Windows - Pycharm - Failed to install python packaging tools

Question

In trying to install packages in Pycharm for the Python 3.6 interpreter, I get

Python packaging tools not found. *Install packaging tools*

And when I tried to install it gives me this error

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "C:\Program Files\JetBrains\PyCharm Community Edition 
2017.3.1\helpers\packaging_tool.py", line 2, in <module>
    import traceback
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'traceback'

I'm using Pycharm 2017.3.1 Community Edition

Jovian

Check your environement variables for your PATH configuration. For Windows it's somewhere under Advanced System Settings > Environment Varibles > System Varibles. See this page it might help #339268 – Spithead

Answer 1

From pycharm,

goto settings -> project Interpreter

Click on + button on top right corner and you will get pop-up window of Available packages. Then search for packaging python package.

Then click on Install package to install the package.

Acidic

I'm late for the party, but I'm having the same issue. Somehow everything goes wrong when I installed a new virtual env to view the source code of tablib, which requires a bunch of libraries installed. Then suddenly my other venvs got messed up. pip3.exe is in the directory, but PyCharm insists that it is not there, and when I tried to install a new one, SRE module mismatch occured. The whole thing made me think that Python development environment is still not as mature as, say, VS. It is difficult to go wrong in VS from my exp. – Consumption

Because it does not have packaging tools, the + button is disabled for me. Can't install anything. – Nordgren

Answer 2

I had a similar issue. In the end I had to remove an existing venv that was in the same location, delete multiple interpreters, then set up a new one.

Sancho

Answer 3

For what it's worth.. I had a similar problem. Nothing answered here worked for me. The problem started with Pycharm upgrade. The solution was to uninstall Pycharm, and obliterate what's in the Configuration directory (https://www.jetbrains.com/help/pycharm/directories-used-by-the-ide-to-store-settings-caches-plugins-and-logs.html#config-directory) along with alll jetbrains directories.

Reinstalled Phycharm 2022.1.1. Viola. Alas I have to reinstall all plugins I used in the old installation.

As far as I can tell, the problem - in my case at least - was the upgrade process.

Sitar

Answer 4

The accepted answer wouldn't directly work if you have already created a Virtual environment. That virtual environment would not be usable. So, go ahead and delete it.

Then, go and install the packaging module in the base python version, as shown in the accepted answer and then create a new virtual environment.

That new virtual environment can now be used.

Nordgren

Answer 5

Open a Terminal in PyCharm: Go to View > Tool Windows > Terminal.

Install or Upgrade the Packaging Tools: Run the following command to install or update pip, setuptools, and wheel:

python -m ensurepip --upgrade
python -m pip install --upgrade pip setuptools wheel

Verify the Installation: After installation, verify by checking the version of pip and setuptools

python -m pip --version
python -m setuptools --version

Restart PyCharm: After installing the necessary tools, restart PyCharm and see if the error is resolved.

Grillroom