ImportError: cannot import name 'BuildDependencyInstallError' while compiling due to inconsistent p4a pip (Kivy-Buildozer)

Author: dotinspiredbyCreated Aug 5, 2026Updated Aug 18, 2026

Running script in Google Colab to make .apk from Kivy Android code with following commands:

!pip3 install --user --upgrade buildozer !sudo apt update !sudo apt install -y git zip unzip openjdk-17-jdk python3-pip autoconf libtool pkg-config zlib1g-dev libncurses5-dev libncursesw5-dev libtinfo5 cmake libffi-dev libssl-dev !pip3 install --user --upgrade Cython==0.29.33 virtualenv !/root/.local/bin/buildozer init !/root/.local/bin/buildozer android debug

if buildozer.spec I changed only one line: requirements = python3,kivy,pillow

Every time Colab gives me the following traceback, the errors came from python-for-android:

[INFO]: <- directory context /content/.buildozer/android/platform/build-arm64-v8a_armeabi-v7a/build [INFO]: <- directory context /content/.buildozer/android/platform/python-for-android [INFO]: *** PYTHON PACKAGE / PROJECT INSTALL STAGE FOR ARCH: arm64-v8a *** [DEBUG]: -> running pip3 install certifi chardet filetype idna requests six urllib3 --dry-run --break-system-packages --ignore-installed --disable-pip-version-check --only-binary=:all: --report /tmp/tmpyzf2cyck -q --platform=android_24_arm64_v8a --platform=android_24_aarch64 --python-version 3.14.2 [INFO]: Extra resolved pure python dependencies : [INFO]:
[INFO]: charset-normalizer : 3.4.9 [INFO]:
[INFO]: The requirements (certifi, chardet, filetype, idna, requests, six, urllib3, https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/98/2b/f97f1c193fb855c345d678f5077d6926034db0722df74c8f057020e05a25/charset_normalizer-3.4.9-py3-none-any.whl) don't have recipes, attempting to install them with pip [INFO]: If this fails, it may mean that the module has compiled components and needs a recipe. [INFO]: -> directory context /content/.buildozer/android/platform/build-arm64-v8a_armeabi-v7a/build [DEBUG]: -> running python -m venv venv [INFO]: Upgrade pip to latest version [DEBUG]: -> running bash -c source venv/bin/activate && pip install -U pip [DEBUG]: Traceback (most recent call last): [DEBUG]: File "/content/.buildozer/android/platform/build-arm64-v8a_armeabi-v7a/build/venv/bin/pip", line 3, in [DEBUG]: from pip._internal.cli.main import main [DEBUG]: File "/content/.buildozer/android/platform/build-arm64-v8a_armeabi-v7a/build/venv/lib/python3.14/site-packages/pip/_internal/cli/main.py", line 11, in [DEBUG]: from pip._internal.cli.autocompletion import autocomplete [DEBUG]: File "/content/.buildozer/android/platform/build-arm64-v8a_armeabi-v7a/build/venv/lib/python3.14/site-packages/pip/_internal/cli/autocompletion.py", line 12, in [DEBUG]: from pip._internal.cli.main_parser import create_main_parser [DEBUG]: File "/content/.buildozer/android/platform/build-arm64-v8a_armeabi-v7a/build/venv/lib/python3.14/site-packages/pip/_internal/cli/main_parser.py", line 9, in [DEBUG]: from pip._internal.build_env import get_runnable_pip [DEBUG]: File "/content/.buildozer/android/platform/build-arm64-v8a_armeabi-v7a/build/venv/lib/python3.14/site-packages/pip/_internal/build_env/init.py", line 8, in [DEBUG]: from pip._internal.build_env.installer import ( [DEBUG]: ...<2 lines>... [DEBUG]: ) [DEBUG]: File "/content/.buildozer/android/platform/build-arm64-v8a_armeabi-v7a/build/venv/lib/python3.14/site-packages/pip/_internal/build_env/installer.py", line 14, in [DEBUG]: from pip._internal.exceptions import ( [DEBUG]: ...<4 lines>... [DEBUG]: ) [DEBUG]: ImportError: cannot import name 'BuildDependencyInstallError' from 'pip._internal.exceptions' (/content/.buildozer/android/platform/build-arm64-v8a_armeabi-v7a/build/venv/lib/python3.14/site-packages/pip/_internal/exceptions.py) Exception in thread background thread for pid 125306: Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/lib/python3.12/threading.py", line 1075, in _bootstrap_inner self.run() File "/usr/lib/python3.12/threading.py", line 1012, in run self._target(*self._args, **self._kwargs) File "/root/.local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/sh/init.py", line 1709, in wrap fn(*rgs, **kwargs) File "/root/.local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/sh/init.py", line 2720, in background_thread handle_exit_code(exit_code) File "/root/.local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/sh/init.py", line 2411, in fn return self.command.handle_command_exit_code(exit_code) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ File "/root/.local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/sh/init.py", line 820, in handle_command_exit_code raise exc sh.ErrorReturnCode_1:

