Can't upgrade pip

[Josh_Python890]

Hi folks,

I'm having problems upgrading my pip.

This is the traceback I get:

Output:
PS C:\Users\Joshu\AppData\Roaming\Python\Python36\Scripts> python -m pip install --upgrade pip
Collecting pip
  Using cached https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/30/db/9e38760b32e3e7f40cce46dd5fb107b8c73840df38f0046d8e6514e675a1/pip-19.2.3-py2.py3-none-any.whl
Installing collected packages: pip
  Found existing installation: pip 19.1.1
    Uninstalling pip-19.1.1:
      Successfully uninstalled pip-19.1.1
  Rolling back uninstall of pip
  Moving to c:\users\joshu\appdata\roaming\python\python36\scripts\pip.exe
   from C:\Users\Joshu\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-uninstall-2bzr45wg\pip.exe
  Moving to c:\users\joshu\appdata\roaming\python\python36\scripts\pip3.6.exe
   from C:\Users\Joshu\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-uninstall-2bzr45wg\pip3.6.exe
  Moving to c:\users\joshu\appdata\roaming\python\python36\scripts\pip3.exe
   from C:\Users\Joshu\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-uninstall-2bzr45wg\pip3.exe
  Moving to c:\users\joshu\appdata\roaming\python\python36\site-packages\pip-19.1.1.dist-info\
   from c:\users\joshu\appdata\roaming\python\python36\site-packages\~ip-19.1.1.dist-info
  Moving to c:\users\joshu\appdata\roaming\python\python36\site-packages\pip\
   from c:\users\joshu\appdata\roaming\python\python36\site-packages\~ip
ERROR: Exception:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "C:\Users\Joshu\AppData\Roaming\Python\Python36\site-packages\pip\_internal\cli\base_command.py", line 178, in main
    status = self.run(options, args)
  File "C:\Users\Joshu\AppData\Roaming\Python\Python36\site-packages\pip\_internal\commands\install.py", line 414, in run
    use_user_site=options.use_user_site,
  File "C:\Users\Joshu\AppData\Roaming\Python\Python36\site-packages\pip\_internal\req\__init__.py", line 58, in install_given_reqs
    **kwargs
  File "C:\Users\Joshu\AppData\Roaming\Python\Python36\site-packages\pip\_internal\req\req_install.py", line 920, in install
    use_user_site=use_user_site, pycompile=pycompile,
  File "C:\Users\Joshu\AppData\Roaming\Python\Python36\site-packages\pip\_internal\req\req_install.py", line 448, in move_wheel_files
    warn_script_location=warn_script_location,
  File "C:\Users\Joshu\AppData\Roaming\Python\Python36\site-packages\pip\_internal\wheel.py", line 544, in move_wheel_files
    generated.extend(maker.make(spec))
  File "C:\Users\Joshu\AppData\Roaming\Python\Python36\site-packages\pip\_vendor\distlib\scripts.py", line 405, in make
    self._make_script(entry, filenames, options=options)
  File "C:\Users\Joshu\AppData\Roaming\Python\Python36\site-packages\pip\_vendor\distlib\scripts.py", line 309, in _make_script
    self._write_script(scriptnames, shebang, script, filenames, ext)
  File "C:\Users\Joshu\AppData\Roaming\Python\Python36\site-packages\pip\_vendor\distlib\scripts.py", line 245, in _write_script
    launcher = self._get_launcher('t')
  File "C:\Users\Joshu\AppData\Roaming\Python\Python36\site-packages\pip\_vendor\distlib\scripts.py", line 384, in _get_launcher
    result = finder(distlib_package).find(name).bytes
AttributeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'bytes'
WARNING: You are using pip version 19.1.1, however version 19.2.3 is available.
You should consider upgrading via the 'python -m pip install --upgrade pip' command.

I have python on my Path (I actually have two versions on there-I think one came installed with Visual Studio but it hasn't been a problem yet):

Output:
PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> $Env:Path
C:\Program Files (x86)\PHP\v7.3;C:\Program Files\Haskell\bin;C:\Program Files\Haskell Platform\8.6.3\lib\extralibs\bin;C:\Program Files\Haskell Platform\8.6.3\bin;C:\Program Files\Microsoft MPI\Bin\;C:\Program Files (x86)\Intel\iCLS Client\;C:\Program Files\Intel\iCLS Client\;C:\Windows\system32;C:\Windows;C:\Windows\System32\Wbem;C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\;C:\Program Files (x86)\Intel\Intel(R) Management Engine Components\DAL;C:\Program Files\Intel\Intel(R) Management Engine Components\DAL;C:\Program Files (x86)\Intel\Intel(R) Management Engine Components\IPT;C:\Program Files\Intel\Intel(R) Management Engine Components\IPT;C:\Program Files (x86)\NVIDIA Corporation\PhysX\Common;C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_131\bin;C:\Program Files (x86)\Calibre2\;C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\130\Tools\Binn\;C:\Program Files\dotnet\;C:\Program Files (x86)\GtkSharp\2.12\bin;C:\Program;C:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL Server 8.0\bin;C:\MinGW\bin;C:\WINDOWS\system32;C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\System32\Wbem;C:\WINDOWS\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\;C:\WINDOWS\System32\OpenSSH\;C:\Users\Joshu\AppData\Roaming\Python\Python36\Scripts;C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft_Visual_Studio\Shared\Python36_64;C:\Program Files\Git\bin;C:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL Shell 8.0\bin\;C:\Users\Joshu\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code\bin;C:\Users\Joshu\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps

Any ideas? Also is there a way of automatically setting pip to upgrade or is this a bad idea?

Thanks,

Josh

[ThomasL]

Just my first thought; did you start your command window with admin rights?

[snippsat]

There are problem with your Environment variable Path.
You only have Path to pip.exe which in Scripts folder,and root Python is Python Visual studio version(mix up).

C:\Users\Joshu\AppData\Roaming\Python\Python36\Scripts

For it to not use the Python Visual studio version,most also have path to root Python36(Roaming).
This is what Path should be if you want to use this version.

C:\Users\Joshu\AppData\Roaming\Python\Python36
C:\Users\Joshu\AppData\Roaming\Python\Python36\Scripts

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Remove from Path Python Visual studio install.

C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft_Visual_Studio\Shared\Python36_64

Could also upgrade to 3.7 if follow this Python 3.6/3.7 and pip installation under Windows
There also info about modify Environment variable Path and usage py and more.

[Josh_Python890]

Yeh I'm using powershell with admin rights...

I think this path C:\Users\Joshu\AppData\Roaming\Python\Python36\Scripts actually just points to where the current version of pip is held.

There is no python.exe in C:\Users\Joshu\AppData\Roaming\Python\Python36 so I think I need the Visual Studio version

Still having the same error though

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Ok so I 'solved' the issue by installing latest version of python and then upgrading pip