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

ID: python/setuptools-setup-py-deprecated

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80%Fix Rate
89%Confidence
0Evidence
2024-03-30First Seen

Version Compatibility

VersionStatusIntroducedDeprecatedNotes
3.x active — — —

Root Cause

Running python setup.py install directly is deprecated in favor of PEP 517 build frontends like pip and build.

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中文

直接运行 python setup.py install 已弃用，推荐使用 PEP 517 构建前端如 pip 和 build。

Workarounds

  1. 95% success 
    pip install .  # builds and installs using PEP 517
  2. 92% success 
    pip install build; python -m build

Dead Ends

Common approaches that don't work:

  1. 70% fail

    Hides the deprecation but does not fix the underlying issue; future removal will break the workflow.

  2. 60% fail

    Avoids the warning temporarily but locks you out of security fixes and new features.