Azure-cli: unable to update cli using homebrew

[chrisdias]

I tried to install the latest CLI from the docs: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/cli/azure/install-azure-cli-macos?view=azure-cli-latest. I'm pretty sure I installed using brew so I ran:

brew update && brew install azure-cli

it ran for a while, then this:

Error: An unexpected error occurred during the `brew link` step
The formula built, but is not symlinked into /usr/local
Permission denied @ dir_s_mkdir - /usr/local/Frameworks
Error: Permission denied @ dir_s_mkdir - /usr/local/Frameworks

Tried to do this manually:

~/src/vscode-docker$ brew link --overwrite python3
Linking /usr/local/Cellar/python3/3.6.4_2... Error: Permission denied @ dir_s_mkdir - /usr/local/Frameworks

So I tried running with sudo and get a big error:

~/src/vscode-docker$ sudo brew link --overwrite python3
Password:
Error: Running Homebrew as root is extremely dangerous and no longer supported.
As Homebrew does not drop privileges on installation you would be giving all
build scripts full access to your system.

If i run brew upgrade azure-cli i see:

Error: azure-cli 2.0.26 already installed

if i which az gives me /usr/local/bin/az

[derekbekoe]

Please provide

CLI version (az --version) / OS version / Shell Type (e.g. bash, cmd.exe, Bash on Windows)

[chrisdias]

sorry. Im on a Mac (10.13.2) using bash. after trying to run az upgrade a few different ways, now i have this:

~/src$ az -v
No module named 'pkg_resources'
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/local/Cellar/azure-cli/2.0.26/libexec/lib/python3.6/site-packages/knack/cli.py", line 187, in invoke
self.show_version()
File "/usr/local/Cellar/azure-cli/2.0.26/libexec/lib/python3.6/site-packages/azure/cli/core/__init__.py", line 79, in show_version
print(get_az_version_string())
File "/usr/local/Cellar/azure-cli/2.0.26/libexec/lib/python3.6/site-packages/azure/cli/core/util.py", line 60, in get_az_version_string
installed_dists = get_installed_cli_distributions()
File "/usr/local/Cellar/azure-cli/2.0.26/libexec/lib/python3.6/site-packages/azure/cli/core/util.py", line 51, in get_installed_cli_distributions
from pkg_resources import working_set
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'pkg_resources'

[derekbekoe]

Are you in a Python virtual environment or have 'az' installed elsewhere on the machine?

[chrisdias]

i am not in a python virtual environment as far as i know and i may have had az installed elsewhere. i can't remember how i originally installed it. i think there was a .dmg or .zip for mac as well, but that doesn't seem to exist anymore.

[mattmasteller]

I have very similar issues. Wondering if it has anything to do with running Python 3.6.3 using the Anaconda distribution?

$ python --version
Python 3.6.3 :: Anaconda, Inc.

[IvanAditazz]

I solve my case, hope solve yours:

1.- Uninstall Azure CLI (could have an error, it is ok)
brew uninstall azure-cli

2.- Update just brew
brew update

3.- Upgrade brew
brew upgrade

4.- Clean up brew
brew cleanup

5.- Reinstall just the Azure CLI
brew install azure-cli

6.- Check the CLI
az help

Hope it works for you!

[pjhayward]

@grimaldou 's suggestion worked for me after I made sure that Python 3.6.x was properly installed. I used Anaconda to install and activate it in an environment.

[chrisdias]

It looks like I had originally installed the az CLI using the install script (https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/cli/azure/install-azure-cli-linux?view=azure-cli-latest). I cleaned that up using the instructions provided with that page, then installed using homebrew and it works. Generally. When I run az --version I get this:

~/src$ az --version
No module named 'pkg_resources'
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/local/Cellar/azure-cli/2.0.28/libexec/lib/python3.6/site-packages/knack/cli.py", line 187, in invoke
    self.show_version()
  File "/usr/local/Cellar/azure-cli/2.0.28/libexec/lib/python3.6/site-packages/azure/cli/core/__init__.py", line 79, in show_version
    print(get_az_version_string())
  File "/usr/local/Cellar/azure-cli/2.0.28/libexec/lib/python3.6/site-packages/azure/cli/core/util.py", line 60, in get_az_version_string
    installed_dists = get_installed_cli_distributions()
  File "/usr/local/Cellar/azure-cli/2.0.28/libexec/lib/python3.6/site-packages/azure/cli/core/util.py", line 51, in get_installed_cli_distributions
    from pkg_resources import working_set
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'pkg_resources'

So, the same error for --version, but everything else seems to work.

