Mac: Could not find METADATA file when installing

[uilianries]

For some reason, when running pip install -U pip, or even trying to upgrade platformsdirs directly, it fails during the installation due METADATA missing. Initially, I thought it was a permission flaw on my side (missing write permission on that folder), however, I noted that Metadata was changed on the latest release.

It may be related to #75

System information

OS: MacOS
Arch: amd64
Python version: 3.8.12 (but occurs on Python 3.9 too)
Platformdirs version: 2.5.2

Steps to reproduce

PYVER=py38
TEST_FOLDER="${TMPDIR}/${PYVER}"
mkdir -p ${TEST_FOLDER} || echo "ok"
python -m pip install tox==3.7.0 tox-venv==0.3.1 requests
python -m venv ${TEST_FOLDER}
source ${TEST_FOLDER}/bin/activate
python --version
which python
python -m pip install --upgrade platformdirs
python -m pip install --upgrade pip

Logs

+ python --version
Python 3.8.12
+ python -m pip install --upgrade platformdirs
Requirement already satisfied: platformdirs in /private/var/folders/c2/vd5y5mfs33q84hyzmxvqmyjm0000gp/T/py38/lib/python3.8/site-packages (2.5.2)
ERROR: Could not install packages due to an OSError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/private/var/folders/c2/vd5y5mfs33q84hyzmxvqmyjm0000gp/T/py38/lib/python3.8/site-packages/platformdirs-2.5.2.dist-info/METADATA'

You can obtain the full log here: https://ci.conan.io/blue/organizations/jenkins/Hooks/detail/PR-419/2/pipeline/

[gaborbernat]

Run:

python -m pip install --upgrade platformdirs --force-reinstall -vvv

And come back with output.

[ericLemanissier]

tested in https://ci.conan.io/blue/organizations/jenkins/Hooks/detail/PR-418/9/pipeline/22#step-25-log-53

python -m pip install --upgrade platformdirs --force-reinstall -vvv

Using pip 22.1 from /var/folders/c2/vd5y5mfs33q84hyzmxvqmyjm0000gp/T/py38/lib/python3.8/site-packages/pip (python 3.8)

Non-user install because user site-packages disabled

Created temporary directory: /private/var/folders/c2/vd5y5mfs33q84hyzmxvqmyjm0000gp/T/pip-ephem-wheel-cache-6c590mku

Created temporary directory: /private/var/folders/c2/vd5y5mfs33q84hyzmxvqmyjm0000gp/T/pip-build-tracker-o9ycw4o4

Initialized build tracking at /private/var/folders/c2/vd5y5mfs33q84hyzmxvqmyjm0000gp/T/pip-build-tracker-o9ycw4o4

Created build tracker: /private/var/folders/c2/vd5y5mfs33q84hyzmxvqmyjm0000gp/T/pip-build-tracker-o9ycw4o4

Entered build tracker: /private/var/folders/c2/vd5y5mfs33q84hyzmxvqmyjm0000gp/T/pip-build-tracker-o9ycw4o4

Created temporary directory: /private/var/folders/c2/vd5y5mfs33q84hyzmxvqmyjm0000gp/T/pip-install-qr70ib3l

1 location(s) to search for versions of platformdirs:

* https://pypi.org/simple/platformdirs/

Fetching project page and analyzing links: https://pypi.org/simple/platformdirs/

Getting page https://pypi.org/simple/platformdirs/

Found index url https://pypi.org/simple

Looking up "https://pypi.org/simple/platformdirs/" in the cache

Request header has "max_age" as 0, cache bypassed

Starting new HTTPS connection (1): pypi.org:443

[https://pypi.org:443](https://pypi.org/) "GET /simple/platformdirs/ HTTP/1.1" 304 0

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  Found link https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/a0/b2/8385f87ea82fa9ac21befdfc3a53faad7e2824c345fb8a1499c55e6f805b/platformdirs-2.0.0a1.tar.gz#sha256=f2d5ff72e78fbccab5b0a0f3393a331e881dccd335507fda3f865ff9a1551767 (from https://pypi.org/simple/platformdirs/) (requires-python:>=2.7, !=3.0.*, !=3.1.*, !=3.2.*, !=3.3.*, !=3.4.*), version: 2.0.0a1

  Found link https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/f3/77/b4da4439d8f0b405d3f7786e7cc963328aaaf245557562c7796992fe0347/platformdirs-2.0.0a2-py2.py3-none-any.whl#sha256=77d6856c1af18dab217d5020fdde8fb0539c3f18d5d82f08e72ac875d78533f8 (from https://pypi.org/simple/platformdirs/) (requires-python:>=2.7, !=3.0.*, !=3.1.*, !=3.2.*, !=3.3.*, !=3.4.*), version: 2.0.0a2

  Found link https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/01/75/c078aac4c0a8fb1aef076780ae60a771e626b5e68e40464a0c14f007e561/platformdirs-2.0.0a2.tar.gz#sha256=0580c1effd7a00d4f75f6f345f53b96ec0bf866507d75b8e59820a2d7683ada3 (from https://pypi.org/simple/platformdirs/) (requires-python:>=2.7, !=3.0.*, !=3.1.*, !=3.2.*, !=3.3.*, !=3.4.*), version: 2.0.0a2

