cant install module named certifi

Question

i tried to use this command in cmd to install module certifi:

pip install certifi

But it throws some warning like this:

WARNING: Ignoring invalid distribution -ip (c:\python39\lib\site-packages)

How can i fix it and install certifi ? (Python 3.9.6 )

Answer 1

Try using [virtual enviroments][1]: on your CMD go intro your projects folder and create a new one typing

python -m venv <name-of-your-project>

activate the virtual enviroment with:

(Windows)

cd /<name-of-your-project>/Scripts/
activate

(Linux)

cd /<name-of-your-project>/bin/
source activate

then install the required libraries

pip install certifi etc..

and run your script

[1]: https://towardsdatascience.com/virtual-environments-104c62d48c54#:~:text=A%20virtual%20environment%20is%20a,a%20system%2Dwide%20Python).

Answer 2

go to directory of site package and remove all files that start with tilde ~ and there is a problem with the package named ip

Answer 3

Manually delete the following folder:

c:\python39\lib\site-packages\ip

And every file that starts with ~ and try again