I'm trying to install pyautogui, and have an error. I tried to install pyautogui on older python version, and have same error. I also tried to install all dependencies separately, and got same error.
Command I ran:
python3.10 -m pip install pyautogui
Python version: 3.10.2
Pip version: 22.0.4
Error:
× Building wheel for pymsgbox (pyproject.toml) did not run successfully.
│ exit code: 1
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running bdist_wheel
running build
running build_py
creating build
creating build/lib
creating build/lib/pymsgbox
copying src/pymsgbox/_native_win.py -> build/lib/pymsgbox
copying src/pymsgbox/__init__.py -> build/lib/pymsgbox
running install
running install_lib
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/home/excl/.local/lib/python3.10/site-packages/pip/_vendor/pep517/in_process/_in_process.py", line 363, in <module>
main()
File "/home/excl/.local/lib/python3.10/site-packages/pip/_vendor/pep517/in_process/_in_process.py", line 345, in main
json_out['return_val'] = hook(**hook_input['kwargs'])
File "/home/excl/.local/lib/python3.10/site-packages/pip/_vendor/pep517/in_process/_in_process.py", line 261, in build_wheel
return _build_backend().build_wheel(wheel_directory, config_settings,
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/setuptools/build_meta.py", line 230, in build_wheel
return self._build_with_temp_dir(['bdist_wheel'], '.whl',
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/setuptools/build_meta.py", line 215, in _build_with_temp_dir
self.run_setup()
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/setuptools/build_meta.py", line 267, in run_setup
super(_BuildMetaLegacyBackend,
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/setuptools/build_meta.py", line 158, in run_setup
exec(compile(code, __file__, 'exec'), locals())
File "setup.py", line 13, in <module>
setup(
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/setuptools/__init__.py", line 153, in setup
return distutils.core.setup(**attrs)
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/setuptools/_distutils/core.py", line 148, in setup
return run_commands(dist)
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/setuptools/_distutils/core.py", line 163, in run_commands
dist.run_commands()
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/setuptools/_distutils/dist.py", line 967, in run_commands
self.run_command(cmd)
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/setuptools/_distutils/dist.py", line 986, in run_command
cmd_obj.run()
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/wheel/bdist_wheel.py", line 335, in run
self.run_command('install')
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/setuptools/_distutils/cmd.py", line 313, in run_command
self.distribution.run_command(command)
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/setuptools/_distutils/dist.py", line 986, in run_command
cmd_obj.run()
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/setuptools/command/install.py", line 68, in run
return orig.install.run(self)
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/setuptools/_distutils/command/install.py", line 622, in run
self.run_command(cmd_name)
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/setuptools/_distutils/cmd.py", line 313, in run_command
self.distribution.run_command(command)
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/setuptools/_distutils/dist.py", line 985, in run_command
cmd_obj.ensure_finalized()
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/setuptools/_distutils/cmd.py", line 107, in ensure_finalized
self.finalize_options()
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/setuptools/command/install_lib.py", line 17, in finalize_options
self.set_undefined_options('install',('install_layout','install_layout'))
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/setuptools/_distutils/cmd.py", line 290, in set_undefined_options
setattr(self, dst_option, getattr(src_cmd_obj, src_option))
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/setuptools/_distutils/cmd.py", line 103, in __getattr__
raise AttributeError(attr)
AttributeError: install_layout. Did you mean: 'install_platlib'?
[end of output]
note: This error originates from a subprocess, and is likely not a problem with pip.
ERROR: Failed building wheel for pymsgbox
Failed to build pyscreeze pymsgbox
ERROR: Could not build wheels for pyscreeze, pymsgbox, which is required to install pyproject.toml-based projects
Fixed with using an older version of dependencies and an older version of pyautogui (0.9.52).