Fix docker-compose ImportError: cannot import name _thread

In this snippet I’ll show you how to Fix docker-compose ImportError: cannot import name _thread.

I had this error recently after I installed docker-compose with pip.

The problem

Six has been installed incorrectly, or is outdated.

The solution

brew reinstall python

pip install -I six
pip install -I docker-compose</code>

The -I is shorthand for --ignore-installed. It tells pip to ignore the packages and install them again in the same folder. This has the result of reinstalling the packages.

And that’s how you fix docker-compose ImportError: cannot import name _thread