pip could not find a version that satisfies the requirement django==2.2.1

Question

I just have changed my OS to Linux and I want to install Django. But I am unable to install the latest version of Django.

I have tried pip install django, however it installed Django 1.11.11 which is not what I need. I also upgraded my pip to 19.1, however still I am unable to run the command pip install django==2.2.1

When I run the command this is what I see:

$ pip install django==2.2.1
DEPRECATION: Python 2.7 will reach the end of its life on January 1st, 2020. Please upgrade your Python as Python 2.7 won't be maintained after that date. A future version of pip will drop support for Python 2.7.
Collecting django==2.2.1
  ERROR: Could not find a version that satisfies the requirement django==2.2.1 (from versions: 1.1.3, 1.1.4, 1.2, 1.2.1, 1.2.2, 1.2.3, 1.2.4, 1.2.5, 1.2.6, 1.2.7, 1.3, 1.3.1, 1.3.2, 1.3.3, 1.3.4, 1.3.5, 1.3.6, 1.3.7, 1.4, 1.4.1, 1.4.2, 1.4.3, 1.4.4, 1.4.5, 1.4.6, 1.4.7, 1.4.8, 1.4.9, 1.4.10, 1.4.11, 1.4.12, 1.4.13, 1.4.14, 1.4.15, 1.4.16, 1.4.17, 1.4.18, 1.4.19, 1.4.20, 1.4.21, 1.4.22, 1.5, 1.5.1, 1.5.2, 1.5.3, 1.5.4, 1.5.5, 1.5.6, 1.5.7, 1.5.8, 1.5.9, 1.5.10, 1.5.11, 1.5.12, 1.6, 1.6.1, 1.6.2, 1.6.3, 1.6.4, 1.6.5, 1.6.6, 1.6.7, 1.6.8, 1.6.9, 1.6.10, 1.6.11, 1.7, 1.7.1, 1.7.2, 1.7.3, 1.7.4, 1.7.5, 1.7.6, 1.7.7, 1.7.8, 1.7.9, 1.7.10, 1.7.11, 1.8a1, 1.8b1, 1.8b2, 1.8rc1, 1.8, 1.8.1, 1.8.2, 1.8.3, 1.8.4, 1.8.5, 1.8.6, 1.8.7, 1.8.8, 1.8.9, 1.8.10, 1.8.11, 1.8.12, 1.8.13, 1.8.14, 1.8.15, 1.8.16, 1.8.17, 1.8.18, 1.8.19, 1.9a1, 1.9b1, 1.9rc1, 1.9rc2, 1.9, 1.9.1, 1.9.2, 1.9.3, 1.9.4, 1.9.5, 1.9.6, 1.9.7, 1.9.8, 1.9.9, 1.9.10, 1.9.11, 1.9.12, 1.9.13, 1.10a1, 1.10b1, 1.10rc1, 1.10, 1.10.1, 1.10.2, 1.10.3, 1.10.4, 1.10.5, 1.10.6, 1.10.7, 1.10.8, 1.11a1, 1.11b1, 1.11rc1, 1.11, 1.11.1, 1.11.2, 1.11.3, 1.11.4, 1.11.5, 1.11.6, 1.11.7, 1.11.8, 1.11.9, 1.11.10, 1.11.11, 1.11.12, 1.11.13, 1.11.14, 1.11.15, 1.11.16, 1.11.17, 1.11.18, 1.11.20)
ERROR: No matching distribution found for django==2.2.1

Answer 1

python -m pip install --trusted-host pypi.python.org --trusted-host files.pythonhosted.org --trusted-host pypi.org --upgrade pip

or

pip install --trusted-host pypi.org --trusted-host files.pythonhosted.org 

Answer 2

As other answers mention, you need to make sure that the Django and Python versions are compatible. Here's the current list:

What Python version can I use with Django?

Django version	Python versions
3.2	3.6, 3.7, 3.8, 3.9, 3.10 (added in 3.2.9)
4.0	3.8, 3.9, 3.10
4.1	3.8, 3.9, 3.10, 3.11 (added in 4.1.3)
4.2	3.8, 3.9, 3.10, 3.11, 3.12 (added in 4.2.8)
5.0	3.10, 3.11, 3.12

Answer 3

If you are in Windows and the error mentions something like:

... Connection aborted.', PermissionError ...

Make sure you open the CMD with "Run as Administrator"

Answer 4

It seems like you are using Python 2.7, and the last Django version to support Python 2 is Django 1.11. To use the newer Django versions you need to uprade to Python 3.

Chances are you already have Python 3 shipped with your Linux distro, you can check by running python3 in your shell. It is recommended that you create a virtual env for your project. You can create a Python 3 virtual env with the following command -

python3 -m venv env

Activate your env -

source ./env/bin/activate

Now you should be able to install newer Django version in your virtual env -

pip install django==2.2.1

This link might be of help in upgrading your Python version - https://docs.python-guide.org/starting/install3/linux/

Answer 5

Django versions 2 are compatible only with python3. So to install in your system install it with

pip3 install django

or if you want to create a virtual environment

python3 -m venv virtualenv
source virtualenv/bin/activate
pip install django (this installs with python3 pip)

Answer 6

Try with pip install -U django==2.2.1