib/python3.12/site-packages/pip/_internal/cli/req_command.py", line 125, in _build_session
session = PipSession(
^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/opt/homebrew/lib/python3.12/site-packages/pip/_internal/network/session.py", line 343, in __init__
self.headers["User-Agent"] = user_agent()
^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/opt/homebrew/lib/python3.12/site-packages/pip/_internal/network/session.py", line 175, in user_agent
setuptools_dist = get_default_environment().get_distribution("setuptools")
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/opt/homebrew/lib/python3.12/site-packages/pip/_internal/metadata/importlib/_envs.py", line 188, in get_distribution
return next(matches, None)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/opt/homebrew/lib/python3.12/site-packages/pip/_internal/metadata/importlib/_envs.py", line 183, in <genexpr>
matches = (
^
File "/opt/homebrew/lib/python3.12/site-packages/pip/_internal/metadata/base.py", line 612, in iter_all_distributions
for dist in self._iter_distributions():
File "/opt/homebrew/lib/python3.12/site-packages/pip/_internal/metadata/importlib/_envs.py", line 176, in _iter_distributions
for dist in finder.find_eggs(location):
File "/opt/homebrew/lib/python3.12/site-packages/pip/_internal/metadata/importlib/_envs.py", line 144, in find_eggs
yield from self._find_eggs_in_dir(location)
File "/opt/homebrew/lib/python3.12/site-packages/pip/_internal/metadata/importlib/_envs.py", line 111, in _find_eggs_in_dir
from pip._vendor.pkg_resources import find_distributions
File "/opt/homebrew/lib/python3.12/site-packages/pip/_vendor/pkg_resources/__init__.py", line 2164, in <module>
register_finder(pkgutil.ImpImporter, find_on_path)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
AttributeError: module 'pkgutil' has no attribute 'ImpImporter'. Did you mean: 'zipimporter'?
i tried all the command people suggested but i always get this error. when i ran python -m ensurepip –upgrade i got an externally managed enviorment error and the other commands always give me this one. The only thing i havent tried is setting up a virtual enviorment because i dont know the details of that.
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