ImportError: cannot import name HTTPSHandler installing get-pip.py

Question

I'm getting this error when I try to install pip2.7. I have python 2.7 as my default already, but I'm not sure why I'm getting this.

OS: CentOS 6.5

OpenSSL has been installed already. I followed this guide to install Python 2.7: http://toomuchdata.com/2014/02/16/how-to-install-python-on-centos/

[root@myservername arandomfolder]# python get-pip.py
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "get-pip.py", line 17474, in <module>
    main()
  File "get-pip.py", line 17466, in main
    bootstrap(tmpdir=tmpdir)
  File "get-pip.py", line 17406, in bootstrap
    import pip
  File "/tmp/tmpXq2wUP/pip.zip/pip/__init__.py", line 10, in <module>
  File "/tmp/tmpXq2wUP/pip.zip/pip/util.py", line 18, in <module>
  File "/tmp/tmpXq2wUP/pip.zip/pip/_vendor/distlib/version.py", line 14, in <module>
  File "/tmp/tmpXq2wUP/pip.zip/pip/_vendor/distlib/compat.py", line 31, in <module>
ImportError: cannot import name HTTPSHandler

Solution 1

You have a Python without SSL support compiled. Unfortunately, get-pip appears to require SSL support.

If you are using a Linux distribution, make sure OpenSSL is installed, including the headers when compiling Python from source.

Solution 2

So looks like i was missing the openssl-devel dependency after I had installed that, i was able to install this.

Solution 3

I have meet the same problem. I solved it by install openssl-devel and reconfigure, make, make install python3:

yum install openssl-devel

then go to the python3 directory:

./configure --with-zlib --with-openssl

make

make install

Solution 4

I was having this issue on a Centos 6.5 machine even though I had openssl and openssl-devel installed. I was also using the steps from the site: http://toomuchdata.com/2014/02/16/how-to-install-python-on-centos/

I removed python packages I had installed before: virtualenv, NetworkX, and pil:

pip uninstall virtualenv
pip uninstall NetworkX
pip uninstall pil

Then I compiled Python 2.7 again and no longer had this issue. After I followed the steps in the link below, I reinstalled the above packages using pip2.7:

pip2.7 install virtualenv
pip2.7 install NetworkX
pip2.7 install pil --allow-external pil --allow-unverified pil

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Comments

[Padraic Cunningham]

I was going to give the same answer but was waiting to actually find out what os the OP is using.

[Martijn Pieters]

@PadraicCunningham: Not Windows, obviously. Mac OS X comes with a Python that includes OpenSSL support, and compiling one will pick up the headers properly. So it is either a BSD or a Linux distro.

[Padraic Cunningham]

I understand that but there are different packages for different linux distributions.

[Martijn Pieters]

@PadraicCunningham: sure, and if and when the OP asks for help with that we can add that info.

[Shiro]

@PadraicCunningham I'm using Centos 6.5 I have installed Python 2.7 and it also comes with Python2.6 pre-installed I have installed OpenSSL as well.

[xxks-kkk]

@Shiro You need to recompile python from source and reinstall the python again.