Having trouble installing packages with pip (wow. so unexpect. much surprise) and upon trying to toss it entirely and start over (no, dnf reinstall was not sufficient) I found that dnf seemed to think that everything and the kitchen sink could also be tossed:
> sudo dnf remove python-pip Dependencies resolved. ======================================================================================================================================================================== Package Arch Version Repository Size ======================================================================================================================================================================== Removing: GitPython noarch 1.0.1-2.fc23 @@commandline 2.1 M PyPAM x86_64 0.5.0-22.fc23 @@commandline 51 k PyQt4 x86_64 4.11.4-2.fc23 @fedora 16 M VirtualBox-4.3 x86_64 4.3.34_104062_fedora22-1 @virtualbox 141 M abrt-addon-python x86_64 2.7.1-1.fc23 @updates 19 k abrt-python x86_64 2.7.1-1.fc23 @updates 63 k anaconda x86_64 23.19.10-1.fc23 @@commandline 0 anaconda-core x86_64 23.19.10-1.fc23 @@commandline 7.8 M anaconda-gui x86_64 23.19.10-1.fc23 @@commandline 1.3 M anaconda-tui x86_64 23.19.10-1.fc23 @@commandline 380 k anaconda-yum-plugins noarch 1:1.0-10.fc20 @System 21 k audit-libs-python x86_64 2.4.5-1.fc23 @updates 470 k authconfig-gtk x86_64 6.2.10-10.fc23 @@commandline 258 k bcache-tools x86_64 1.0.8-4.fc23 @@commandline 74 k blivet-data noarch 1:1.12.8-1.fc23 @@commandline 427 k blueman x86_64 2.1-0.3.git7a2e20e.fc23 @@commandline 4.8 M bodhi-client noarch 0.9.12.2-3.fc23 @@commandline 27 k cairo-devel x86_64 1.14.2-2.fc23 @@commandline 2.6 M cinnamon x86_64 2.8.6-1.fc23 @updates 7.9 M cinnamon-control-center x86_64 2.8.0-2.fc23 @updates 6.6 M cinnamon-desktop x86_64 2.8.0-2.fc23 @updates 754 k cinnamon-screensaver x86_64 2.8.0-2.fc23 @updates 320 k cinnamon-session x86_64 2.8.2-2.fc23 @updates 995 k cinnamon-settings-daemon x86_64 2.8.1-2.fc23 @updates 5.8 M cmake x86_64 3.3.2-1.fc23 @fedora 22 M compat-libvpx1 x86_64 1.3.0-3.fc23 @@commandline 1.3 M cryptsetup-python x86_64 1.6.8-2.fc23 @@commandline 57 k dbus-python x86_64 1.2.0-12.fc23 @updates 479 k eclipse-collabnet-merge noarch 4.0.2-2.fc23 @@commandline 514 k eclipse-fedorapackager noarch 0.5.0-5.fc23 @@commandline 2.9 M eclipse-pydev x86_64 1:4.4.0-3.fc23 @updates 9.9 M eclipse-subclipse noarch 1.10.10-1.fc23 @updates 5.1 M fedora-cert noarch 0.5.10.5-2.fc23 @@commandline 57 k fedora-packager noarch 0.5.10.5-2.fc23 @@commandline 80 k fedpkg noarch 1.20-2.fc23 @@commandline 72 k glib2-devel x86_64 2.46.2-1.fc23 @updates 2.5 M glibmm24-devel x86_64 2.46.2-1.fc23 @updates 3.1 M gnome-python2 x86_64 2.28.1-16.fc23 @@commandline 155 k gnome-python2-bonobo x86_64 2.28.1-16.fc23 @@commandline 375 k gnome-python2-canvas x86_64 2.28.1-16.fc23 @@commandline 79 k gnome-python2-gconf x86_64 2.28.1-16.fc23 @@commandline 142 k gnome-python2-gnome x86_64 2.28.1-16.fc23 @@commandline 369 k gnome-python2-gnomevfs x86_64 2.28.1-16.fc23 @@commandline 344 k google-chrome-stable x86_64 47.0.2526.106-1 @google-chrome 171 M imsettings-cinnamon x86_64 1.6.8-6.fc23 @@commandline 505 k initial-setup x86_64 0.3.37-1.fc23 @@commandline 134 k js-jquery noarch 2.1.3-2.fc23 @@commandline 478 k jsoncpp x86_64 0.6.0-0.18.rc2.fc23 @fedora 144 k jython noarch 2.7-2.fc23 @@commandline 26 M kde-filesystem x86_64 4-52.fc23 @fedora 3.9 k koji noarch 1.10.1-1.fc23 @updates 958 k krb5-workstation x86_64 1.14-4.fc23 @updates 2.4 M langtable-python noarch 0.0.34-1.fc23 @@commandline 133 k libblockdev x86_64 1.3-4.fc23 @updates 167 k libblockdev-kbd x86_64 1.3-4.fc23 @updates 27 k libblockdev-plugins-all x86_64 1.3-4.fc23 @updates 0 libqzeitgeist x86_64 0.8.0-14.fc23 @fedora 234 k libreport-python x86_64 2.6.3-1.fc23 @@commandline 116 k libselinux-python x86_64 2.4-4.fc23 @@commandline 1.2 M libsemanage-python x86_64 2.4-4.fc23 @@commandline 379 k libsigc++20-devel x86_64 2.6.2-1.fc23 @updates 1.0 M libuser-python x86_64 0.62-1.fc23 @@commandline 66 k libxml++-devel x86_64 2.40.1-1.fc23 @updates 132 k libxml2-devel x86_64 2.9.3-2.fc23 @updates 8.9 M liveusb-creator noarch 3.14.2-2.fc23 @fedora 834 k mintlocale noarch 1.1.6-0.6.gitfb4118d.fc23 @@commandline 300 k mock noarch 1.2.14-1.fc23 @updates 957 k mock-scm noarch 1.2.14-1.fc23 @updates 7.0 k nemo x86_64 2.8.5-1.fc23 @updates 3.1 M nemo-extensions x86_64 2.8.5-1.fc23 @updates 263 k nemo-fileroller x86_64 2.8.x-2.fc23 @updates 37 k nemo-preview x86_64 2.8.x-2.fc23 @updates 307 k newt-python x86_64 0.52.18-3.fc23 @@commandline 118 k nmap x86_64 2:7.00-1.fc23 @updates 20 M notify-python x86_64 0.1.1-29.fc23 @@commandline 73 k numpy x86_64 1:1.9.2-2.fc23 @@commandline 14 M numpy-f2py x86_64 1:1.9.2-2.fc23 @@commandline 1.0 M opencv-python x86_64 2.4.12.3-1.fc23 @updates 1.3 M packagedb-cli noarch 2.10-2.fc23 @updates 205 k phonon x86_64 4.8.3-7.fc23 @fedora 635 k phonon-backend-gstreamer x86_64 2:4.8.2-5.fc23 @fedora 385 k policycoreutils-devel x86_64 2.4-18.fc23 @updates 669 k policycoreutils-gui x86_64 2.4-18.fc23 @updates 3.0 M policycoreutils-python x86_64 2.4-18.fc23 @updates 1.1 M pyOpenSSL noarch 0.15.1-1.fc23 @@commandline 1.0 M pyatspi noarch 2.18.0-1.fc23 @@commandline 402 k pycairo x86_64 1.10.0-2.fc23 @@commandline 1.0 M pycairo-devel x86_64 1.10.0-2.fc23 @@commandline 7.4 k pyexiv2 x86_64 0.3.2-19.fc23 @@commandline 1.1 M pygobject2 x86_64 2.28.6-14.fc23 @@commandline 874 k pygpgme x86_64 0.3-13.fc23 @@commandline 232 k pygtk2 x86_64 2.24.0-12.fc23 @@commandline 3.9 M pygtk2-libglade x86_64 2.24.0-12.fc23 @@commandline 24 k pyliblzma x86_64 0.5.3-14.fc23 @@commandline 192 k pylint noarch 