Cannot install TensorFlow

Question

I am trying to install tensorflow on a remote machine. I am only one of many users. The command I used (and was told to use) is:

pip install tensorflow --user

However, I got an error: "ResponseError('too many 503 error responses',)".

When I googled this error, it said it was more for HTTP requests overwhelming a server. That's not what I'm doing here, so why am I seeing this error, and how can I fix it?

[user@remote ~]$ pip install tensorflow --user
Collecting tensorflow
Exception:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/path/python/3.6.3/core-intel1506/lib/python3.6/site-packages/pip/_vendor/requests/adapters.py", line 440, in send
    timeout=timeout
  File "/path/python/3.6.3/core-intel1506/lib/python3.6/site-packages/pip/_vendor/urllib3/connectionpool.py", line 732, in urlopen
    body_pos=body_pos, **response_kw)
  File "/path/python/3.6.3/core-intel1506/lib/python3.6/site-packages/pip/_vendor/urllib3/connectionpool.py", line 732, in urlopen
    body_pos=body_pos, **response_kw)
  File "/path/python/3.6.3/core-intel1506/lib/python3.6/site-packages/pip/_vendor/urllib3/connectionpool.py", line 732, in urlopen
    body_pos=body_pos, **response_kw)
  [Previous line repeated 1 more times]
  File "/path/python/3.6.3/core-intel1506/lib/python3.6/site-packages/pip/_vendor/urllib3/connectionpool.py", line 712, in urlopen
    retries = retries.increment(method, url, response=response, _pool=self)
  File "/path/python/3.6.3/core-intel1506/lib/python3.6/site-packages/pip/_vendor/urllib3/util/retry.py", line 388, in increment
    raise MaxRetryError(_pool, url, error or ResponseError(cause))
pip._vendor.urllib3.exceptions.MaxRetryError: HTTPSConnectionPool(host='files.pythonhosted.org', port=443): Max retries exceeded with url: /packages/38/4a/42ba8d00a50a9fafc88dd5935246ecc64ffe1f6a0258ef535ffb9652140b/tensorflow-1.7.0-cp36-cp36m-manylinux1_x86_64.whl (Caused by ResponseError('too many 503 error responses',))

During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/path/python/3.6.3/core-intel1506/lib/python3.6/site-packages/pip/basecommand.py", line 215, in main
    status = self.run(options, args)
  File "/path/python/3.6.3/core-intel1506/lib/python3.6/site-packages/pip/commands/install.py", line 324, in run
    requirement_set.prepare_files(finder)
  File "/path/python/3.6.3/core-intel1506/lib/python3.6/site-packages/pip/req/req_set.py", line 380, in prepare_files
    ignore_dependencies=self.ignore_dependencies))
  File "/path/python/3.6.3/core-intel1506/lib/python3.6/site-packages/pip/req/req_set.py", line 620, in _prepare_file
    session=self.session, hashes=hashes)
  File "/path/python/3.6.3/core-intel1506/lib/python3.6/site-packages/pip/download.py", line 821, in unpack_url
    hashes=hashes
  File "/path/python/3.6.3/core-intel1506/lib/python3.6/site-packages/pip/download.py", line 659, in unpack_http_url
    hashes)
  File "/path/python/3.6.3/core-intel1506/lib/python3.6/site-packages/pip/download.py", line 853, in _download_http_url
    stream=True,
  File "/path/python/3.6.3/core-intel1506/lib/python3.6/site-packages/pip/_vendor/requests/sessions.py", line 521, in get
    return self.request('GET', url, **kwargs)
  File "/path/python/3.6.3/core-intel1506/lib/python3.6/site-packages/pip/download.py", line 386, in request
    return super(PipSession, self).request(method, url, *args, **kwargs)
  File "/path/python/3.6.3/core-intel1506/lib/python3.6/site-packages/pip/_vendor/requests/sessions.py", line 508, in request
    resp = self.send(prep, **send_kwargs)
  File "/path/python/3.6.3/core-intel1506/lib/python3.6/site-packages/pip/_vendor/requests/sessions.py", line 618, in send
    r = adapter.send(request, **kwargs)
  File "/path/python/3.6.3/core-intel1506/lib/python3.6/site-packages/pip/_vendor/cachecontrol/adapter.py", line 47, in send
    resp = super(CacheControlAdapter, self).send(request, **kw)
  File "/path/python/3.6.3/core-intel1506/lib/python3.6/site-packages/pip/_vendor/requests/adapters.py", line 499, in send
    raise RetryError(e, request=request)
pip._vendor.requests.exceptions.RetryError: HTTPSConnectionPool(host='files.pythonhosted.org', port=443): Max retries exceeded with url: /packages/38/4a/42ba8d00a50a9fafc88dd5935246ecc64ffe1f6a0258ef535ffb9652140b/tensorflow-1.7.0-cp36-cp36m-manylinux1_x86_64.whl (Caused by ResponseError('too many 503 error responses',))

The issue seems to be with the connection. This is a stupid question, but are you sure that the machine has internet? Could it be that the firewall is blocking this connection? I'd suggest downloading it and then running the setup.py — innicoder
– innicoder, Commented Apr 16, 2018 at 16:20
I think it's not your fault. 503 error means Service unavailable, so probably server has troubles. — Qback
– Qback, Commented Apr 16, 2018 at 16:21
@Qback You're right, I didn't expect that PyPi would be down. That (almost) never happens. — innicoder
– innicoder, Commented Apr 16, 2018 at 16:24
@Elvir Muslic Not a stupid question! I checked, and apparently there are no issues with the machine. — StatsSorceress
– StatsSorceress, Commented Apr 16, 2018 at 16:24

user9654342 · Accepted Answer · 2018-04-16 16:21:03Z

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Seems like there are issues with files.pythonhosted.org https://status.python.org/

answered Apr 16, 2018 at 16:21

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Hoàng Công Phước · Accepted Answer · 2018-04-16 16:28:16Z

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I think there are the same problem with pip site. I can not install anything with .

answered Apr 16, 2018 at 16:28

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StatsSorceress Over a year ago

I think pythonhosted and the pip site are the same thing. Is that correct?

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