buildscripts: xds-k8s pin pip to 21.0.1
pip 21.1 released on Apr 24 introduced a regression for python 3.6.1.
The regression was identified on Apr 24, the fix merged on Apr 25.
The fix is expected to be delivered in the 21.1.1 patch.
There's no clear date, when 21.1.1 will be released.
Until then, pin is temporarily pinned to the previous release, 21.0.1.
diff --git a/buildscripts/kokoro/xds-k8s-install-test-driver.sh b/buildscripts/kokoro/xds-k8s-install-test-driver.sh
index fba84da..5e30177 100755
--- a/buildscripts/kokoro/xds-k8s-install-test-driver.sh
+++ b/buildscripts/kokoro/xds-k8s-install-test-driver.sh
@@ -256,9 +256,14 @@
eval "$(pyenv virtualenv-init -)"
py_latest_patch="$(pyenv versions --bare --skip-aliases | grep -E "^${PYTHON_VERSION}\.[0-9]{1,2}$" | sort --version-sort | tail -n 1)"
echo "Activating python ${py_latest_patch} virtual environment"
- pyenv virtualenv "${py_latest_patch}" k8s_xds_test_runner
+ pyenv virtualenv --no-pip "${py_latest_patch}" k8s_xds_test_runner
pyenv local k8s_xds_test_runner
pyenv activate k8s_xds_test_runner
+ python -m ensurepip
+ # pip is fixed to 21.0.1 due to issue https://github.com/pypa/pip/pull/9835
+ # internal details: b/186411224
+ python -m pip install -U pip==21.0.1
+ pip --version
}
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