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If I try to install something using pip it gives me a weird error. Time is set correctly and sudo doesn't change anything. For example I try installing conan pip install conan​ gives an error: 

pi@raspberrypi:~ $ pip install conan
​Invalid requirement: 'conan​'
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/home/pi/.local/lib/python2.7/site- 
packages/pip/_internal/req/req_install.py", line 253, in from_line
  req = Requirement(req)
File "/home/pi/.local/lib/python2.7/site- 
packages/pip/_vendor/packaging/requirements.py", line 97, in __init__
requirement_string[e.loc:e.loc + 8]))
InvalidRequirement: Invalid requirement, parse error at "'\xe2\x80\x8b'"

What could be the possible solution for this?

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I just got the same error today, it can be resolved by typing in:

sudo pip install --no-cache-dir conan

If you run it with the -v (verbose) you can see it errors at some point in the cache.

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  • If possible, please talk a little bit about why this would resolve the problem stated in the question – Mohammad Ali Sep 30 '18 at 1:31
  • I would if I knew more about why it worked. All I know is I saw cache errors in verbose mode and by running it without using the cache dir it worked. – Electro Intellect Oct 13 '18 at 18:52

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