# ERROR: Exception: Traceback (most recent call last): ... ConnectionResetError: [Errno 104] Connection reset by peer

- **ID:** `python/pip-install-connection-reset`
- **Domain:** python
- **Category:** network_error
- **Verification:** ai_generated
- **Fix Rate:** 80%

## Root Cause

The connection to the package index was forcibly closed, often due to network instability, firewall, or proxy issues.

## Version Compatibility

| Version | Status | Introduced | Deprecated |
|---------|--------|------------|------------|
| 3.x | active | — | — |

## Workarounds

1. **** (80% success)
   ```
   pip install -i https://pypi.org/simple package
   ```
2. **** (75% success)
   ```
   unset http_proxy https_proxy; pip install package
   ```

## Dead Ends

- **** — If the network issue persists, retrying may hit the same reset. (70% fail)
- **** — Increases retry attempts but does not fix the underlying network problem. (60% fail)