[Solved] AttributeError: ‘HTMLParser’ object has no attribute ‘unescape’

Hello Guys, How are you all? Hope You all Are Fine. Today I am facing the following error AttributeError: ‘HTMLParser’ object has no attribute ‘unescape’ in Python. So Here I am Explain to you all the possible solutions here.

Without wasting your time, Let’s start This Article to Solve This Error.

How AttributeError: ‘HTMLParser’ object has no attribute ‘unescape’ Error Occurs ?

Today I am facing the following error:

 Traceback (most recent call last):
      File "<string>", line 1, in <module>
      File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/setuptools/__init__.py", line 14, in <module>
        from setuptools.dist import Distribution, Feature
      File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/setuptools/dist.py", line 24, in <module>
        from setuptools.depends import Require
      File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/setuptools/depends.py", line 7, in <module>
        from .py33compat import Bytecode
      File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/setuptools/py33compat.py", line 54, in <module>
        unescape = getattr(html, 'unescape', html_parser.HTMLParser().unescape)
    AttributeError: 'HTMLParser' object has no attribute 'unescape'
    ----------------------------------------
ERROR: Command errored out with exit status 1: python setup.py egg_info Check the logs for full command output.

How To Solve AttributeError: ‘HTMLParser’ object has no attribute ‘unescape’ Error ?

Solution 1: Upgrade setptools

Just upgrade setuptools.

pip3 install --upgrade setuptools

If it does not work, try also:

pip3 install --upgrade pip
pip3 install --upgrade distlib

This solution worked for me.

Solution 2: Update pip

Try to update Pip with this command. If You are using Python 3.6 Then just run this command.

python3.6 -m pip install --upgrade pip

If you are using Python 3.9 then Run this command.

python3.9 -m pip install --upgrade pip

Now, Your error should be solved.

Summery

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