[GH-ISSUE #1986] pip freeze not working in my virtual env, instead it is showing this! #1486

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opened 2026-02-27 11:17:21 +03:00 by kerem · 3 comments

kerem commented

2026-02-27 11:17:21 +03:00

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Originally created by @yashjain0 on GitHub (Jul 5, 2020).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/modoboa/modoboa/issues/1986

(chinu) abitribe@yashmacbook chinu % pip freeze
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/Users/abitribe/Desktop/chinu/bin/pip", line 8, in
sys.exit(main())
File "/Users/abitribe/Desktop/chinu/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pip/_internal/cli/main.py", line 73, in main
command = create_command(cmd_name, isolated=("--isolated" in cmd_args))
File "/Users/abitribe/Desktop/chinu/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pip/_internal/commands/init.py", line 104, in create_command
module = importlib.import_module(module_path)
File "/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/importlib/init.py", line 37, in import_module
import(name)
File "/Users/abitribe/Desktop/chinu/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pip/_internal/commands/freeze.py", line 12, in
from pip._internal.operations.freeze import freeze
File "/Users/abitribe/Desktop/chinu/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pip/_internal/operations/freeze.py", line 16, in
from pip._internal.req.constructors import (
File "/Users/abitribe/Desktop/chinu/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pip/_internal/req/init.py", line 12, in
from .req_install import InstallRequirement
File "/Users/abitribe/Desktop/chinu/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pip/_internal/req/req_install.py", line 30, in
from pip._internal.operations.install.wheel import install_wheel
File "/Users/abitribe/Desktop/chinu/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pip/_internal/operations/install/wheel.py", line 25, in
from pip._vendor.distlib.scripts import ScriptMaker
File "/Users/abitribe/Desktop/chinu/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pip/_vendor/distlib/scripts.py", line 14, in
from .compat import sysconfig, detect_encoding, ZipFile
ImportError: No module named compat

Originally created by @yashjain0 on GitHub (Jul 5, 2020). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/modoboa/modoboa/issues/1986 (chinu) abitribe@yashmacbook chinu % pip freeze Traceback (most recent call last): File "/Users/abitribe/Desktop/chinu/bin/pip", line 8, in <module> sys.exit(main()) File "/Users/abitribe/Desktop/chinu/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pip/_internal/cli/main.py", line 73, in main command = create_command(cmd_name, isolated=("--isolated" in cmd_args)) File "/Users/abitribe/Desktop/chinu/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pip/_internal/commands/__init__.py", line 104, in create_command module = importlib.import_module(module_path) File "/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/importlib/__init__.py", line 37, in import_module __import__(name) File "/Users/abitribe/Desktop/chinu/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pip/_internal/commands/freeze.py", line 12, in <module> from pip._internal.operations.freeze import freeze File "/Users/abitribe/Desktop/chinu/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pip/_internal/operations/freeze.py", line 16, in <module> from pip._internal.req.constructors import ( File "/Users/abitribe/Desktop/chinu/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pip/_internal/req/__init__.py", line 12, in <module> from .req_install import InstallRequirement File "/Users/abitribe/Desktop/chinu/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pip/_internal/req/req_install.py", line 30, in <module> from pip._internal.operations.install.wheel import install_wheel File "/Users/abitribe/Desktop/chinu/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pip/_internal/operations/install/wheel.py", line 25, in <module> from pip._vendor.distlib.scripts import ScriptMaker File "/Users/abitribe/Desktop/chinu/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pip/_vendor/distlib/scripts.py", line 14, in <module> from .compat import sysconfig, detect_encoding, ZipFile ImportError: No module named compat

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kerem commented

2026-02-27 11:17:22 +03:00

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@tonioo commented on GitHub (Jul 23, 2020):

@luciferon Have you updated pip?

@tonioo commented on GitHub (Jul 23, 2020): @luciferon Have you updated pip?

kerem commented

2026-02-27 11:17:22 +03:00

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@yashjain0 commented on GitHub (Sep 14, 2020):

By the way the answer was simple, we have to create a virtualenv using
" virtualenv -p python3 "
this will create a virtaulenv with python3 as default python version and hence the code will run!

@yashjain0 commented on GitHub (Sep 14, 2020): By the way the answer was simple, we have to create a virtualenv using **" virtualenv -p python3 "** this will create a virtaulenv with python3 as default python version and hence the code will run!

kerem commented

2026-02-27 11:17:22 +03:00

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@yashjain0 commented on GitHub (Sep 14, 2020):