Pip install fails after upgrade from OL7 to OL8
APPLIES TO:
Linux OS – Version Oracle Linux 8
Linux x86_64 on Oracle Public Cloud, on-premises
SYMPTOMS:
Pip install fails with:
pip install pycrypto==Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/bin/pip", line 8, in <module> sys.exit(main()) File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pip/_internal/cli/main.py", line 73, in main command = create_command(cmd_name, isolated=("--isolated" in cmd_args)) File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pip/_internal/commands/__init__.py", line 104, in create_command module = importlib.import_module(module_path) File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/importlib/__init__.py", line 37, in import_module __import__(name) File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pip/_internal/commands/install.py", line 24, in <module> from pip._internal.cli.req_command import RequirementCommand, with_cleanup File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pip/_internal/cli/req_command.py", line 16, in <module> from pip._internal.index.package_finder import PackageFinder File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pip/_internal/index/package_finder.py", line 21, in <module> from pip._internal.index.collector import parse_links File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pip/_internal/index/collector.py", line 25, in <module> from pip._internal.vcs import is_url, vcs