ImportError cannot import name main in pip

Question

Hi Guys,

I am getting this below error, when I am trying to install numpy in my system.

$ pip3 install numpy
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/pip3", line 9, in <module>
    from pip import main
ImportError: cannot import name 'main'

How can I solve this error?

Answer 1

Hi@akhtar,

To avoid this error, you should upgrade pip in your system.

$ sudo pip install pip --upgrade

If it will not work then uninstall pip and install again.