python module_error ai_generated partial

pkg_resources.VersionConflict: (importlib-metadata 4.0.0 (/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages), Requirement.parse('importlib-metadata>=4.6.4'))

ID: python/importlib-metadata-version-conflict

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80%Fix Rate
84%Confidence
0Evidence
2024-04-15First Seen

Version Compatibility

VersionStatusIntroducedDeprecatedNotes
3.8 active — — —
3.9 active — — —
3.10 active — — —

Root Cause

A system-managed (distro) importlib-metadata is older than what a package requires, and pkg_resources refuses to proceed because the installed version does not satisfy the requirement.

generic

中文

系统（发行版）管理的 importlib-metadata 版本低于某个包的要求，pkg_resources 因已安装版本不满足要求而拒绝继续。

Workarounds

  1. 90% success 
    Use a virtualenv so pip's importlib-metadata shadows the system one: `python -m venv .venv && . .venv/bin/activate && pip install -U importlib-metadata`.
  2. 75% success 
    Upgrade in user space: `pip install --user -U 'importlib-metadata>=4.6.4'` and ensure `~/.local/lib` precedes `/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages` on sys.path.

Dead Ends

Common approaches that don't work:

  1. 60% fail

    Leaves two copies on sys.path and the distro copy may still shadow the new one.

  2. 70% fail

    Breaks other system tools that depend on it.