Xcode update broke gcloud and gsutil

Question

A few hours ago I updated Xcode to the latest version, which caused gcloud and gsutil commands to stop working. For example, a minute before the update finished, the command gsutil -m rsync was working fine.

While writing this question, I noticed I no longer have git working.

Since I'm not a Python guy, can someone please explain to me what the hell happened now? I would love some help.

python -V output is Python 2.7.16.

python3 -V output is Python 3.9.0.

pip -V output is pip 20.2.3 from /Users/<MY_USER>/Library/Python/2.7/lib/python/site-packages/pip (python 2.7)

pip3 -V output is pip 20.2.3 from /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.9/lib/python3.9/site-packages/pip (python 3.9)

This is what I get for gcloud help:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/Users/<MY_USER>/gcloud/sdk/lib/gcloud.py", line 104, in <module>
    main()
  File "/Users/<MY_USER>/gcloud/sdk/lib/gcloud.py", line 62, in main
    from googlecloudsdk.core.util import encoding
  File "/Users/<MY_USER>/gcloud/sdk/lib/googlecloudsdk/__init__.py", line 23, in <module>
    from googlecloudsdk.core.util import importing
  File "/Users/<MY_USER>/gcloud/sdk/lib/googlecloudsdk/core/util/importing.py", line 23, in <module>
    import imp
  File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.9/lib/python3.9/imp.py", line 23, in <module>
    from importlib import util
  File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.9/lib/python3.9/importlib/util.py", line 2, in <module>
    from . import abc
  File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.9/lib/python3.9/importlib/abc.py", line 17, in <module>
    from typing import Protocol, runtime_checkable
  File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.9/lib/python3.9/typing.py", line 26, in <module>
    import re as stdlib_re  # Avoid confusion with the re we export.
  File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.9/lib/python3.9/re.py", line 124, in <module>
    import enum
  File "/Users/<MY_USER>/gcloud/sdk/lib/third_party/enum/__init__.py", line 26, in <module>
    spec = importlib.util.find_spec('enum')
AttributeError: module 'importlib' has no attribute 'util'

And this is what I get for gsutil help:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/Users/<MY_USER>/gcloud/sdk/bin/bootstrapping/gsutil.py", line 13, in <module>
    import bootstrapping
  File "/Users/<MY_USER>/gcloud/sdk/bin/bootstrapping/bootstrapping.py", line 32, in <module>
    import setup  # pylint:disable=g-import-not-at-top
  File "/Users/<MY_USER>/gcloud/sdk/bin/bootstrapping/setup.py", line 57, in <module>
    from googlecloudsdk.core.util import platforms
  File "/Users/<MY_USER>/gcloud/sdk/lib/googlecloudsdk/__init__.py", line 23, in <module>
    from googlecloudsdk.core.util import importing
  File "/Users/<MY_USER>/gcloud/sdk/lib/googlecloudsdk/core/util/importing.py", line 23, in <module>
    import imp
  File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.9/lib/python3.9/imp.py", line 23, in <module>
    from importlib import util
  File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.9/lib/python3.9/importlib/util.py", line 2, in <module>
    from . import abc
  File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.9/lib/python3.9/importlib/abc.py", line 17, in <module>
    from typing import Protocol, runtime_checkable
  File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.9/lib/python3.9/typing.py", line 26, in <module>
    import re as stdlib_re  # Avoid confusion with the re we export.
  File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.9/lib/python3.9/re.py", line 124, in <module>
    import enum
  File "/Users/<MY_USER>/gcloud/sdk/lib/third_party/enum/__init__.py", line 26, in <module>
    spec = importlib.util.find_spec('enum')
AttributeError: module 'importlib' has no attribute 'util'

Lundin

Answer 1

So after almost a day with nothing, I found a solution: what I needed to do was set an environment variable named CLOUDSDK_PYTHON to /usr/bin/python.

I edited my .zprofile and added:

export CLOUDSDK_PYTHON="/usr/bin/python"

I still have no idea what caused it, so I'll be glad for an explanation if anyone cares to take the time.

Lundin

gcloud does not seem to support Python 3.9 yet. See this answer: https://mcmap.net/q/216560/-attributeerror-module-39-importlib-39-has-no-attribute-39-util-39 "Python 3.9 is on release candidate and is expected that Gcloud SDK not support 3.9, it is written for be compatible with 2.7.x & 3.6 - 3.8" I had the same problem on Win10 after I updated Python. Seems like gcloud's included Python is not used by default as the newer one was first in the PATH. – Sennit

Update 2020-11-04 : Supports Python 3.9 now. I was able to fix the issue using this solution. – Felicidadfelicie