python2 -m pip freeze showing an error

Question

I get an error when I execute python2 -m pip freeze this command. The error message is as below:

/usr/bin/python: cannot import name HashMissing; 'pip' is a package and cannot be directly executed

I had used apt-get remove --purge python python-pip fo removing the python2.

Then, I do these path checking for knowing pip and python command path.

    john@mymachine:~$ whereis python
    python: /usr/bin/python /usr/bin/python3.4m /usr/bin/python3.4 /usr/bin/python2.7 /usr/bin/python2.7-config /usr/lib/python3.4     /usr/lib/python2.7 /etc/python3.4 /etc/python2.7 /usr/local/lib/python3.4 /usr/local/lib/python2.7 /usr/include/python2.7 /usr/share/python /usr/share/man/man1/python.1.gz
    john@mymachine:~$ which -a pip
    /usr/local/bin/pip
    jonh@mymachine:~$ whereis pip
    pip: /usr/local/bin/pip /usr/local/bin/pip3.5 /usr/local/bin/pip2.7 /usr/local/bin/pip3.4
    john@mymachine:~$ which -a python
    /usr/bin/python

Wish some help.

according to the post above you've uninstalled pip, have you reinstalled it again? and are you sure the error is "the same" — Samuel Muiruri
@SamuelMuiruri Yes. Wether I use pip or python -m pip, it show the same error message. — jefferyear

jefferyear jefferyear · Accepted Answer · 2018-03-19T05:03:42

Don't know the reason. But, I install the pip again.

wget https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py and python get-pip.py

The problem is resolved.

python2 -m pip freeze showing an error

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