module 'cryptography.utils' has no attribute 'bit_length'

[victorg737]

using python 3.8 and netmiko 3.3.2 and having issues connecting with HP Procurve switches, have tried a few different models. I can connect to cisco gear just fine.

Here is the error I am getting:
AttributeError: module 'cryptography.utils' has no attribute 'bit_length'

I saw in posts it was fixed in the development in this post
#2057

assuming its still not fixed in general realease, how to I install the develop branch?

[ktbyers]

Probably the easiest fix is to just use a downgraded version of the cryptography library.

pip install cryptography==2.9.2

Alternatively, you should be able to git clone the develop branch and pip install -e . that repository. There is also a way you can directly install the develop branch via pip (the syntax is just a bit cumbersome).

Regards, Kirk