Syntax error in pip 9

[btimby]

• Pip version: 9.0
• Python version: 2.7.2
• Operating System: Fedora 20

Description:

I am packaging an RPM which includes pip. RPM bytecompiles *.py files as part of the packaging process. This fails with the message below. If I package pip 8.1.2 all works as expected (and as it has until the release of pip 9.0).

What I've run:

+ /usr/lib/rpm/brp-python-bytecompile /usr/bin/python 1
Compiling /home/btimby/rpmbuild/BUILDROOT/foobar-1.1-22.x86_64/usr/local/upgrayedd/venv/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pip/_vendor/html5lib/treewalkers/etree.py ...
  File "/usr/local/foobar/venv/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pip/_vendor/html5lib/treewalkers/etree.py", line 13
    from pip._vendor. import string_types
                           ^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax

error: Bad exit status from /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.CAeMne (%install)


RPM build errors:
    Bad exit status from /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.CAeMne (%install)
make: *** [rpm] Error 1

[xavfernandez]

Thanks @btimby for your report but this is a duplicate of #4059.

[btimby]

Sorry, I looked but did not see #4059

[rudyvogt]

Just tested 9.0.1 seems to work 100% - Great work for fixing it so quickly