RAN: /usr/bin/bash -c 'source venv/bin/activate && pip install -U pip'

STDOUT: Traceback (most recent call last): File "/content/.buildozer/android/platform/build-arm64-v8a_armeabi-v7a/build/venv/bin/pip", line 3, in from pip._internal.cli.main import main File "/content/.buildozer/android/platform/build-arm64-v8a_armeabi-v7a/build/venv/lib/python3.14/site-packages/pip/_internal/cli/main.py", line 11, in from pip._internal.cli.autocompletion import autocomplete File "/content/.buildozer/android/platform/build-arm64-v8a_armeabi-v7a/build/venv/lib/python3.14/site-packages/pip/_internal/cli/autocompletion.py", line 12, in from pip._internal.cli.main_parser import create_main_parser File "/content/.buildozer/android/platform/build-arm64-v8a_armeabi-v7a/build/venv/lib/python3.14/site-packages/pip/_internal/cli/main_parser.py", line 9, in from pip._internal.build_env import get_runnable_pip File "/content/.buildozer/android/platform/build-arm64-v8a_armeabi-v7a/build/venv/lib/python3.14/site-packages/pip/_internal/build_env/init.py", line 8, in from pip._internal.build_env.installer import ( ...<2 lines>... ) File "/content/.buildozer/android/platform/build-arm64-v8a_armeabi-v7a/build/venv/lib/python3.14/site-packages/pip/_internal/build_env/installer.py", line 14, in from pip._internal.exceptions import ( ...<4 lines>... ) ImportError: cannot import name 'BuildDependencyInstallError' from 'pip._internal.exceptions' (/content/.buildozer/android/platform/build-arm64-v8a_armeabi-v7a/build/venv/lib/python3.14/site-packages/pip/_internal/exceptions.py)

STDERR:

Traceback (most recent call last): File "", line 198, in _run_module_as_main File "", line 88, in _run_code File "/content/.buildozer/android/platform/python-for-android/pythonforandroid/toolchain.py", line 1290, in main() File "/content/.buildozer/android/platform/python-for-android/pythonforandroid/entrypoints.py", line 18, in main ToolchainCL() File "/content/.buildozer/android/platform/python-for-android/pythonforandroid/toolchain.py", line 721, in init getattr(self, command)(args) File "/content/.buildozer/android/platform/python-for-android/pythonforandroid/toolchain.py", line 104, in wrapper_func build_dist_from_args(ctx, dist, args) File "/content/.buildozer/android/platform/python-for-android/pythonforandroid/toolchain.py", line 163, in build_dist_from_args build_recipes(build_order, python_modules, ctx, File "/content/.buildozer/android/platform/python-for-android/pythonforandroid/build.py", line 554, in build_recipes run_pymodules_install( File "/content/.buildozer/android/platform/python-for-android/pythonforandroid/build.py", line 877, in run_pymodules_install shprint(sh.bash, '-c', ( File "/content/.buildozer/android/platform/python-for-android/pythonforandroid/logger.py", line 174, in shprint for line in output: ^^^^^^ File "/root/.local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/sh/init.py", line 876, in next self.wait() File "/root/.local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/sh/init.py", line 793, in wait self.handle_command_exit_code(exit_code) File "/root/.local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/sh/init.py", line 820, in handle_command_exit_code raise exc sh.ErrorReturnCode_1:

RAN: /usr/bin/bash -c 'source venv/bin/activate && pip install -U pip'

How could I fix it? Setting up the specific versions (I tried 3.10.12, 3.11.6, 3.12.10, 3.14.1) of hostpython3, downgrading the pip versions to <25.0.1in venv with cleaning the cache didn't help - the traceback remains the same..

Thank you for your attention and I would be grateful for any help!

Source: kivy/python-for-android

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