Don't check for new versions of pip. --- pip-19.1/src/pip/_internal/cli/base_command.py +++ pip-19.1/src/pip/_internal/cli/base_command.py @@ -213,12 +213,8 @@ class Command(object): return UNKNOWN_ERROR finally: - allow_version_check = ( - # Does this command have the index_group options? - hasattr(options, "no_index") and - # Is this command allowed to perform this check? - not (options.disable_pip_version_check or options.no_index) - ) + # Disabled on Gentoo + allow_version_check = False # Check if we're using the latest version of pip available if allow_version_check: session = self._build_session(