python system_error ai_generated true

ERROR: Could not install packages due to an OSError: [Errno 28] No space left on device

ID: python/pip-no-space-left-on-device-cache

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80%Fix Rate
88%Confidence
0Evidence
2024-04-19First Seen

Version Compatibility

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

Root Cause

pip's HTTP cache or tmp build directory filled the disk. Common in CI containers with small overlay filesystems, or when the pip cache grows unbounded across many builds.

generic

中文

pip 的 HTTP 缓存或临时构建目录填满了磁盘。常见于 overlay 文件系统较小的 CI 容器，或者 pip 缓存在多次构建中无界增长时。

Workarounds

  1. 95% success 
    pip cache purge && pip cache dir
  2. 90% success 
    export TMPDIR=/mnt/bigdisk/tmp && mkdir -p $TMPDIR && pip install package
  3. 85% success 
    pip config set global.cache-dir /tmp/pipcache && pip install --no-cache-dir package

Dead Ends

Common approaches that don't work:

  1. 60% fail

    Disables caching but the build still needs temp space; if /tmp is full it still fails.

  2. 90% fail

    Changes install location but not disk usage; root filesystem is still full.