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authorGravatar Nathaniel Manista <nathaniel@google.com>2016-03-02 16:07:42 -0800
committerGravatar Nathaniel Manista <nathaniel@google.com>2016-03-02 16:07:42 -0800
commit8c5be78eb90dd2f738e639d80f8dbe7d2ad04428 (patch)
tree35d420184f7226b1ef06e539dc4c7f336e3f7ee8
parent2274c7f079539a2f8da55ddf6e8b89f5aa6582e9 (diff)
parent7bee07555af388cd080fd8c15e7c8ee4725974f9 (diff)
Merge pull request #5542 from soltanmm/over-troubled-water
Add troubleshooting section to Python package description.
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diff --git a/src/python/grpcio/README.rst b/src/python/grpcio/README.rst
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+++ b/src/python/grpcio/README.rst
@@ -38,3 +38,17 @@ package named `python-dev`).
Note that `$REPO_ROOT` can be assigned to whatever directory name floats your
fancy.
+
+Troubleshooting
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+Help, I ...
+
+* **... see a** :code:`pkg_resources.VersionConflict` **when I try to install
+ grpc!**
+
+ This is likely because :code:`pip` doesn't own the offending dependency,
+ which in turn is likely because your operating system's package manager owns
+ it. You'll need to force the installation of the dependency:
+
+ :code:`pip install --ignore-installed $OFFENDING_DEPENDENCY`