Bug#886456: python-pip: segfault when running 'pip install --upgrade ...'

I think this is fixed upstream in pip 18.0 https://pip.pypa.io/en/stable/news/ "Check for file existence and unlink first when clobbering existing files during a wheel install. (#5366)" Debian package is very very far behind, please update pip.

Bug#886456: python-pip: segfault when running 'pip install --upgrade ...'

Control: tags -1 moreinfo > I was trying to upgrade ansible (which I initially installed with pip). > The result was, that the program segfaulted. I tried this with --user and > without, but it makes no difference. Can you reproduce this failure? I can't. SR -- Stefano Rivera http://tumblewe

Bug#886456: python-pip: segfault when running 'pip install --upgrade ...'

Package: python-pip Version: 9.0.1-2 Severity: important Dear Maintainer, I was trying to upgrade ansible (which I initially installed with pip). The result was, that the program segfaulted. I tried this with --user and without, but it makes no difference. There is a log and a strace here: http