  Found link https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/2c/48/bd2bb37da0518e190c892f1e3a8cae3ed6c366511f576e37708bab6e6a6d/platformdirs-2.0.0a3-py2.py3-none-any.whl#sha256=a26d4732214a64552e78752187732ddeda8c76ab0ab1dbf30935d967961cb028 (from https://pypi.org/simple/platformdirs/) (requires-python:>=2.7, !=3.0.*, !=3.1.*, !=3.2.*, !=3.3.*, !=3.4.*), version: 2.0.0a3

  Found link https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/b7/68/53f1b08abdacd9ba4478090970b2b6fbfdfc82933801c26f23c4f53aa035/platformdirs-2.0.0a3.tar.gz#sha256=d982848684555a2ffc9f51d6c28b94062624f5e2600328e326e937fc75f7a14c (from https://pypi.org/simple/platformdirs/) (requires-python:>=2.7, !=3.0.*, !=3.1.*, !=3.2.*, !=3.3.*, !=3.4.*), version: 2.0.0a3

  Found link https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/88/c4/71ec865898efd2473c7d17d91b95d90e7de5cef9353d42b82c7c5a477d83/platformdirs-2.0.0-py2.py3-none-any.whl#sha256=c4d969c6d051f37548994641338c74f3125b771e8fbbe4a45d60d4a976e34533 (from https://pypi.org/simple/platformdirs/) (requires-python:>=2.7, !=3.0.*, !=3.1.*, !=3.2.*, !=3.3.*, !=3.4.*), version: 2.0.0

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  Found link https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/a5/a6/45f6d6b848d7ac273f261b35ed048ea8f301d2ec0594fbcf7616b4012f45/platformdirs-2.2.0-py3-none-any.whl#sha256=4666d822218db6a262bdfdc9c39d21f23b4cfdb08af331a81e92751daf6c866c (from https://pypi.org/simple/platformdirs/) (requires-python:>=3.6), version: 2.2.0

  Found link https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/58/cb/ee4234464290e3dee893cf37d1adc87c24ade86ff6fc55f04a9bf9f1ec4f/platformdirs-2.2.0.tar.gz#sha256=632daad3ab546bd8e6af0537d09805cec458dce201bccfe23012df73332e181e (from https://pypi.org/simple/platformdirs/) (requires-python:>=3.6), version: 2.2.0

  Found link https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/15/4d/23989bdcb80a095a4b92a54a1f568e95bfc9793c70707be623dc75c11257/platformdirs-2.3.0-py3-none-any.whl#sha256=8003ac87717ae2c7ee1ea5a84a1a61e87f3fbd16eb5aadba194ea30a9019f648 (from https://pypi.org/simple/platformdirs/) (requires-python:>=3.6), version: 2.3.0

  Found link https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/e2/d4/c6ffe89de09851892b1418dc22f6ab019b7b6f362532ab813c262e1722bb/platformdirs-2.3.0.tar.gz#sha256=15b056538719b1c94bdaccb29e5f81879c7f7f0f4a153f46086d155dffcd4f0f (from https://pypi.org/simple/platformdirs/) (requires-python:>=3.6), version: 2.3.0

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  Found link https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/4b/96/d70b9462671fbeaacba4639ff866fb4e9e558580853fc5d6e698d0371ad4/platformdirs-2.4.0.tar.gz#sha256=367a5e80b3d04d2428ffa76d33f124cf11e8fff2acdaa9b43d545f5c7d661ef2 (from https://pypi.org/simple/platformdirs/) (requires-python:>=3.6), version: 2.4.0

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Skipping link: not a file: https://pypi.org/simple/platformdirs/

Given no hashes to check 20 links for project 'platformdirs': discarding no candidates

Collecting platformdirs

  Created temporary directory: /private/var/folders/c2/vd5y5mfs33q84hyzmxvqmyjm0000gp/T/pip-unpack-lpmmklzz

  Looking up "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/ed/22/967181c94c3a4063fe64e15331b4cb366bdd7dfbf46fcb8ad89650026fec/platformdirs-2.5.2-py3-none-any.whl" in the cache

  Current age based on date: 1894572

  Ignoring unknown cache-control directive: immutable

  Freshness lifetime from max-age: 365000000

  The response is "fresh", returning cached response

  365000000 > 1894572

  Using cached platformdirs-2.5.2-py3-none-any.whl (14 kB)

  Added platformdirs from https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/ed/22/967181c94c3a4063fe64e15331b4cb366bdd7dfbf46fcb8ad89650026fec/platformdirs-2.5.2-py3-none-any.whl#sha256=027d8e83a2d7de06bbac4e5ef7e023c02b863d7ea5d079477e722bb41ab25788 to build tracker '/private/var/folders/c2/vd5y5mfs33q84hyzmxvqmyjm0000gp/T/pip-build-tracker-o9ycw4o4'

