# ERROR: Failed building wheel for package_name

- **ID:** `python/pip-build-deps-not-installed`
- **Domain:** python
- **Category:** install_error
- **Verification:** ai_generated
- **Fix Rate:** 80%

## Root Cause

Missing build dependencies (e.g., compiler, headers) for a package with native extensions.

## Version Compatibility

| Version | Status | Introduced | Deprecated |
|---------|--------|------------|------------|
| 3.9 | active | — | — |
| 3.10 | active | — | — |
| 3.11 | active | — | — |

## Workarounds

1. **Install system build tools** (90% success)
   ```
   apt-get install build-essential (Linux) or xcode-select --install (macOS)
   ```
2. **Use a pre-built wheel if available** (60% success)
   ```
   pip install package_name --only-binary :all:
   ```

## Dead Ends

- **Installing the package with --no-cache-dir** — Cache is not the issue; missing dependencies remain. (40% fail)
- **Upgrading pip to latest** — Pip version doesn't provide system build tools. (30% fail)