python network_error ai_generated true

ERROR: Exception: Traceback (most recent call last): ... File "pip/_vendor/urllib3/response.py", line 438, in _error_catcher raise ProtocolError('Connection broken: %r' % e, e) pip._vendor.urllib3.exceptions.ProtocolError: ('Connection broken: IncompleteRead(0 bytes read)', IncompleteRead(0 bytes read))

ID: python/pip-cache-corruption

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80%Fix Rate
85%Confidence
0Evidence
2025-07-15First Seen

Version Compatibility

VersionStatusIntroducedDeprecatedNotes
3.8 active — — —
3.9 active — — —
3.10 active — — —
3.11 active — — —
3.12 active — — —

Root Cause

A corrupted download cache causes incomplete reads during package installation.

generic

中文

损坏的下载缓存导致包安装期间读取不完整。

Workarounds

  1. 90% success Clear pip's cache and retry 
    pip cache purge && pip install mypackage
  2. 85% success Disable caching for the installation 
    pip install --no-cache-dir mypackage

Dead Ends

Common approaches that don't work:

  1. Increasing timeout settings 80% fail

    The issue is corrupted data, not a timeout.

  2. Using a different network interface 90% fail

    The cache is local; network changes don't fix corruption.