using pip3: module "importlib._bootstrap" has no attribute "SourceFileLoader" using pip3: module "importlib._bootstrap" has no attribute "SourceFileLoader" linux linux

using pip3: module "importlib._bootstrap" has no attribute "SourceFileLoader"


Faced the same problem. I think this is because python3.6 and pip3 were installed from different sources.I suggest using python's inbuilt facility to install pip i.e

python3 -m ensurepip --upgrade

This should install pip3 and pip3.x where x in python3.x.Same works for python2 also.


I can't edit my existing answer, so I had to add another one:

This worked for me:

sudo pip install python-dotenv


Tried to install Tensorflow in venv on Windows 10 machine with python 3.8 and got the same issue.

What helped for me was:

pip install setuptools --upgrade