{"record":{"id":"98d445e79afdd5bd","repo":"apache/beam","slug":"you-are-using-version-0-of-pip-however-the-recommended-min","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"You are using version {0} of pip. However, the recommended min version is {1}.","messagePattern":"You are using version (.+?) of pip\\. However, the recommended min version is (.+?)\\.","errorType":"console","errorClass":null,"httpStatus":null,"severity":"warning","filePath":"sdks/python/setup.py","lineNumber":105,"sourceCode":"      global_names\n  )\n  return global_names['__version__']\n\n\nPACKAGE_NAME = 'apache-beam'\nPACKAGE_VERSION = get_version()\nPACKAGE_DESCRIPTION = 'Apache Beam SDK for Python'\nPACKAGE_URL = 'https://beam.apache.org'\nPACKAGE_DOWNLOAD_URL = 'https://pypi.python.org/pypi/apache-beam'\nPACKAGE_AUTHOR = 'Apache Software Foundation'\nPACKAGE_EMAIL = 'dev@beam.apache.org'\nPACKAGE_KEYWORDS = 'apache beam'\n\nRECOMMENDED_MIN_PIP_VERSION = '19.3.0'\ntry:\n  _PIP_VERSION = distribution('pip').version\n  if parse(_PIP_VERSION) < parse(RECOMMENDED_MIN_PIP_VERSION):\n    warnings.warn(\n        \"You are using version {0} of pip. \" \\\n        \"However, the recommended min version is {1}.\".format(\n            _PIP_VERSION, RECOMMENDED_MIN_PIP_VERSION\n        )\n    )\nexcept PackageNotFoundError:\n  # Do nothing if pip is not found. This can happen when using `Poetry` or\n  # `pipenv` package managers.\n  pass\n\nREQUIRED_CYTHON_VERSION = '3.0.0'\ntry:\n  _CYTHON_VERSION = distribution('cython').version\n  if parse(_CYTHON_VERSION) < parse(REQUIRED_CYTHON_VERSION):\n    warnings.warn(\n        \"You are using version {0} of cython. \" \\\n        \"However, version {1} is recommended.\".format(\n            _CYTHON_VERSION, REQUIRED_CYTHON_VERSION","sourceCodeStart":87,"sourceCodeEnd":123,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/apache/beam/blob/12126d8942aaf848030c478b4c6a28c6af861c66/sdks/python/setup.py#L87-L123","documentation":"Apache Beam's Python setup.py checks the installed pip version at install time and emits a UserWarning if it is below the recommended minimum (19.3.0). This is not a fatal error; the build continues, but older pip may mishandle modern build isolation, extras, or dependency resolution during installation.","triggerScenarios":"Running 'pip install apache-beam' (or 'python setup.py install/develop') in an environment where distribution('pip').version parses to a version less than 19.3.0, i.e. pip older than 19.3.0.","commonSituations":"Old system Python (e.g. CentOS/Ubuntu system pip) with a stale pip; air-gapped or locked-down CI images that never upgrade pip; virtualenvs created by old virtualenv/venv tooling that bundle ancient pip.","solutions":["Upgrade pip before installing: python -m pip install --upgrade pip (need >= 19.3.0).","If pip cannot be upgraded system-wide, use a fresh virtualenv/venv which ships a recent pip.","Suppress the warning only if the old pip is intentional: python -W ignore setup.py ... — but expect possible dependency-resolution issues."],"exampleFix":"// before\n$ pip install apache-beam   # pip 9.x -> warning\n// after\n$ python -m pip install --upgrade pip\n$ pip install apache-beam","handlingStrategy":"validation","validationCode":"import subprocess, sys\nv = subprocess.run([sys.executable, '-m', 'pip', '--version'], capture_output=True, text=True).stdout\nver = tuple(int(x) for x in v.split()[1].split('.')[:2])\nif ver < (19, 3):\n    raise SystemExit('Upgrade pip: python -m pip install --upgrade pip')","typeGuard":null,"tryCatchPattern":null,"preventionTips":["Run python -m pip install --upgrade pip before installing Beam","Use fresh virtualenvs rather than system Python","Pin pip>=19.3.0 in CI images and requirements tooling"],"tags":["python","pip","installation","version-check"],"backgroundTag":"dependency-version-incompatible","analyzedSha":"12126d8942aaf848030c478b4c6a28c6af861c66","analyzedAt":"2026-09-13T01:50:10.254Z","contentChangedAt":"2026-09-13T01:50:10.254Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-09-20T03:17:13.778Z"}