python install_error ai_generated true

ERROR: Command errored out with exit status 1: python setup.py egg_info Check the logs for full command output.

ID: python/pip-egg-info-error

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80%Fix Rate
85%Confidence
0Evidence
2024-07-12First Seen

Version Compatibility

VersionStatusIntroducedDeprecatedNotes
3.8 active — — —
3.9 active — — —
3.10 active — — —
3.11 active — — —
3.12 active — — —

Root Cause

The package's setup.py fails during egg_info generation, often due to missing dependencies or syntax errors.

generic

中文

包的 setup.py 在 egg_info 生成期间失败，通常是由于缺少依赖项或语法错误。

Workarounds

  1. 85% success Install required build dependencies manually 
    pip install setuptools wheel && pip install mypackage
  2. 75% success Use a pre-built wheel if available 
    pip install mypackage --only-binary :all:

Dead Ends

Common approaches that don't work:

  1. Reinstalling the package with --no-cache-dir 80% fail

    Caching is not the root cause; the setup.py itself is broken.

  2. Installing in a different directory 90% fail

    The error is inherent to the package code, not the installation path.