I fixed this by doing same thing as #33, then removing and and re- installing pip. The call to autoremove was key - it didn't work when I tried without this.
sudo apt-get purge python-pip sudo agt-get autoremove and re-installing sudo apt-get install python-pip -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1306991 Title: pip stops with ImportError for request-Modul To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-pip/+bug/1306991/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs