pip build ai_generated true

error: metadata-generation-failed

ID: pip/metadata-generation-failed

Also available as: JSON · Markdown
88%Fix Rate
90%Confidence
50Evidence
2023-01-01First Seen

Version Compatibility

VersionStatusIntroducedDeprecatedNotes
23 active — — —
24 active — — —

Root Cause

pip cannot generate package metadata, usually because the setup.py/pyproject.toml has errors or missing build dependencies.

generic

Workarounds

  1. 88% success Install build dependencies first: pip install wheel setuptools 
    Many packages need these to generate metadata
  2. 90% success Install system-level build tools: sudo apt install python3-dev build-essential 
    C extensions need compilers and header files

    Sources: https://pip.pypa.io/en/stable/reference/build-system/

Dead Ends

Common approaches that don't work:

  1. Upgrading pip repeatedly 70% fail

    The issue is in the package's build system, not pip itself

  2. Using --no-build-isolation 50% fail

    May work but can conflict with system packages

Error Chain

Frequently confused with: