[Python-modules-team] Bug#834882: ImportError: cannot import name IncompleteRead

[Félix Sipma]

Package: python-pip
Version: 1.5.6-5
Severity: important

After installing python-pip, pip fails to run:

    $ pip
    Traceback (most recent call last):
      File "/usr/bin/pip", line 9, in <module>
        load_entry_point('pip==1.5.6', 'console_scripts', 'pip')()
      File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/pkg_resources.py", line 356, in load_entry_point
        return get_distribution(dist).load_entry_point(group, name)
      File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/pkg_resources.py", line 2476, in load_entry_point
        return ep.load()
      File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/pkg_resources.py", line 2190, in load
        ['__name__'])
      File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/pip/__init__.py", line 74, in <module>
        from pip.vcs import git, mercurial, subversion, bazaar  # noqa
      File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/pip/vcs/mercurial.py", line 9, in <module>
        from pip.download import path_to_url
      File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/pip/download.py", line 25, in <module>
        from requests.compat import IncompleteRead
    ImportError: cannot import name IncompleteRead

-- System Information:
Debian Release: 8.5
  APT prefers stable
  APT policy: (990, 'stable'), (500, 'stable-updates')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 3.16.0-4-amd64 (SMP w/4 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)

Versions of packages python-pip depends on:
ii  ca-certificates       20141019+deb8u1
ii  python                2.7.9-1
ii  python-colorama       0.3.2-1
ii  python-distlib        0.1.9-1
ii  python-html5lib       0.999-3
ii  python-pkg-resources  5.5.1-1
ii  python-requests       2.4.3-6
ii  python-setuptools     5.5.1-1
ii  python-six            1.8.0-1
pn  python:any            <none>

Versions of packages python-pip recommends:
pn  build-essential  <none>
pn  python-dev-all   <none>
pn  python-wheel     <none>

python-pip suggests no packages.

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