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KeyError: 'egg_info'

ID: python/setuptools-command-not-found-egg-info

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80%Fix Rate
84%Confidence
0Evidence
2025-02-14First Seen

Version Compatibility

VersionStatusIntroducedDeprecatedNotes
3.7 active — — —
3.8 active — — —
3.9 active — — —
3.10 active — — —

Root Cause

setuptools cannot find the 'egg_info' command, typically because the package's setup.py is malformed or setuptools is not properly installed. This can occur when using a minimal Python installation.

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中文

setuptools 找不到 'egg_info' 命令，通常是因为包的 setup.py 格式错误或 setuptools 未正确安装。在使用最小化 Python 安装时可能发生。

Workarounds

  1. 90% success 
    Ensure setuptools is installed and up to date: pip install --upgrade setuptools.
  2. 95% success 
    Use a virtual environment with a full Python installation: python -m venv venv && source venv/bin/activate && pip install setuptools.

Dead Ends

Common approaches that don't work:

  1. 85% fail

    If egg_info is missing, develop will also fail with the same error.

  2. 80% fail

    Reinstalling doesn't fix setuptools installation issues.