# SetuptoolsDeprecationWarning: setup.py install is deprecated. Use build and pip and other standards-based tools.

- **ID:** `python/setuptools-deprecated-setup-py-install`
- **Domain:** python
- **Category:** install_error
- **Verification:** ai_generated
- **Fix Rate:** 80%

## Root Cause

Invoking legacy setup.py install instead of PEP 517 build/pip.

## Version Compatibility

| Version | Status | Introduced | Deprecated |
|---------|--------|------------|------------|
| 3.10 | active | — | — |
| 3.11 | active | — | — |
| 3.12 | active | — | — |

## Workarounds

1. **** (95% success)
   ```
   python -m pip install build
python -m build
python -m pip install dist/*.whl
   ```
2. **** (90% success)
   ```
   python -m pip install .
   ```

## Dead Ends

- **** — Hides the issue but still uses deprecated path that may break in future setuptools. (60% fail)
- **** — Downgrading breaks modern packages requiring newer setuptools features. (70% fail)