#47429: py27-flake8 not compatible with current py27-pep8 --------------------------+-------------------------------- Reporter: rectalogic@… | Owner: macports-tickets@… Type: defect | Status: new Priority: Normal | Milestone: Component: ports | Version: 2.3.3 Keywords: | Port: py27-flake8 --------------------------+-------------------------------- py27-flake8 @2.4.0_0 installs py27-pep8 @1.6.2_0 but is not compatible with it and fails to start: {{{ $ flake8 Traceback (most recent call last): File "/opt/local/bin/flake8", line 5, in <module> from pkg_resources import load_entry_point File "/opt/local/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7 /site-packages/pkg_resources/__init__.py", line 3057, in <module> working_set = WorkingSet._build_master() File "/opt/local/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7 /site-packages/pkg_resources/__init__.py", line 641, in _build_master return cls._build_from_requirements(__requires__) File "/opt/local/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7 /site-packages/pkg_resources/__init__.py", line 654, in _build_from_requirements dists = ws.resolve(reqs, Environment()) File "/opt/local/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7 /site-packages/pkg_resources/__init__.py", line 827, in resolve raise DistributionNotFound(req, requirers) pkg_resources.DistributionNotFound: The 'pep8<1.6,>=1.5.7' distribution was not found and is required by flake8 }}} To make flake8 work you have to force downgrade py27-pep8 to @1.5.7_0 flake8 2.4.0 introduced version caps on pep8, it requires an older version of pep8 https://gitlab.com/pycqa/flake8/issues/35 -- Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/47429> MacPorts <https://www.macports.org/> Ports system for OS X