I had a problem with python library pikepdf

When trying to install the python moduel pikepdf using pip, this error pops up:

Building wheels for collected packages: pikepdf
  Building wheel for pikepdf (pyproject.toml) ... error
  error: subprocess-exited-with-error

  × Building wheel for pikepdf (pyproject.toml) did not run successfully.
  │ exit code: 1
  ╰─> [54 lines of output]
      ...
      creating build\temp.win-amd64-cpython-310\Release\src\qpdf
      "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Professional\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.29.30133\bin\HostX86\x64\cl.exe" /c /nologo /O2 /W3 /GL /DNDEBUG /MD -DPOINTERHOLDER_TRANSITION=4 -IC:\Users\ME\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-build-env-dpc9ltd5\overlay\Lib\site-packages\pybind11\include "-IC:\Program Files\Python310\include" "-IC:\Program Files\Python310\Include" "-IC:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Professional\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.29.30133\ATLMFC\include" "-IC:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Professional\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.29.30133\include" "-IC:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\NETFXSDK\4.8\include\um" "-IC:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\include\10.0.19041.0\ucrt" "-IC:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\include\10.0.19041.0\shared" "-IC:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\include\10.0.19041.0\um" "-IC:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\include\10.0.19041.0\winrt" "-IC:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\include\10.0.19041.0\cppwinrt" /EHsc /Tpsrc/qpdf\annotation.cpp /Fobuild\temp.win-amd64-cpython-310\Release\src/qpdf\annotation.obj /EHsc /bigobj /std:c++17
      annotation.cpp
      src/qpdf\annotation.cpp(4): fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'qpdf/Constants.h': No such file or directory
      error: command 'C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft Visual Studio\\2019\\Professional\\VC\\Tools\\MSVC\\14.29.30133\\bin\\HostX86\\x64\\cl.exe' failed with exit code 2
      [end of output]

  note: This error originates from a subprocess, and is likely not a problem with pip.
  ERROR: Failed building wheel for pikepdf
Failed to build pikepdf
ERROR: Could not build wheels for pikepdf, which is required to install pyproject.toml-based projects

Creating the wheel fails due to a missing header file:

src/qpdf\annotation.cpp(4): fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'qpdf/Constants.h': No such file or directory

This is for pikepdf v6.0.0. My previous version was v4.0.1.post1, which worked fine.

Is this something that can be remedied from my side?

Solution

Solution for Macbook, M1

brew install qpdf

After it use

pip install pikepdf

Solution from https://github.com/pikepdf/pikepdf/issues/274