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SyntaxError: invalid syntax

See original GitHub issue

When running pipenv I’m getting a syntax error. python -m pipenv.help also results in a Syntax error.

This might be due to pipenv although I’m not completely convinced. Any direction, hints or ideas would be appreciated

Python 3.5.2 (via pyenv) pip 9.0.1 from /Users/pglombardo/.pyenv/versions/3.5.2/lib/python3.5/site-packages (python 3.5) pipenv (11.8.0) installed via pip MacOS Sierra

Expected result

No syntax errors

Actual result

Stacktrace output:

$ python -m pipenv.help                                                                                                                                                     [17:06:06]
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/Users/pglombardo/.pyenv/versions/3.5.2/lib/python3.5/runpy.py", line 184, in _run_module_as_main
    "__main__", mod_spec)
  File "/Users/pglombardo/.pyenv/versions/3.5.2/lib/python3.5/runpy.py", line 85, in _run_code
    exec(code, run_globals)
  File "/Users/pglombardo/.pyenv/versions/3.5.2/lib/python3.5/site-packages/pipenv/help.py", line 9, in <module>
    from .core import project, system_which, find_python_in_path, python_version
  File "/Users/pglombardo/.pyenv/versions/3.5.2/lib/python3.5/site-packages/pipenv/core.py", line 24, in <module>
    import pipdeptree
  File "/Users/pglombardo/.pyenv/versions/3.5.2/lib/python3.5/site-packages/pipenv/vendor/pipdeptree.py", line 16, in <module>
    import pip9
  File "/Users/pglombardo/.pyenv/versions/3.5.2/lib/python3.5/site-packages/pipenv/vendor/pip9/__init__.py", line 28, in <module>
    from pip9.vcs import git, mercurial, subversion, bazaar  # noqa
  File "/Users/pglombardo/.pyenv/versions/3.5.2/lib/python3.5/site-packages/pipenv/vendor/pip9/vcs/subversion.py", line 9, in <module>
    from pip9.index import Link
  File "/Users/pglombardo/.pyenv/versions/3.5.2/lib/python3.5/site-packages/pipenv/vendor/pip9/index.py", line 31, in <module>
    from pip9.wheel import Wheel, wheel_ext
  File "/Users/pglombardo/.pyenv/versions/3.5.2/lib/python3.5/site-packages/pipenv/vendor/pip9/wheel.py", line 6, in <module>
    import compileall
  File "/Users/pglombardo/.pyenv/versions/3.5.2/lib/python3.5/compileall.py", line 20, in <module>
    from concurrent.futures import ProcessPoolExecutor
  File "/Users/pglombardo/.pyenv/versions/3.5.2/lib/python3.5/site-packages/pipenv/../concurrent/futures/__init__.py", line 8, in <module>
    from concurrent.futures._base import (FIRST_COMPLETED,
  File "/Users/pglombardo/.pyenv/versions/3.5.2/lib/python3.5/site-packages/pipenv/../concurrent/futures/_base.py", line 414
    raise exception_type, self._exception, self._traceback
                        ^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax
FAIL: 1


