diff --git a/src/python/grpcio/README.rst b/src/python/grpcio/README.rst index 3f4c6fad02d..33a462b66f8 100644 --- a/src/python/grpcio/README.rst +++ b/src/python/grpcio/README.rst @@ -50,10 +50,43 @@ Troubleshooting Help, I ... * **... see a** :code:`pkg_resources.VersionConflict` **when I try to install - grpc!** + grpc** This is likely because :code:`pip` doesn't own the offending dependency, which in turn is likely because your operating system's package manager owns it. You'll need to force the installation of the dependency: :code:`pip install --ignore-installed $OFFENDING_DEPENDENCY` + + For example, if you get an error like the following: + + :: + + Traceback (most recent call last): + File "", line 17, in + ... + File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/pkg_resources.py", line 509, in find + raise VersionConflict(dist, req) + pkg_resources.VersionConflict: (six 1.8.0 (/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages), Requirement.parse('six>=1.10')) + + You can fix it by doing: + + :: + + sudo pip install --ignore-installed six + +* **... see the following error on some platforms** + + :: + + /tmp/pip-build-U8pSsr/cython/Cython/Plex/Scanners.c:4:20: fatal error: Python.h: No such file or directory + #include "Python.h" + ^ + compilation terminated. + + You can fix it by installing `python-dev` package. i.e + + :: + + sudo apt-get install python-dev +