subscription-manager register fails with The 'python-dateutil' distribution was not found and is required by subscription-manager

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • While trying to register a system it fails with below traceback error:

    Traceback (most recent call last):
    File "/sbin/subscription-manager", line 5, in <module>
    from pkg_resources import load_entry_point
    File "build/bdist.linux-x86_64/egg/pkg_resources/__init__.py", line 3126, in <module>
    File "build/bdist.linux-x86_64/egg/pkg_resources/__init__.py", line 3110, in _call_aside
    File "build/bdist.linux-x86_64/egg/pkg_resources/__init__.py", line 3139, in _initialize_master_working_set
    File "build/bdist.linux-x86_64/egg/pkg_resources/__init__.py", line 581, in _build_master
    File "build/bdist.linux-x86_64/egg/pkg_resources/__init__.py", line 898, in require
    File "build/bdist.linux-x86_64/egg/pkg_resources/__init__.py", line 784, in resolve
    pkg_resources.DistributionNotFound: The 'python-dateutil' distribution was not found and is required by subscription-manager
    

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
    • 7.9
  • Red Hat Subscription Manager (RHSM)

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