* Tim Johnson <t...@akwebsoft.com> [180324 10:32]: > * Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.pyt...@pearwood.info> [180324 08:29]: > > On Sat, 24 Mar 2018 07:40:17 -0800, Tim Johnson wrote: > > > > > I'm on Ubuntu 16.04. > > > > > > I'm getting the following message from pip: > > > > > > You are using pip version 8.1.1, however version 9.0.3 is available. You > > > should consider upgrading via the 'pip install --upgrade pip' command. > > [...] > > > Not sure how to resolve - please advise, thanks > > > > > > Well, what happens when you try running > > > > pip install --upgrade pip > tim@linus:~/Downloads$ pip install --upgrade pip > Requirement already up-to-date: pip in > /home/tim/.local/lib/python2.7/site-packages > > > > I expect that you've probably got two (or more!) pips installed, and > > somehow sometimes you get one and sometimes the other. The problem is, it > > seems to me, that we can get pip installed through at least three > > mechanisms: > > pips all over the place ... pips, pips2, pips2.7 > all but /usr/bin/pip2 show version as 9.0.3 > /usr/bin/pip2 is version 8.1.1 > # code follows > #!/usr/bin/python > # EASY-INSTALL-ENTRY-SCRIPT: 'pip==8.1.1','console_scripts','pip2' > __requires__ = 'pip==8.1.1' > import sys > from pkg_resources import load_entry_point > > if __name__ == '__main__': > sys.exit( > load_entry_point('pip==8.1.1', 'console_scripts', 'pip2')() > ) > > Looks like I should not have install pip via the ubuntu package manager. From the package manager: python-pip/xenial-updates,xenial-updates,now 8.1.1-2ubuntu0.4 all [installed] python-pip-whl/xenial-updates,xenial-updates,now 8.1.1-2ubuntu0.4 all [installed,automatic]
Think I've found it... I'll trying 'deinstalling' that package and see if the nonsense goes away. Thank you Steven! -- Tim Johnson http://www.akwebsoft.com, http://www.tj49.com -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list