I am using the pip install cx_Freeze command, but I get a subprocess error. Why does it happen?
Note: My system is Windows 11 and my Python version is 3.11.1.
Command Output:
C:\Users\<user>\>pip install cx_Freeze
Collecting cx_Freeze
Using cached cx_Freeze-6.13.1.tar.gz (1.5 MB)
Installing build dependencies ... done
Getting requirements to build wheel ... done
Preparing metadata (pyproject.toml) ... done
Requirement already satisfied: packaging>=21.0 in c:\users\<user> \appdata\local\programs\python\python311\lib\site-packages (from cx_Freeze) (23.0)
Requirement already satisfied: setuptools<66,>=59.0.1 in c:\users\<user>\appdata\local\programs\python\python311\lib\site-packages (from cx_Freeze) (65.5.0)
Requirement already satisfied: lief>=0.12.0 in c:\users\<user>\appdata\local\programs\python\python311\lib\site-packages (from cx_Freeze) (0.12.3)
Building wheels for collected packages: cx_Freeze
Building wheel for cx_Freeze (pyproject.toml) ... error
error: subprocess-exited-with-error
× Building wheel for cx_Freeze (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.win-amd64-cpython-311
creating build\lib.win-amd64-cpython-311\cx_Freeze
copying cx_Freeze\cli.py -> build\lib.win-amd64-cpython-311\cx_Freeze
copying cx_Freeze\common.py -> build\lib.win-amd64-cpython-311\cx_Freeze
copying cx_Freeze\darwintools.py -> build\lib.win-amd64-cpython-311\cx_Freeze
copying cx_Freeze\dist.py -> build\lib.win-amd64-cpython-311\cx_Freeze
copying cx_Freeze\exception.py -> build\lib.win-amd64-cpython-311\cx_Freeze
copying cx_Freeze\executable.py -> build\lib.win-amd64-cpython-311\cx_Freeze
copying cx_Freeze\finder.py -> build\lib.win-amd64-cpython-311\cx_Freeze
copying cx_Freeze\freezer.py -> build\lib.win-amd64-cpython-311\cx_Freeze
copying cx_Freeze\module.py -> build\lib.win-amd64-cpython-311\cx_Freeze
copying cx_Freeze\parser.py -> build\lib.win-amd64-cpython-311\cx_Freeze
copying cx_Freeze\sandbox.py -> build\lib.win-amd64-cpython-311\cx_Freeze
copying cx_Freeze\setupwriter.py -> build\lib.win-amd64-cpython-311\cx_Freeze
copying cx_Freeze\winmsvcr.py -> build\lib.win-amd64-cpython-311\cx_Freeze
copying cx_Freeze\winversioninfo.py -> build\lib.win-amd64-cpython-311\cx_Freeze
copying cx_Freeze\_compat.py -> build\lib.win-amd64-cpython-311\cx_Freeze
copying cx_Freeze\__init__.py -> build\lib.win-amd64-cpython-311\cx_Freeze
copying cx_Freeze\__main__.py -> build\lib.win-amd64-cpython-311\cx_Freeze
creating build\lib.win-amd64-cpython-311\cx_Freeze\bases
copying cx_Freeze\bases\__init__.py -> build\lib.win-amd64-cpython-311\cx_Freeze\bases
creating build\lib.win-amd64-cpython-311\cx_Freeze\command
copying cx_Freeze\command\bdist_mac.py -> build\lib.win-amd64-cpython-311\cx_Freeze\command
copying cx_Freeze\command\bdist_msi.py -> build\lib.win-amd64-cpython-311\cx_Freeze\command
copying cx_Freeze\command\bdist_rpm.py -> build\lib.win-amd64-cpython-311\cx_Freeze\command
copying cx_Freeze\command\build.py -> build\lib.win-amd64-cpython-311\cx_Freeze\command
copying cx_Freeze\command\build_exe.py -> build\lib.win-amd64-cpython-311\cx_Freeze\command
copying cx_Freeze\command\install.py -> build\lib.win-amd64-cpython-311\cx_Freeze\command
copying cx_Freeze\command\install_exe.py -> build\lib.win-amd64-cpython-311\cx_Freeze\command
copying cx_Freeze\command\_bdist_msi.py -> build\lib.win-amd64-cpython-311\cx_Freeze\command
copying cx_Freeze\command\_pydialog.py -> build\lib.win-amd64-cpython-311\cx_Freeze\command
copying cx_Freeze\command\__init__.py -> build\lib.win-amd64-cpython-311\cx_Freeze\command
creating build\lib.win-amd64-cpython-311\cx_Freeze\hooks
copying cx_Freeze\hooks\crypto.py -> build\lib.win-amd64-cpython-311\cx_Freeze\hooks
copying cx_Freeze\hooks\cv2.py -> build\lib.win-amd64-cpython-311\cx_Freeze\hooks
copying cx_Freeze\hooks\exclude.py -> build\lib.win-amd64-cpython-311\cx_Freeze\hooks
copying cx_Freeze\hooks\numpy.py -> build\lib.win-amd64-cpython-311\cx_Freeze\hooks
copying cx_Freeze\hooks\scipy.py -> build\lib.win-amd64-cpython-311\cx_Freeze\hooks
