Error when trying to install boto3: "Requires: botocore, jmespath, s3transfer"

Question

I am running a Deep Learning AMI Neuron (Ubuntu 22.04) instance on AWS. I am trying to configure the CloudWatch agent configuration file "config.json" to communicate with CloudWatch on AWS console.

I ran this command: "/opt/aws/neuron/bin/neuron-monitor -c /home/ubuntu/monitor.conf | /opt/aws/neuron/bin/neuron-monitor-cloudwatch.py --namespace neuron_monitor --region us-east-1"

I got the following error: "Missing package - please install boto3 and then try again. 'pip install boto3'"

I try to install boto3: "pip3 install boto3 --upgrade"

Defaulting to user installation because normal site-packages is not writeable Looking in indexes: https://pypi.org/simple, https://pip.repos.neuron.amazonaws.com

Requirement already satisfied: boto3 in /usr/local/lib/python3.10/dist-packages (1.38.4) Requirement already satisfied: botocore<1.39.0,>=1.38.4 in /usr/local/lib/python3.10/dist-packages (from boto3) (1.38.4) Requirement already satisfied: jmespath<2.0.0,>=0.7.1 in /usr/local/lib/python3.10/dist-packages (from boto3) (1.0.1) Requirement already satisfied: s3transfer<0.13.0,>=0.12.0 in /usr/local/lib/python3.10/dist-packages (from boto3) (0.12.0) Requirement already satisfied: python-dateutil<3.0.0,>=2.1 in /usr/local/lib/python3.10/dist-packages (from botocore<1.39.0,>=1.38.4->boto3) (2.9.0.post0) Requirement already satisfied: urllib3!=2.2.0,<3,>=1.25.4 in /usr/local/lib/python3.10/dist-packages (from botocore<1.39.0,>=1.38.4->boto3) (2.3.0) Requirement already satisfied: six>=1.5 in /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages (from python-dateutil<3.0.0,>=2.1->botocore<1.39.0,>=1.38.4->boto3) (1.16.0)

I ran this command: "pip show boto3"

Name: boto3 Version: 1.38.4 Summary: The AWS SDK for Python Home-page: https://github.com/boto/boto3 Author: Amazon Web Services Author-email: License: Apache License 2.0 Location: /usr/local/lib/python3.10/dist-packages Requires: botocore, jmespath, s3transfer Required-by:

re:Post Agent · Answer

It appears that boto3 is already installed on your system, but there might be an issue with the Python environment that the neuron-monitor-cloudwatch.py script is using. Here are a few steps you can try to resolve this issue:

1. Ensure you're using the correct Python version:
   The neuron-monitor-cloudwatch.py script might be using a different Python interpreter than the one where boto3 is installed. Try running the script with the specific Python interpreter where boto3 is installed:

/usr/bin/python3 /opt/aws/neuron/bin/neuron-monitor-cloudwatch.py --namespace neuron_monitor --region us-east-1

2. Check if boto3 is installed for the correct user:
   The error message suggests that the installation defaulted to a user installation because the system-wide site-packages is not writeable. Make sure you have the necessary permissions to install packages system-wide, or install boto3 for your user specifically:

pip3 install --user boto3

3. Verify the PYTHONPATH:
   Ensure that the directory where boto3 is installed (/usr/local/lib/python3.10/dist-packages) is in your PYTHONPATH. You can add it temporarily like this:

export PYTHONPATH=$PYTHONPATH:/usr/local/lib/python3.10/dist-packages

4. Create a virtual environment:
   If the above steps don't work, consider creating a new virtual environment for this specific task:

python3 -m venv neuron_env
   source neuron_env/bin/activate
   pip install boto3

Then run your command within this environment.

5. Check for conflicting installations:
   There might be conflicting installations of boto3 or its dependencies. Try uninstalling and reinstalling boto3:

pip3 uninstall boto3 botocore jmespath s3transfer
   pip3 install boto3

If none of these solutions work, you may need to contact AWS support for assistance with the Deep Learning AMI Neuron configuration.  
**Sources**  
[Migrating to Python 3 - Boto3 1.38.1 documentation](https://boto3.amazonaws.com/v1/documentation/api/latest/guide/migrationpy3.html)  
[Security - Boto3 1.37.32 documentation](https://boto3.amazonaws.com/v1/documentation/api/latest/guide/security.html)  
[Quickstart - Boto3 1.38.1 documentation](https://boto3.amazonaws.com/v1/documentation/api/latest/guide/quickstart.html)

Error when trying to install boto3: "Requires: botocore, jmespath, s3transfer"

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