west and python3.5

[tejlmand]

When running python3.5, I get the foolowing error when trying to do

pip3 install west
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/bin/pip3", line 9, in <module>
from pip import main
ImportError: cannot import name 'main'

Running with python3.6 works great.

[mbolivar]

Thanks for the report!

Based on your error output, it looks like this is an issue in your environment due to a failed pip upgrade at some point in the past:

pypa/pip#5599

Does any of the debugging advice in that issue help?

[tejlmand]

@mbolivar you were right.
Never seen this issue before, but interesting to know they discourage updating pip by itself when using a distro version (in my case ubuntu).
Have updated pip often, by itself, and never experienced this.

So everything is working now.