copying cx_Freeze\hooks\_qthooks.py -> build\lib.win-amd64-cpython-311\cx_Freeze\hooks
copying cx_Freeze\hooks\__init__.py -> build\lib.win-amd64-cpython-311\cx_Freeze\hooks
creating build\lib.win-amd64-cpython-311\cx_Freeze\initscripts
copying cx_Freeze\initscripts\console.py -> build\lib.win-amd64-cpython-311\cx_Freeze\initscripts
copying cx_Freeze\initscripts\consolesetlibpath.py -> build\lib.win-amd64-cpython-311\cx_Freeze\initscripts
copying cx_Freeze\initscripts\sharedlib.py -> build\lib.win-amd64-cpython-311\cx_Freeze\initscripts
copying cx_Freeze\initscripts\sharedlibsource.py -> build\lib.win-amd64-cpython-311\cx_Freeze\initscripts
copying cx_Freeze\initscripts\__init__.py -> build\lib.win-amd64-cpython-311\cx_Freeze\initscripts
copying cx_Freeze\initscripts\__startup__.py -> build\lib.win-amd64-cpython-311\cx_Freeze\initscripts
creating build\lib.win-amd64-cpython-311\cx_Freeze\hooks\pyqt5
copying cx_Freeze\hooks\pyqt5\add_library.py -> build\lib.win-amd64-cpython-311\cx_Freeze\hooks\pyqt5
copying cx_Freeze\hooks\pyqt5\debug.py -> build\lib.win-amd64-cpython-311\cx_Freeze\hooks\pyqt5
copying cx_Freeze\hooks\pyqt5\__init__.py -> build\lib.win-amd64-cpython-311\cx_Freeze\hooks\pyqt5
creating build\lib.win-amd64-cpython-311\cx_Freeze\hooks\pyqt6
copying cx_Freeze\hooks\pyqt6\debug.py -> build\lib.win-amd64-cpython-311\cx_Freeze\hooks\pyqt6
copying cx_Freeze\hooks\pyqt6\__init__.py -> build\lib.win-amd64-cpython-311\cx_Freeze\hooks\pyqt6
creating build\lib.win-amd64-cpython-311\cx_Freeze\hooks\pyside2
copying cx_Freeze\hooks\pyside2\debug.py -> build\lib.win-amd64-cpython-311\cx_Freeze\hooks\pyside2
copying cx_Freeze\hooks\pyside2\resource.py -> build\lib.win-amd64-cpython-311\cx_Freeze\hooks\pyside2
copying cx_Freeze\hooks\pyside2\__init__.py -> build\lib.win-amd64-cpython-311\cx_Freeze\hooks\pyside2
creating build\lib.win-amd64-cpython-311\cx_Freeze\hooks\pyside6
copying cx_Freeze\hooks\pyside6\debug.py -> build\lib.win-amd64-cpython-311\cx_Freeze\hooks\pyside6
copying cx_Freeze\hooks\pyside6\resource.py -> build\lib.win-amd64-cpython-311\cx_Freeze\hooks\pyside6
copying cx_Freeze\hooks\pyside6\__init__.py -> build\lib.win-amd64-cpython-311\cx_Freeze\hooks\pyside6
running egg_info
writing cx_Freeze.egg-info\PKG-INFO
writing dependency_links to cx_Freeze.egg-info\dependency_links.txt
writing entry points to cx_Freeze.egg-info\entry_points.txt
writing requirements to cx_Freeze.egg-info\requires.txt
writing top-level names to cx_Freeze.egg-info\top_level.txt
reading manifest file 'cx_Freeze.egg-info\SOURCES.txt'
reading manifest template 'MANIFEST.in'
adding license file 'doc/src/license.rst'
writing manifest file 'cx_Freeze.egg-info\SOURCES.txt'
copying cx_Freeze\hooks\pyside2\qt.conf -> build\lib.win-amd64-cpython-311\cx_Freeze\hooks\pyside2
copying cx_Freeze\hooks\pyside2\resource.qrc -> build\lib.win-amd64-cpython-311\cx_Freeze\hooks\pyside2
copying cx_Freeze\hooks\pyside2\resource.sh -> build\lib.win-amd64-cpython-311\cx_Freeze\hooks\pyside2
copying cx_Freeze\hooks\pyside6\qt.conf -> build\lib.win-amd64-cpython-311\cx_Freeze\hooks\pyside6
copying cx_Freeze\hooks\pyside6\resource.qrc -> build\lib.win-amd64-cpython-311\cx_Freeze\hooks\pyside6
copying cx_Freeze\hooks\pyside6\resource.sh -> build\lib.win-amd64-cpython-311\cx_Freeze\hooks\pyside6
running build_ext
error: Microsoft Visual C++ 14.0 or greater is required. Get it with "Microsoft C++ Build Tools": https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/visual-cpp-build-tools/
[end of output]
note: This error originates from a subprocess, and is likely not a problem with pip.
ERROR: Failed building wheel for cx_Freeze
Failed to build cx_Freeze
ERROR: Could not build wheels for cx_Freeze, which is required to install pyproject.toml-based projects
From the error message: "error: Microsoft Visual C++ 14.0 or greater is required. Get it with "Microsoft C++ Build Tools": https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/visual-cpp-build-tools/"
cx_freeze requires a c-compiler: https://cx-freeze.readthedocs.io/en/latest/installation.html#python-requirements