WARNING: There was an error checking the latest version of pip.

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Description

I am trying to install pytorch using pip but have been running into problems. I have setup Python3.8. When I run the pip3 install torch command I get an error "WARNING: There was an error checking the latest version of pip".

When I try t upgrade pip using "python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip" I get the same error. One line before the error I see "Requirement already satisfied: pip in user/local/lib/python3.8/dist-packages/pip-22.3.1-py3.8.egg (22.3.1).

Not sure what else to do.

Expected behavior

Pytorch should install and pip should upgrade without any issues.

pip version

22.3.1

Python version

3.8

OS

Ubuntu 18.0.4 TLS

How to Reproduce

1. Run any pip install command

Output

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Code of Conduct

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[ml31415]

This seems to be a duplicate of #11155
I can also confirm, that the issue with this warning still persists in 23.3 and is not solved.

[pradyunsg]

Consolidating into #12357