--- /usr/bin/pip3 2019-11-12 17:37:34.793131862 +0100 +++ pip3 2019-11-12 17:40:42.014107134 +0100 @@ -2,7 +2,23 @@ # -*- coding: utf-8 -*- import re import sys -from pip._internal.cli.main import main + +try: + from pip._internal.cli.main import main +except ImportError: + try: + from pip._internal.main import main + except ImportError: + try: + # If the user has downgraded pip, the above import will fail. + # Let's try older methods of invoking it: + + # pip 19 uses this + from pip._internal import main + except ImportError: + # older pip versions use this + from pip import main + if __name__ == '__main__': sys.argv[0] = re.sub(r'(-script\.pyw|\.exe)?$', '', sys.argv[0]) sys.exit(main())