python install_error ai_generated true

ERROR: Exception: Traceback (most recent call last): File "/tmp/pip-build-env-.../overlay/lib/python3.11/site-packages/setuptools/build_meta.py", line 317, in get_requires_for_build_wheel return self._get_build_requires(config_settings, requirements=[]) ... ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'setuptools'

ID: python/pip-metadata-generation-failed

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80%Fix Rate
86%Confidence
0Evidence
2024-06-01First Seen

Version Compatibility

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

Root Cause

Build isolation is enabled but setuptools is not installed in the isolated build environment, often due to a broken pip or missing build backend.

generic

中文

启用了构建隔离，但隔离的构建环境中未安装 setuptools，通常由于 pip 损坏或缺少构建后端。

Workarounds

  1. 90% success 
    Install setuptools and wheel in the main env, then use `--no-build-isolation`: `pip install setuptools wheel && pip install --no-build-isolation foo`.
  2. 75% success 
    Upgrade pip to latest: `python -m pip install --upgrade pip`.

Dead Ends

Common approaches that don't work:

  1. 80% fail

    Build isolation uses a separate environment; installing globally does not help.

  2. 50% fail

    May still fail if setuptools is not installed in the main environment.