--- a/src/eric7/PipInterface/PipPackagesWidget.py	Tue Dec 06 10:00:55 2022 +0100
+++ b/src/eric7/PipInterface/PipPackagesWidget.py	Tue Dec 06 10:29:10 2022 +0100
@@ -542,7 +542,7 @@
                 mode = self.ShowProcessGeneralMode
                 for line in output.splitlines():
                     line = line.rstrip()
-                    if line != "---":
+                    if line and line != "---":
                         if mode != self.ShowProcessGeneralMode:
                             if line[0] == " ":
                                 QTreeWidgetItem(infoWidget, [" ", line.strip()])