ImportError: cannot import name 'sysconfig' on python












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pip3 -V
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/bin/pip3", line 9, in <module>
from pip import main
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/pip/__init__.py", line 14, in <module>
from pip.utils import get_installed_distributions, get_prog
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/pip/utils/__init__.py", line 23, in <module>
from pip.locations import (
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/pip/locations.py", line 9, in <module>
from distutils import sysconfig
ImportError: cannot import name 'sysconfig'









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    pip3 -V
    Traceback (most recent call last):
    File "/usr/bin/pip3", line 9, in <module>
    from pip import main
    File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/pip/__init__.py", line 14, in <module>
    from pip.utils import get_installed_distributions, get_prog
    File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/pip/utils/__init__.py", line 23, in <module>
    from pip.locations import (
    File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/pip/locations.py", line 9, in <module>
    from distutils import sysconfig
    ImportError: cannot import name 'sysconfig'









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      pip3 -V
      Traceback (most recent call last):
      File "/usr/bin/pip3", line 9, in <module>
      from pip import main
      File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/pip/__init__.py", line 14, in <module>
      from pip.utils import get_installed_distributions, get_prog
      File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/pip/utils/__init__.py", line 23, in <module>
      from pip.locations import (
      File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/pip/locations.py", line 9, in <module>
      from distutils import sysconfig
      ImportError: cannot import name 'sysconfig'









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      pip3 -V
      Traceback (most recent call last):
      File "/usr/bin/pip3", line 9, in <module>
      from pip import main
      File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/pip/__init__.py", line 14, in <module>
      from pip.utils import get_installed_distributions, get_prog
      File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/pip/utils/__init__.py", line 23, in <module>
      from pip.locations import (
      File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/pip/locations.py", line 9, in <module>
      from distutils import sysconfig
      ImportError: cannot import name 'sysconfig'






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          It seems your Python installation was incomplete/broken, launch your terminal by pressing Ctrl + Alt + T and run following command:



          sudo apt install python3-distutils


          This will install the required package to fix the error, as you can see on your error output.



          Source: https://github.com/pypa/pip/issues/5356






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            This will install the required package to fix the error, as you can see on your error output.



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              This will install the required package to fix the error, as you can see on your error output.



              Source: https://github.com/pypa/pip/issues/5356






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                sudo apt install python3-distutils


                This will install the required package to fix the error, as you can see on your error output.



                Source: https://github.com/pypa/pip/issues/5356






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                sudo apt install python3-distutils


                This will install the required package to fix the error, as you can see on your error output.



                Source: https://github.com/pypa/pip/issues/5356







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