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{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","headline":"`pip 26.1.1` not functional in venv (no attribute `sys.addaudithook`)","articleBody":"## Summary\nIf I create a `rustpython` venv, and then upgrade `pip`, it can no longer install anything.\nIt works itself to, e.g., print its version:\n```\n$ pip install -U pip\n\u003c...\u003e\nSuccessfully installed pip-26.1.1\n$ pip -V\npip 26.1.1 from \u003ctmp\u003e/rustpython3.14t/site-packages/pip (python 3.14)\n```\n\nNote: I am running\n```\nPython 3.14.0.alpha (heads/master:f3b83efce, May 22 2026, 13:11:57)\n[RustPython 0.5.0 with rustc 1.95.0 (59807616e 2026-04-14)]\n```\n\n## Expected\nI can `pip install` stuff.\n\n## Actual\nI can no longer `pip install` stuff:\n```\n$ pip install falcon\nRequirement already satisfied: falcon in ./rustvenv/lib/rustpython3.14t/site-packages (4.2.0)\nERROR: Exception:\nTraceback (most recent call last):\n  File \"/tmp/rustvenv/lib/rustpython3.14t/site-packages/pip/_internal/cli/base_command.py\", line 109, in _run_wrapper\n    status = _inner_run()\n  File \"/tmp/rustvenv/lib/rustpython3.14t/site-packages/pip/_internal/cli/base_command.py\", line 102, in _inner_run\n    return self.run(options, args)\n           ~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^\n  File \"/tmp/rustvenv/lib/rustpython3.14t/site-packages/pip/_internal/cli/req_command.py\", line 101, in wrapper\n    return func(self, options, args)\n  File \"/tmp/rustvenv/lib/rustpython3.14t/site-packages/pip/_internal/commands/install.py\", line 554, in run\n    _prevent_further_imports()\n    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^\n  File \"/tmp/rustvenv/lib/rustpython3.14t/site-packages/pip/_internal/commands/install.py\", line 131, in _prevent_further_imports\n    sys.addaudithook(_prevent_import_hook)\n    ^^^\nAttributeError: module 'sys' has no attribute 'addaudithook'\n```","author":{"url":"https://github.com/vytas7","@type":"Person","name":"vytas7"},"datePublished":"2026-05-23T10:37:56.000Z","interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":"https://schema.org/CommentAction","userInteractionCount":3},"url":"https://github.com/7956/RustPython/issues/7956"}