# ERROR: Exception: Traceback (most recent call last): ... pip._vendor.urllib3.exceptions.ReadTimeoutError: HTTPSConnectionPool(host='files.pythonhosted.org', port=443): Read timed out.

- **ID:** `python/pip-read-timeout`
- **Domain:** python
- **Category:** network_error
- **Verification:** ai_generated
- **Fix Rate:** 80%

## Root Cause

The network connection to the package index is too slow or unstable, causing pip to time out while waiting for data.

## Version Compatibility

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

## Workarounds

1. **** (85% success)
   ```
   pip install --timeout 120 package
   ```
2. **** (90% success)
   ```
   pip install -i https://pypi.tuna.tsinghua.edu.cn/simple package
   ```

## Dead Ends

- **** — If the network issue persists, retrying will result in the same timeout. (60% fail)
- **** — Does not address network speed; may even worsen by re-downloading. (70% fail)