# error: Multiple .dist-info directories found: /path/lib/python3.9/site-packages/pkg-1.0.dist-info, /path/lib/python3.9/site-packages/pkg-1.1.dist-info

- **ID:** `python/setuptools-unknown-dist-info`
- **Domain:** python
- **Category:** system_error
- **Verification:** ai_generated
- **Fix Rate:** 80%

## Root Cause

Two versions of the same package are installed in the same environment due to improper uninstallation or forced installs.

## Version Compatibility

| Version | Status | Introduced | Deprecated |
|---------|--------|------------|------------|
| 3.6 | active | — | — |
| 3.7 | active | — | — |
| 3.8 | active | — | — |

## Workarounds

1. **** (90% success)
   ```
   pip uninstall -y pkg && pip install pkg
   ```
2. **** (85% success)
   ```
   pip install --upgrade --force-reinstall --no-deps pkg
   ```

## Dead Ends

- **** — May leave orphaned files and break package metadata; pip may still detect inconsistencies. (60% fail)
- **** — Overwrites but may not clean up old directories, leaving duplicates. (50% fail)