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  "id": "pip/pyproject-toml-build-backend-missing",
  "signature": "ERROR: Project has a 'pyproject.toml' and its build backend is missing the 'build_editable' hook. Cannot build editable. The project's build backend 'setuptools.build_meta' does not have a 'build_editable' hook.",
  "signature_zh": "错误：项目有 'pyproject.toml'，但其构建后端缺少 'build_editable' 钩子。无法构建可编辑安装。项目的构建后端 'setuptools.build_meta' 没有 'build_editable' 钩子。",
  "regex": "ERROR: Project has a 'pyproject\\.toml' and its build backend is missing the 'build_editable' hook\\. Cannot build editable\\. The project's build backend '[^']+' does not have a 'build_editable' hook\\.",
  "domain": "pip",
  "category": "build_error",
  "subcategory": null,
  "root_cause": "The pyproject.toml specifies a build backend (e.g., setuptools.build_meta) that does not support the 'build_editable' hook, required for 'pip install -e .' with modern pip.",
  "root_cause_type": "generic",
  "root_cause_zh": "pyproject.toml 指定了一个构建后端（例如 setuptools.build_meta），该后端不支持 'build_editable' 钩子，而现代 pip 的 'pip install -e .' 需要此钩子。",
  "versions": [
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      "version": "pip 24.1",
      "introduced": null,
      "deprecated": null,
      "removed": null,
      "behavior_change": null,
      "status": "active"
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    {
      "version": "setuptools 68.0",
      "introduced": null,
      "deprecated": null,
      "removed": null,
      "behavior_change": null,
      "status": "active"
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    {
      "version": "Python 3.11",
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      "deprecated": null,
      "removed": null,
      "behavior_change": null,
      "status": "active"
    }
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  "os_specific": {},
  "dead_ends": [
    {
      "action": "",
      "why_fails": "Upgrading pip does not add the hook; the build backend must support it.",
      "fail_rate": 0.9,
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
    },
    {
      "action": "",
      "why_fails": "Deleting pyproject.toml and using setup.py directly may work but breaks build system standardization and can cause other issues.",
      "fail_rate": 0.7,
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
    },
    {
      "action": "",
      "why_fails": "Using 'pip install --no-build-isolation' does not bypass the hook requirement; it still fails.",
      "fail_rate": 0.95,
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
    }
  ],
  "workarounds": [
    {
      "action": "Upgrade setuptools to version 64+ which supports build_editable: 'pip install --upgrade setuptools>=64' then retry editable install.",
      "success_rate": 0.85,
      "how": "Upgrade setuptools to version 64+ which supports build_editable: 'pip install --upgrade setuptools>=64' then retry editable install.",
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
    },
    {
      "action": "Temporarily install without editable mode: 'pip install .' instead of 'pip install -e .'",
      "success_rate": 0.95,
      "how": "Temporarily install without editable mode: 'pip install .' instead of 'pip install -e .'",
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
    },
    {
      "action": "Add a custom build backend in pyproject.toml that supports editable installs, e.g., use 'hatchling' or 'flit_core':\n[build-system]\nrequires = [\"hatchling\"]\nbuild-backend = \"hatchling.build\"",
      "success_rate": 0.75,
      "how": "Add a custom build backend in pyproject.toml that supports editable installs, e.g., use 'hatchling' or 'flit_core':\n[build-system]\nrequires = [\"hatchling\"]\nbuild-backend = \"hatchling.build\"",
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
    }
  ],
  "workarounds_zh": [
    "升级 setuptools 到 64+ 版本，该版本支持 build_editable：'pip install --upgrade setuptools>=64' 然后重试可编辑安装。",
    "临时使用非可编辑模式安装：'pip install .' 而不是 'pip install -e .'",
    "在 pyproject.toml 中添加支持可编辑安装的自定义构建后端，例如使用 'hatchling' 或 'flit_core'：\n[build-system]\nrequires = [\"hatchling\"]\nbuild-backend = \"hatchling.build\""
  ],
  "transition_graph": {
    "leads_to": [],
    "preceded_by": [],
    "frequently_confused_with": []
  },
  "official_doc_url": "https://setuptools.pypa.io/en/latest/userguide/pyproject_config.html#editable-install",
  "official_doc_section": null,
  "error_code": null,
  "verification_tier": "ai_generated",
  "confidence": 0.87,
  "fix_success_rate": 0.82,
  "resolvable": "partial",
  "first_seen": "2024-03-05",
  "last_confirmed": "2024-06-01",
  "last_updated": "2024-06-01",
  "evidence_count": 1,
  "tags": [],
  "locale": "en",
  "aliases": []
}