Pip install no longer working

[mojibake-umd]

pip install yas3fs
On fresh up to date RHEL7.9 pip install no longer working.
Cleaning up...
Removing source in /tmp/pip-build-GQarc7/yas3fs
Command "python setup.py egg_info" failed with error code 1 in /tmp/pip-build-GQarc7/setuptools/
Exception information:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pip/basecommand.py", line 215, in main
status = self.run(options, args)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pip/commands/install.py", line 307, in run
requirement_set.prepare_files(finder)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pip/req/req_set.py", line 370, in prepare_files
ignore_dependencies=self.ignore_dependencies))
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pip/req/req_set.py", line 601, in _prepare_file
abstract_dist.prep_for_dist()
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pip/req/req_set.py", line 127, in prep_for_dist
self.req_to_install.run_egg_info()
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pip/req/req_install.py", line 425, in run_egg_info
command_desc='python setup.py egg_info')
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pip/utils/init.py", line 718, in call_subprocess
% (command_desc, proc.returncode, cwd))
InstallationError: Command "python setup.py egg_info" failed with error code 1 in /tmp/pip-build-GQarc7/setuptools/

Updating pip to latest pip from RHEL package provided just makes things worse.

Related to #191

[mojibake-umd]

Created this puppet module pull request if it helps anyone coming here with pcfens-yas3fs puppet problems.
pcfens/puppet-yas3fs#6