1.4.3-3.fc23 @@commandline 1.4 M pyorbit x86_64 2.24.0-18.fc23 @@commandline 125 k pyparsing noarch 2.0.3-2.fc23 @@commandline 385 k pyparted x86_64 1:3.10.7-1.fc23 @@commandline 374 k pyrpkg noarch 1.36-1.fc23 @@commandline 405 k python x86_64 2.7.10-8.fc23 @@commandline 78 k . . . A bunch of python . . . pytz noarch 2015.4-1.fc23 @@commandline 231 k pyxattr x86_64 0.5.3-5.fc23 @@commandline 62 k pyxdg noarch 0.25-6.fc23 @@commandline 326 k redhat-lsb x86_64 4.1-30.fc23 @@commandline 0 redhat-lsb-languages x86_64 4.1-30.fc23 @@commandline 814 rpm-python x86_64 4.13.0-0.rc1.7.fc23 @updates 186 k samba-common-tools x86_64 2:4.3.3-0.fc23 @updates 1.1 M samba-libs x86_64 2:4.3.3-0.fc23 @updates 718 k scipy x86_64 0.14.1-1.fc22 @System 38 M selinux-policy-devel noarch 3.13.1-158.fc23 @updates 22 M sip x86_64 4.17-1.fc23 @updates 393 k subversion x86_64 1.9.3-1.fc23 @updates 5.4 M subversion-javahl x86_64 1.9.3-1.fc23 @updates 1.0 M syslinux x86_64 6.03-6.fc23 @fedora 1.0 M syslinux-extlinux x86_64 6.03-6.fc23 @fedora 205 k syslinux-extlinux-nonlinux noarch 6.03-6.fc23 @fedora 970 k syslinux-nonlinux noarch 6.03-6.fc23 @fedora 1.7 M system-config-date noarch 1.10.9-1.fc23 @@commandline 2.0 M system-config-keyboard noarch 1.4.0-8.fc23 @@commandline 40 k system-config-keyboard-base noarch 1.4.0-8.fc23 @@commandline 469 k system-config-language noarch 3.3.0-1.fc23 @@commandline 428 k system-config-users noarch 1.3.8-1.fc23 @@commandline 1.8 M tkinter x86_64 2.7.10-8.fc23 @@commandline 1.6 M units x86_64 2.11-5.fc23 @@commandline 498 k variety noarch 0.5.0-1.fc20 @System 2.4 M web-assets-filesystem noarch 5-3.fc23 @@commandline 0 yum noarch 3.4.3-507.fc23 @@commandline 5.6 M yum-langpacks noarch 0.4.5-2.fc23 @@commandline 66 k yum-metadata-parser x86_64 1.1.4-15.fc23 @@commandline 74 k yum-utils noarch 1.1.31-508.fc23 @@commandline 334 k yumex noarch 3.0.17-2.fc23 @@commandline 1.6 M Transaction Summary ======================================================================================================================================================================== Remove 244 Packages Installed size: 759 M
Now I'm no expert in exactly what is required for my Fedora 23 installation to run, but I'm pretty sure that annaconda, cinnamon, and syslinux are moderately important to my user experience.
Two questions: 1. Why is this happening? 2. How do I fix this?
-v(--verbose) option for more details. That might tell you why it wants to remove so much.clean_requirements_on_removebehavior caused a similar massive removal attempt any time I tried to erase a package. You might try to confirm if this is the case by runningdnf autoremoveand see if you get a similarly long output. If you do, the problem isn't python-pip, and you'll have to narrow down what package is providing too many things.