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ImportError: cannot import name 'sysconfig' from 'distutils' (/usr/lib/python3.9/distutils/init.py)

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I updated python to python3.9, and when I try to install pip, I get an error:

lors@Lenovo:~$ pip3 install pipenv

Traceback (most recent call last):

  File "/usr/bin/pip3", line 9, in <module>

    from pip import main

  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/pip/__init__.py", line 29, in <module>

    from pip.utils import get_installed_distributions, get_prog

  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/pip/utils/__init__.py", line 23, in <module>

    from pip.locations import (

  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/pip/locations.py", line 9, in <module>

    from distutils import sysconfig

ImportError: cannot import name 'sysconfig' from 'distutils' (/usr/lib/python3.9/distutils/__init__.py)

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answered 1 Year ago iething · Accepted Answer

I am assuming you did changed update-alternatives for python3. What is happening that you have distutils installed in your last python version, but not in the new one! And because you've changed system link with "update-alternatives", system no longer finds it with the new link of python3. To fix this you have to install distutils to python3.9.

sudo apt install python3.9-distutils

And then you can test it with following line written in terminal:

python3 -c "from distutils import sysconfig"

If there is no Traceback you are good to go.