PIP: "Cannot uninstall 'ipython'. It is a distutils installed project and thus we cannot accurately determine…"
Question:
Trying to install spyder using pip:
pip install spyder
This error pops up:
Cannot uninstall ‘ipython’. It is a distutils installed project and
thus we cannot accurately determine which files belong to it which
would lead to only a partial uninstall.
Answers:
Just solved with:
sudo apt-get remove ipython
For Python 2:
pip install --upgrade --force-reinstall --no-cache-dir Spyder
For Python 3:
pip3 install --upgrade --force-reinstall --no-cache-dir Spyder
You can upgrade ipython without uninstall the old version
sudo -H pip install --ignore-installed -U ipython
Some of the solutions listed may work, but this one solved my issue with distutils installed packages.
sudo apt-get remove python-ipython
Depending on what type of package it is, you will need to provide the “python-” for python packages.
Edit:
However, if this still does not solve your question, you might want to consider downgrading pip to an earlier version as pip 10 does not allow removal of distutils packages
sudo -H pip install pip==9.0.1
sudo pip uninstall ipython
Thank you for the comment, as I am looking to improve how I can help people.
Trying to install spyder using pip:
pip install spyder
This error pops up:
Cannot uninstall ‘ipython’. It is a distutils installed project and
thus we cannot accurately determine which files belong to it which
would lead to only a partial uninstall.
Just solved with:
sudo apt-get remove ipython
For Python 2:
pip install --upgrade --force-reinstall --no-cache-dir Spyder
For Python 3:
pip3 install --upgrade --force-reinstall --no-cache-dir Spyder
You can upgrade ipython without uninstall the old version
sudo -H pip install --ignore-installed -U ipython
Some of the solutions listed may work, but this one solved my issue with distutils installed packages.
sudo apt-get remove python-ipython
Depending on what type of package it is, you will need to provide the “python-” for python packages.
Edit:
However, if this still does not solve your question, you might want to consider downgrading pip to an earlier version as pip 10 does not allow removal of distutils packages
sudo -H pip install pip==9.0.1
sudo pip uninstall ipython
Thank you for the comment, as I am looking to improve how I can help people.