[New-bugs-announce] [issue23240] pip 6.0.6- pip install command is broken

[arnaud gaboury]

New submission from arnaud gaboury:

gabx at hortensia ➤➤ ~ % pip3.4 install websocket-client
Exception:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/python3.4/site-packages/pip/basecommand.py", line 232, in main
    status = self.run(options, args)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.4/site-packages/pip/commands/install.py", line 339, in run
    requirement_set.prepare_files(finder)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.4/site-packages/pip/req/req_set.py", line 229, in prepare_files
    req_to_install.check_if_exists()
  File "/usr/lib/python3.4/site-packages/pip/req/req_install.py", line 928, in check_if_exists
    self.satisfied_by = pkg_resources.get_distribution(self.req)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.4/site-packages/pip/_vendor/pkg_resources/__init__.py", line 461, in get_distribution
    dist = get_provider(dist)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.4/site-packages/pip/_vendor/pkg_resources/__init__.py", line 341, in get_provider
    return working_set.find(moduleOrReq) or require(str(moduleOrReq))[0]
  File "/usr/lib/python3.4/site-packages/pip/_vendor/pkg_resources/__init__.py", line 870, in require
    needed = self.resolve(parse_requirements(requirements))
  File "/usr/lib/python3.4/site-packages/pip/_vendor/pkg_resources/__init__.py", line 740, in resolve
    env = Environment(self.entries)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.4/site-packages/pip/_vendor/pkg_resources/__init__.py", line 927, in __init__
    self.scan(search_path)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.4/site-packages/pip/_vendor/pkg_resources/__init__.py", line 957, in scan
    self.add(dist)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.4/site-packages/pip/_vendor/pkg_resources/__init__.py", line 977, in add
    dists.sort(key=operator.attrgetter('hashcmp'), reverse=True)
TypeError: unorderable types: NoneType() < str()
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gabx at hortensia ➤➤ ~ % pip list   
aiohttp (0.9.1)
apparmor (2.9.1)
appdirs (1.3.0)
.................
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gabx at hortensia ➤➤ ~ % pip show six
---
Name: six
Version: 1.9.0
Location: /usr/lib/python3.4/site-packages
Requires: 
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gabx at hortensia ➤➤ ~ % pip install ranger         
Requirement already satisfied (use --upgrade to upgrade): ranger in /usr/lib/python3.4/site-packages
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pip install seems broken when installing a new package.

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components: Distutils
messages: 234021
nosy: dstufft, eric.araujo, gabx
priority: normal
severity: normal
status: open
title: pip 6.0.6- pip install command is broken
type: crash
versions: Python 3.4

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