pkg_resources.DistributionNotFound: The 'pipenv==2018.10.13' distribution was not found and is required by the application

Question:

I’ve reinstalled pip and pipenv due to some broken package with ansible. Now, it seems like my pip dependencies are all screwed. Any suggestion or help is greatly appreciated.

$ which python2
 /usr/local/bin/python2

$ which python3
/usr/local/bin/python3

$ which pipenv
/usr/local/bin/pipenv


Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/local/Cellar/pipenv/2018.10.13/libexec/bin/pipenv", line 6, in <module>
    from pkg_resources import load_entry_point
  File "/usr/local/Cellar/python/3.7.1/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.7/lib/python3.7/site-packages/pkg_resources/__init__.py", line 3123, in <module>
    @_call_aside
  File "/usr/local/Cellar/python/3.7.1/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.7/lib/python3.7/site-packages/pkg_resources/__init__.py", line 3107, in _call_aside
    f(*args, **kwargs)
  File "/usr/local/Cellar/python/3.7.1/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.7/lib/python3.7/site-packages/pkg_resources/__init__.py", line 3136, in _initialize_master_working_set
    working_set = WorkingSet._build_master()
  File "/usr/local/Cellar/python/3.7.1/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.7/lib/python3.7/site-packages/pkg_resources/__init__.py", line 580, in _build_master
    return cls._build_from_requirements(__requires__)
  File "/usr/local/Cellar/python/3.7.1/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.7/lib/python3.7/site-packages/pkg_resources/__init__.py", line 593, in _build_from_requirements
    dists = ws.resolve(reqs, Environment())
  File "/usr/local/Cellar/python/3.7.1/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.7/lib/python3.7/site-packages/pkg_resources/__init__.py", line 781, in resolve
    raise DistributionNotFound(req, requirers)
pkg_resources.DistributionNotFound: The 'pipenv==2018.10.13' distribution was not found and is required by the application
Asked By: Lee.Tan

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Answers:

I had the same problem. You should reinstall pipenv using the same package manager you used the first time.

  • If the installation was done using pip, then:

    pip uninstall pipenv
    pip install pipenv
    
  • If you are using brew, then you must run the commands exposed by Andrei

    brew uninstall pipenv
    brew install pipenv
    

To check if pipenv installation was successfully completed, run:
pipenv --version

From the comments, alternatively use:

brew reinstall pipenv
Answered By: Esteban Borai

This should fix the problem too:

pipenv --rm
pipenv check
pipenv sync

I run into this problem from time to time when updating python using anaconda.

Answered By: Filippo Vitale

if you get this kind of "pkg_resources.DistributionNotFound: The ‘filelock<4,>=3.4.1’ distribution was not found and is required by virtualenv" error you can also solve it by
navigating to the folder and then run "pip install pipenv"

Answered By: Switnex XTra

first go to the virtual env directory by typing below command on the terminal

cd ~/.local/share/virtualenvs/

then check for a directory having project name as prefix, and open terminal inside that directory and type

mkdir bin; cp local/bin/python bin/

after this go the the your project directory and run pipenv install again.

Answered By: Rakshyak Satpathy
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