# ERROR: No matching distribution found for package==1.2.3

- **ID:** `python/pip-install-error-no-matching-distribution`
- **Domain:** python
- **Category:** install_error
- **Verification:** ai_generated
- **Fix Rate:** 80%

## Root Cause

The specified version of the package is not available on the configured index, or it is not compatible with the current Python version or platform.

## Version Compatibility

| Version | Status | Introduced | Deprecated |
|---------|--------|------------|------------|
| 3.x | active | — | — |

## Workarounds

1. **** (90% success)
   ```
   pip index versions package
   ```
2. **** (85% success)
   ```
   pip install package==1.2.2
   ```
3. **** (80% success)
   ```
   pip install --index-url https://custom.pypi.org/simple package==1.2.3
   ```

## Dead Ends

- **** — Cache is not the issue; the version truly does not exist. (90% fail)
- **** — Upgrading pip does not create the missing version. (95% fail)
- **** — Force reinstall cannot install a non-existent distribution. (95% fail)