PIP install request RuntimeError: maximum recursion depth exceeded in Python 2.7

Question

I am new to Python and am facing the below issue.

When I am trying to install the 'request' module by using command PIP install request, I got the error:

RuntimeError: maximum recursion depth exceeded

----------------------------------------
Command "python setup.py egg_info" failed with error code 1 in
C:\users\sandeep_kumar39\appdata\local\temp\pip-build-gzzphx\setupfiles\

The Python version is 2.7.12.

And I already upgraded the distribution package by using command pip install --upgrade distribute.

And upgraded the pip version too by using command pip install --upgrade pip

Complete output of error:

C:\Python27\Scripts>pip install request
Collecting request
  Using cached request-0.0.12.tar.gz
Collecting get (from request)
  Using cached get-0.0.20.tar.gz
Collecting post (from request)
  Using cached post-0.0.12.tar.gz
Collecting setupfiles (from request)
  Using cached setupfiles-0.0.16.tar.gz
    Complete output from command python setup.py egg_info:
    Traceback (most recent call last):
      File "<string>", line 1, in <module>
      File "c:\users\sandeep_kumar39\appdata\local\temp\pip-build-3gsgdg\setupfiles\setup.py", line 4, in <module>
        from setupfiles import setup
      File "setupfiles.py", line 18, in <module>
        import setupfiles # nopep8
      File "setupfiles.py", line 18, in <module>
        import setupfiles # nopep8
      File "setupfiles.py", line 18, in <module>
        import setupfiles # nopep8
            File "setupfiles.py", line 18, in <module>
        import setupfiles # nopep8
      File "setupfiles.py", line 18, in <module>
        import setupfiles # nopep8
      File "setupfiles.py", line 18, in <module>
        import setupfiles # nopep8
      File "setupfiles.py", line 18, in <module>
        import setupfiles # nopep8
      File "setupfiles.py", line 18, in <module>
        import setupfiles # nopep8
      File "setupfiles.py", line 18, in <module>
        import setupfiles # nopep8
      File "setupfiles.py", line 18, in <module>
        import setupfiles # nopep8
      File "setupfiles.py", line 18, in <module>
        import setupfiles # nopep8
      File "setupfiles.py", line 18, in <module>
        import setupfiles # nopep8
      File "setupfiles.py", line 18, in <module>
        import setupfiles # nopep8
      File "setupfiles.py", line 18, in <module>
        import setupfiles # nopep8
      File "setupfiles.py", line 18, in <module>
        import setupfiles # nopep8
      File "setupfiles.py", line 18, in <module>
        import setupfiles # nopep8
      File "setupfiles.py", line 18, in <module>
        import setupfiles # nopep8
      File "setupfiles.py", line 18, in <module>
        import setupfiles # nopep8
      File "setupfiles.py", line 11, in <module>
        dirname = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
      File "c:\python27\lib\ntpath.py", line 215, in dirname
        return split(p)[0]
      File "c:\python27\lib\ntpath.py", line 180, in split
        d, p = splitdrive(p)
    RuntimeError: maximum recursion depth exceeded

    ----------------------------------------
Command "python setup.py egg_info" failed with error code 1 in c:\users\sandeep_kumar39\appdata\local\temp\pip-build-3gsgdg\setupfiles\

give the full output of the error and the line that you execute, it will help — WNG
– WNG, Commented Jun 1, 2017 at 19:45
Candidate canonical question: Python error when attempting to install 'request' package using pip — Peter Mortensen
– Peter Mortensen, Commented Jun 20, 2023 at 19:25

jwodder · Accepted Answer · 2017-06-01 21:01:22Z

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This appears to be due to a bug in recent versions of setupfiles, upon which request depends. You can work around this by first installing version 0.0.14 of setupfiles with pip install setupfiles==0.0.14 before trying to install request.

answered Jun 1, 2017 at 21:01

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4 Comments

sandeep goyal Over a year ago

Thanks..its installed now :)

Peter Mortensen Over a year ago

The first link is broken (404).

Peter Mortensen Over a year ago

A bug? You don't say. It is related to this (my emphasis): "...a dependency on a package which might have been put in PyPi maliciously". The blog post link is also broken, but its title was probably "What is the story behind russianidiot on PyPI?". The larger issue is: PyPI Python repository hit by typosquatting sneak attack. It is a problem to this day. -

Peter Mortensen Over a year ago

cont' - Gibson talked about it in February 2023 (episode 912).

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