python config_error ai_generated true

error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'setup.py'

ID: python/pip-egg-info-build-failure

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80%Fix Rate
85%Confidence
0Evidence
2025-03-20First Seen

Version Compatibility

VersionStatusIntroducedDeprecatedNotes
3.x active — — —

Root Cause

Running build/install from the wrong directory or a project using pyproject.toml-only layout.

generic

中文

在错误的目录下运行构建/安装，或项目仅使用 pyproject.toml 布局。

Workarounds

  1. 95% success 
    cd /path/to/project
python -m pip install .
  2. 90% success 
    python -m build --sdist --wheel

Dead Ends

Common approaches that don't work:

  1. 75% fail

    Breaks PEP 517 builds and confuses tooling.

  2. 85% fail

    Still wrong directory; file remains missing.