sudo apt-get install -y python-pip: Media change: please insert the disc labeled

The thread on askubuntu was correct. You need to comment out the CDROM line(s) in your /etc/apt/sources.list and then run an apt-get update

Heya,

The error message you’re seeing is because your package manager (apt) is configured to look for packages on a CD-ROM disc, which was a common distribution method for Linux distributions, including Ubuntu.

The solution provided on askubuntu is correct. The command given will comment out (i.e., disable) any lines in the /etc/apt/sources.list file that mention ‘cdrom’, which are the ones causing apt to look for a CD-ROM.

Here’s a more detailed description of what to do:

1. Open a terminal.

2. Type in the following command:

sudo sed -i '/cdrom/d' /etc/apt/sources.list

and press enter.

3. You’ll be asked for your password. Type it in and press enter.

This command works as follows:

• sudo: Run the command as the root user. You need root permissions to edit the sources.list file.
• sed: This is a stream editor for filtering and transforming text.
• -i: This option to sed makes it edit files in-place (i.e. it changes the actual file).
• '/cdrom/d': This is the sed command that gets run on the file. It says “delete any line that contains ‘cdrom’”.
• /etc/apt/sources.list: This is the file that sed will edit. This file contains the list of places apt will look for packages.

After running this command, your system will no longer look for packages on a CD-ROM, and you should be able to run the apt-get install command without seeing that error message.

Remember to run sudo apt-get update to update your package lists after making this change.