$ pipenv                                                                                                                                                                    [17:15:16]
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/Users/pglombardo/.pyenv/versions/3.5.2/bin/pipenv", line 11, in <module>
    load_entry_point('pipenv==11.8.0', 'console_scripts', 'pipenv')()
  File "/Users/pglombardo/.pyenv/versions/3.5.2/lib/python3.5/site-packages/pipenv/vendor/click/core.py", line 722, in __call__
    return self.main(*args, **kwargs)
  File "/Users/pglombardo/.pyenv/versions/3.5.2/lib/python3.5/site-packages/pipenv/vendor/click/core.py", line 696, in main
    with self.make_context(prog_name, args, **extra) as ctx:
  File "/Users/pglombardo/.pyenv/versions/3.5.2/lib/python3.5/site-packages/pipenv/vendor/click/core.py", line 621, in make_context
    self.parse_args(ctx, args)
  File "/Users/pglombardo/.pyenv/versions/3.5.2/lib/python3.5/site-packages/pipenv/vendor/click/core.py", line 1018, in parse_args
    rest = Command.parse_args(self, ctx, args)
  File "/Users/pglombardo/.pyenv/versions/3.5.2/lib/python3.5/site-packages/pipenv/vendor/click/core.py", line 875, in parse_args
    parser = self.make_parser(ctx)
  File "/Users/pglombardo/.pyenv/versions/3.5.2/lib/python3.5/site-packages/pipenv/vendor/click/core.py", line 821, in make_parser
    for param in self.get_params(ctx):
  File "/Users/pglombardo/.pyenv/versions/3.5.2/lib/python3.5/site-packages/pipenv/vendor/click/core.py", line 774, in get_params
    help_option = self.get_help_option(ctx)
  File "/Users/pglombardo/.pyenv/versions/3.5.2/lib/python3.5/site-packages/pipenv/cli.py", line 26, in get_help_option
    from .import core
  File "/Users/pglombardo/.pyenv/versions/3.5.2/lib/python3.5/site-packages/pipenv/core.py", line 23, in <module>
    import pipdeptree
  File "/Users/pglombardo/.pyenv/versions/3.5.2/lib/python3.5/site-packages/pipenv/vendor/pipdeptree.py", line 16, in <module>
    import pip9
  File "/Users/pglombardo/.pyenv/versions/3.5.2/lib/python3.5/site-packages/pipenv/vendor/pip9/__init__.py", line 28, in <module>
    from pip9.vcs import git, mercurial, subversion, bazaar  # noqa
  File "/Users/pglombardo/.pyenv/versions/3.5.2/lib/python3.5/site-packages/pipenv/vendor/pip9/vcs/subversion.py", line 9, in <module>
    from pip9.index import Link
  File "/Users/pglombardo/.pyenv/versions/3.5.2/lib/python3.5/site-packages/pipenv/vendor/pip9/index.py", line 31, in <module>
    from pip9.wheel import Wheel, wheel_ext
  File "/Users/pglombardo/.pyenv/versions/3.5.2/lib/python3.5/site-packages/pipenv/vendor/pip9/wheel.py", line 6, in <module>
    import compileall
  File "/Users/pglombardo/.pyenv/versions/3.5.2/lib/python3.5/compileall.py", line 20, in <module>
    from concurrent.futures import ProcessPoolExecutor
  File "/Users/pglombardo/.pyenv/versions/3.5.2/lib/python3.5/site-packages/pipenv/../concurrent/futures/__init__.py", line 8, in <module>
    from concurrent.futures._base import (FIRST_COMPLETED,
  File "/Users/pglombardo/.pyenv/versions/3.5.2/lib/python3.5/site-packages/pipenv/../concurrent/futures/_base.py", line 414
    raise exception_type, self._exception, self._traceback
                        ^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax
FAIL: 1

Steps to replicate

run any command with pipenv

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Created 6 years ago
Comments:15 (4 by maintainers)

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damousecommented, Mar 16, 2018

The issue seems to arise from having futures installed in python 3 via pip, which is meant to backport functionality already baked into recent versions of python3. This is not the same as #1738, which has futures installed in 2.7-- this one is a little more obvious.

You can tell if you have the problem if you see that the exception is being thrown from python3.X/site-packages/concurrent or pip3 freeze contains:

futures==3.1.1

The fix is to uninstall the package:

pip3 uninstall futures

Verifying that importing concurrent.futures resolves to the system version:

~ $ python3
Python 3.6.2 (default, Aug 28 2017, 16:38:53) 
[GCC 4.2.1 Compatible Apple LLVM 8.1.0 (clang-802.0.42)] on darwin
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> import concurrent.futures
>>> concurrent.futures.__file__
'/usr/local/Cellar/python3/3.6.2/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.6/lib/python3.6/concurrent/futures/__init__.py'

No more issues with pipenv after this.

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uranusjrcommented, Mar 20, 2018

@KeynesYouDigIt You might want to make sure you’re running a recent version of Pipenv though. I believe the situation has been greately improved in 11.8.3. You might not need to uninstall futures if the changes work for you.

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