Public bug reported: In Focal, the command "pip3 debug" fails with the following output:
$ pip3 debug Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/bin/pip3", line 11, in <module> load_entry_point('pip==20.0.2', 'console_scripts', 'pip3')() File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/pip/_internal/cli/main.py", line 73, in main command = create_command(cmd_name, isolated=("--isolated" in cmd_args)) File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/pip/_internal/commands/__init__.py", line 96, in create_command module = importlib.import_module(module_path) File "/usr/lib/python3.8/importlib/__init__.py", line 127, in import_module return _bootstrap._gcd_import(name[level:], package, level) File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1014, in _gcd_import File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 991, in _find_and_load File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 975, in _find_and_load_unlocked File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 671, in _load_unlocked File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap_external>", line 783, in exec_module File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 219, in _call_with_frames_removed File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/pip/_internal/commands/debug.py", line 11, in <module> from pip._vendor.certifi import where ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'pip._vendor.certifi' This appears to be the exact problem that has been fixed upstream in Debian: https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=958396 Requested info: $ lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 20.04.1 LTS Release: 20.04 $ apt-cache policy python3-pip python3-pip: Installed: 20.0.2-5ubuntu1 Candidate: 20.0.2-5ubuntu1 Version table: *** 20.0.2-5ubuntu1 500 500 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal/universe amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status ** Affects: python-pip (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1893169 Title: "pip3 debug" fails due to now-fixed upstream bug To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-pip/+bug/1893169/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs