python config_error ai_generated true

ERROR: setuptools.errors.InvalidConfigError: Entry point 'console_scripts' has invalid format: 'mycommand = mymodule:main:extra'

ID: python/setuptools-entry-point-invalid

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80%Fix Rate
85%Confidence
0Evidence
2025-05-19First Seen

Version Compatibility

VersionStatusIntroducedDeprecatedNotes
3.9 active — — —
3.10 active — — —

Root Cause

Entry point syntax has too many colons; expected format is 'name = module:function'.

generic

中文

入口点语法冒号过多；预期格式为 'name = module:function'。

Workarounds

  1. 95% success Correct the entry point format 
    Change to 'mycommand = mymodule:main' (only one colon).
  2. 85% success Use a function that returns the callable 
    Define a function in mymodule that returns main, then use 'mycommand = mymodule:get_main'.

Dead Ends

Common approaches that don't work:

  1. Adding more colons to match a pattern 90% fail

    Increases syntax error.

  2. Using a dot instead of colon 80% fail

    Dot is not a valid separator for entry points.