pip install restarts download from scratch after "ReadTimeoutError"

[kaisbensalah]

• Pip version: 9.0.1
• Python version: 2.7
• Operating system: Linux 4.9.0-4 (Debian)

Description:

This issue really has to be taken seriously.

The next time I run pip install after encountering a "ReadTimeoutError" (due to internet connection issue), pip doesn't resume package download from where it stopped, but rather it restarts from scratch - Such behavior is not acceptable for slow connections, as it wastes time ..

What I've run:

First try

pip install PySide --user

Downloading PySide-1.2.4.tar.gz (9.3MB)
95%|███████████████████████████ | 8.8MB 8.8kB/s eta 0:0:49
..
ReadTimeoutError: HTTPSConnectionPool(host='pypi.python.org', port=443): Read timed out.

Re-tried installing

pip install PySide --user

Downloading PySide-1.2.4.tar.gz (9.3MB)
0%| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

[pradyunsg]

Hi @kaisbe! Thanks for filing this issue. :)

There's already #4796 for tracking this.

[kaisbensalah]

Hi @pradyunsg, thanks for letting me know.

[MilkTeaD]

Very @pradyunsg : kind of duplicate.... then in the duplicate you refer to this post ... but there is NO solution proposed.
Circular reference without an in-depth solution proposel ... I suggest you reopen the issud @kaisbe

[benoit-pierre]

@MilkTeaD: the reference link was automatically added by Github because the issue was mentioned. It's normal to close duplicate issues in favor of keeping only one opened to track the problem.

[pradyunsg]

@MilkTeaD Hi!

It's normal to close duplicate issues in favor of keeping only one opened to track the problem.

Indeed. As a project, it's easier to redirect all users facing the same problem to subscribe to one issue and let all the discussions happen there.

[CTimmerman]

Duplicate of which issue? I've already wasted enough time trying to figure out whether pip even retries by default to dig up the issue i've recently commented on concerning this issue.
Anyway, if someone knows how to add this snippet, that would be nice: https://gist.github.com/CTimmerman/ccf884f8c8dcc284588f1811ed99be6c

[pradyunsg]

@CTimmerman #4796.

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