[pjhayward]

Hi Chris,

This happens when your Python environment is not set up correctly. I manage Python versions and environments for different projects with Anaconda. When I run az —verion under my standard environment I get the same error as reported below. However, the command works when I change to me Python 3.6.2 environment under which azure-cli was installed. Here is an example of the output it gives me:

peter@Peters-MacBook-Pro > source activate py3.6.2
peter@Peters-MacBook-Pro > az --version
azure-cli (2.0.27)

acr (2.0.21)
acs (2.0.26)
advisor (0.1.2)
appservice (0.1.26)
backup (1.0.6)
batch (3.1.10)
batchai (0.1.5)
billing (0.1.7)
cdn (0.0.13)
cloud (2.0.12)
cognitiveservices (0.1.10)
command-modules-nspkg (2.0.1)
configure (2.0.14)
consumption (0.2.1)
container (0.1.18)
core (2.0.27)
cosmosdb (0.1.19)
dla (0.0.18)
dls (0.0.19)
eventgrid (0.1.10)
extension (0.0.9)
feedback (2.1.0)
find (0.2.8)
interactive (0.3.16)
iot (0.1.17)
keyvault (2.0.18)
lab (0.0.17)
monitor (0.1.2)
network (2.0.23)
nspkg (3.0.1)
profile (2.0.19)
rdbms (0.0.12)
redis (0.2.11)
reservations (0.1.1)
resource (2.0.23)
role (2.0.19)
servicefabric (0.0.10)
sql (2.0.21)
storage (2.0.25)
vm (2.0.26)

Python location '/Users/peter/Anaconda2/envs/py3.6.2/bin/python3.6'
Extensions directory '/Users/peter/.azure/cliextensions'

Python (Darwin) 3.6.2 |Anaconda custom (x86_64)| (default, Jul 20 2017, 13:14:59)
[GCC 4.2.1 Compatible Apple LLVM 6.0 (clang-600.0.57)]

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Hope this helps.

Kind regards,

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On 02 Mar 2018, at 03:38, Chris Dias [e-mail] wrote:

It looks like I had originally installed the az CLI using the install script (https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/cli/azure/install-azure-cli-linux?view=azure-cli-latest https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/cli/azure/install-azure-cli-linux?view=azure-cli-latest). I cleaned that up using the instructions provided with that page, then installed using homebrew and it works. Generally. When I run az --version I get this:

~/src$ az --version
No module named 'pkg_resources'
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/local/Cellar/azure-cli/2.0.28/libexec/lib/python3.6/site-packages/knack/cli.py", line 187, in invoke
self.show_version()
File "/usr/local/Cellar/azure-cli/2.0.28/libexec/lib/python3.6/site-packages/azure/cli/core/__init__.py", line 79, in show_version
print(get_az_version_string())
File "/usr/local/Cellar/azure-cli/2.0.28/libexec/lib/python3.6/site-packages/azure/cli/core/util.py", line 60, in get_az_version_string
installed_dists = get_installed_cli_distributions()
File "/usr/local/Cellar/azure-cli/2.0.28/libexec/lib/python3.6/site-packages/azure/cli/core/util.py", line 51, in get_installed_cli_distributions
from pkg_resources import working_set
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'pkg_resources'
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[chrisdias]

Update:

I was was given a tip that my python setuptools might have been deleted (see here). So, I ran:

curl https://bootstrap.pypa.io/ez_setup.py | python

but that failed with permission issues to /Library/Python. I ran again with sudo but that still failed.

After digging around the docs more, I installed wget with brew, which in turn notified my that my python was out of date (a bit weird). So I ran:

brew upgrade python

And from there, everything started working.

[mzaatar]

What worked for me was going to this folder /usr/local/Cellar/python/3.6.4_3/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.6/lib
and creating and empty folder called "pkg_resources" and then run
az --version
After that all good, I started installing the azure-iot-developer-kit which was my main goal. Thanks for the tips on this page!

[derekbekoe]

You could also trybrew doctor and see if that provides any hints.

[seattlevine]

I ran
brew reinstall python3
to fix this

[barryku]

brew reinstall python3 fixed it for me, too.

[codymullins]

The fix by @grimaldou worked after I followed the instructions here by chingNotCHing.

[raywang]

brew reinstall python3 fixed it for me, too.

works for me +1

[ata18]

Seeing this issue on macos:

$ az --version
azure-cli 2.0.72 *

command-modules-nspkg 2.0.3
core 2.0.72 *
nspkg 3.0.4
telemetry 1.0.3

Python location '/usr/local/Cellar/azure-cli/2.0.72_1/libexec/bin/python'
Extensions directory '/Users/**/.azure/cliextensions'

Python (Darwin) 3.7.4 (default, Sep 7 2019, 18:27:02)
[Clang 10.0.1 (clang-1001.0.46.4)]

Legal docs and information: aka.ms/AzureCliLegal
You have 2 updates available. Consider updating your CLI installation

$ brew update && brew upgrade azure-cli
Already up-to-date.
Error: azure-cli 2.0.72_1 already installed

MacOS Version: Mojave 10.14.6
Shell Type: bash
Not in a virtualenv