ImportError for `python-six` package on Arch Linux

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>pip                                                                                                     
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/pip", line 6, in <module>
    from pkg_resources import load_entry_point
  File "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/pkg_resources/__init__.py", line 49, in <module>
    from pkg_resources.extern import six
  File "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/pkg_resources/extern/__init__.py", line 61, in load_module
    "distribution.".format(**locals())
ImportError: The 'six' package is required; normally this is bundled with this package so if you get this warning, consult the packager of your distribution.

I did reinstall with pacman -S python as well as pacman -S python-setuptools, pacman -S python-packaging, and pacman -S python-six, nothing helps.

Almost every other python applications follow the same pattern now (such as qutebrowser and buku.

I think it happened right after I installed vmware-vcli manually following the ArchWiki guide on the topic (I know its perl and might be unrelated though).

Downgrading python-setuptools as suggesting in similar posts by installing the earlier version in /var/cache/pacman/pkg did not fix the problem.

There is a mix up. Why pip is trying to use python 3. Have you tried `pip3` — dlmeetei, Aug 10 '17 at 17:43
Now I did. The same error pointing at `/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages`. — , Aug 10 '17 at 18:07

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 05 '18 at 08:32

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I faced exactly the same problem running pip3 install --upgrade pip.

However, pip3.5 install --upgrade pip worked for me. After this upgrade the error message of pip3 disappeared.

answered Apr 05 '18 at 08:32

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ImportError for `python-six` package on Arch Linux

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