Gcloud sdk install for Mac

Question

I have an issue to install the gcloud sdk on my mac. I have the following error when I do the ./install.sh. Source: https://cloud.google.com/sdk/docs/quickstart

Welcome to the Google Cloud SDK!
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/Users/kevin/Downloads/google-cloud-sdk/bin/bootstrapping/install.py", line 12, in <module>
    import bootstrapping
  File "/Users/kevin/Downloads/google-cloud-sdk/bin/bootstrapping/bootstrapping.py", line 32, in <module>
    import setup  # pylint:disable=g-import-not-at-top
  File "/Users/kevin/Downloads/google-cloud-sdk/bin/bootstrapping/setup.py", line 57, in <module>
    from googlecloudsdk.core.util import platforms
  File "/Users/kevin/Downloads/google-cloud-sdk/lib/googlecloudsdk/__init__.py", line 23, in <module>
    from googlecloudsdk.core.util import importing
  File "/Users/kevin/Downloads/google-cloud-sdk/lib/googlecloudsdk/core/util/importing.py", line 23, in <module>
    import imp
  File "/Users/kevin/.pyenv/versions/3.9.0/lib/python3.9/imp.py", line 23, in <module>
    from importlib import util
  File "/Users/kevin/.pyenv/versions/3.9.0/lib/python3.9/importlib/util.py", line 2, in <module>
    from . import abc
  File "/Users/kevin/.pyenv/versions/3.9.0/lib/python3.9/importlib/abc.py", line 17, in <module>
    from typing import Protocol, runtime_checkable
  File "/Users/kevin/.pyenv/versions/3.9.0/lib/python3.9/typing.py", line 26, in <module>
    import re as stdlib_re  # Avoid confusion with the re we export.
  File "/Users/kevin/.pyenv/versions/3.9.0/lib/python3.9/re.py", line 124, in <module>
    import enum
  File "/Users/kevin/Downloads/google-cloud-sdk/lib/third_party/enum/__init__.py", line 26, in <module>
    spec = importlib.util.find_spec('enum')
AttributeError: module 'importlib' has no attribute 'util'

And when I do gcloud init

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/Users/kevin/Downloads/google-cloud-sdk/lib/gcloud.py", line 104, in <module>
    main()
  File "/Users/kevin/Downloads/google-cloud-sdk/lib/gcloud.py", line 62, in main
    from googlecloudsdk.core.util import encoding
  File "/Users/kevin/Downloads/google-cloud-sdk/lib/googlecloudsdk/__init__.py", line 23, in <module>
    from googlecloudsdk.core.util import importing
  File "/Users/kevin/Downloads/google-cloud-sdk/lib/googlecloudsdk/core/util/importing.py", line 23, in <module>
    import imp
  File "/Users/kevin/.pyenv/versions/3.9.0/lib/python3.9/imp.py", line 23, in <module>
    from importlib import util
  File "/Users/kevin/.pyenv/versions/3.9.0/lib/python3.9/importlib/util.py", line 2, in <module>
    from . import abc
  File "/Users/kevin/.pyenv/versions/3.9.0/lib/python3.9/importlib/abc.py", line 17, in <module>
    from typing import Protocol, runtime_checkable
  File "/Users/kevin/.pyenv/versions/3.9.0/lib/python3.9/typing.py", line 26, in <module>
    import re as stdlib_re  # Avoid confusion with the re we export.
  File "/Users/kevin/.pyenv/versions/3.9.0/lib/python3.9/re.py", line 124, in <module>
    import enum
  File "/Users/kevin/Downloads/google-cloud-sdk/lib/third_party/enum/__init__.py", line 26, in <module>
    spec = importlib.util.find_spec('enum')
AttributeError: module 'importlib' has no attribute 'util'

I think this is a Python issue. but I'm running Python3:

python -V shows

Python 3.9.0

I have installed it with homebrew.

What can be the problem?

Answer 1

This is a known issue across Mac, Windows and Linux: https://issuetracker.google.com/170125513.

I'd suggest to use the recommended Python versions mentioned here (3.5 to 3.8).

Also this does not affect only to Cloud SDK but others as well (for example as mentioned here).