  Removed platformdirs from https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/ed/22/967181c94c3a4063fe64e15331b4cb366bdd7dfbf46fcb8ad89650026fec/platformdirs-2.5.2-py3-none-any.whl#sha256=027d8e83a2d7de06bbac4e5ef7e023c02b863d7ea5d079477e722bb41ab25788 from build tracker '/private/var/folders/c2/vd5y5mfs33q84hyzmxvqmyjm0000gp/T/pip-build-tracker-o9ycw4o4'

Created temporary directory: /private/var/folders/c2/vd5y5mfs33q84hyzmxvqmyjm0000gp/T/pip-unpack-eahbg50r

WARNING: Error parsing requirements for platformdirs: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/private/var/folders/c2/vd5y5mfs33q84hyzmxvqmyjm0000gp/T/py38/lib/python3.8/site-packages/platformdirs-2.5.2.dist-info/METADATA'

Installing collected packages: platformdirs

  Attempting uninstall: platformdirs

    WARNING: No metadata found in /private/var/folders/c2/vd5y5mfs33q84hyzmxvqmyjm0000gp/T/py38/lib/python3.8/site-packages

    Found existing installation: platformdirs 2.5.2

    WARNING: No metadata found in /private/var/folders/c2/vd5y5mfs33q84hyzmxvqmyjm0000gp/T/py38/lib/python3.8/site-packages

    WARNING: No metadata found in /private/var/folders/c2/vd5y5mfs33q84hyzmxvqmyjm0000gp/T/py38/lib/python3.8/site-packages

    WARNING: No metadata found in /private/var/folders/c2/vd5y5mfs33q84hyzmxvqmyjm0000gp/T/py38/lib/python3.8/site-packages

    WARNING: No metadata found in /private/var/folders/c2/vd5y5mfs33q84hyzmxvqmyjm0000gp/T/py38/lib/python3.8/site-packages

    WARNING: No metadata found in /private/var/folders/c2/vd5y5mfs33q84hyzmxvqmyjm0000gp/T/py38/lib/python3.8/site-packages

ERROR: Cannot uninstall platformdirs 2.5.2, RECORD file not found. You might be able to recover from this via: 'pip install --force-reinstall --no-deps platformdirs==2.5.2'.

Exception information:

Traceback (most recent call last):

  File "/var/folders/c2/vd5y5mfs33q84hyzmxvqmyjm0000gp/T/py38/lib/python3.8/site-packages/pip/_internal/cli/base_command.py", line 167, in exc_logging_wrapper

    status = run_func(*args)

  File "/var/folders/c2/vd5y5mfs33q84hyzmxvqmyjm0000gp/T/py38/lib/python3.8/site-packages/pip/_internal/cli/req_command.py", line 205, in wrapper

    return func(self, options, args)

  File "/var/folders/c2/vd5y5mfs33q84hyzmxvqmyjm0000gp/T/py38/lib/python3.8/site-packages/pip/_internal/commands/install.py", line 406, in run

    installed = install_given_reqs(

  File "/var/folders/c2/vd5y5mfs33q84hyzmxvqmyjm0000gp/T/py38/lib/python3.8/site-packages/pip/_internal/req/__init__.py", line 68, in install_given_reqs

    uninstalled_pathset = requirement.uninstall(auto_confirm=True)

  File "/var/folders/c2/vd5y5mfs33q84hyzmxvqmyjm0000gp/T/py38/lib/python3.8/site-packages/pip/_internal/req/req_install.py", line 641, in uninstall

    uninstalled_pathset = UninstallPathSet.from_dist(dist)

  File "/var/folders/c2/vd5y5mfs33q84hyzmxvqmyjm0000gp/T/py38/lib/python3.8/site-packages/pip/_internal/req/req_uninstall.py", line 526, in from_dist

    for path in uninstallation_paths(dist):

  File "/var/folders/c2/vd5y5mfs33q84hyzmxvqmyjm0000gp/T/py38/lib/python3.8/site-packages/pip/_internal/req/req_uninstall.py", line 45, in unique

    for item in fn(*args, **kw):

  File "/var/folders/c2/vd5y5mfs33q84hyzmxvqmyjm0000gp/T/py38/lib/python3.8/site-packages/pip/_internal/req/req_uninstall.py", line 83, in uninstallation_paths

    raise UninstallationError(msg)

pip._internal.exceptions.UninstallationError: Cannot uninstall platformdirs 2.5.2, RECORD file not found. You might be able to recover from this via: 'pip install --force-reinstall --no-deps platformdirs==2.5.2'.

Remote version of pip: 22.1

Local version of pip:  22.1

Was pip installed by pip? True

Removed build tracker: '/private/var/folders/c2/vd5y5mfs33q84hyzmxvqmyjm0000gp/T/pip-build-tracker-o9ycw4o4'

[gaborbernat]

Seems pip refuses to remove the package, likely because wasn't installed with pip and is missing files needed for pip to handle that. This is likely a OS package manager vs pip issue. Not related to this project.

[uilianries]

Thank you!