On windows with python 3.13.1, when running pip install for something (aeneas) I cannot resolve: You must install numpy before installing aeneas
I've tried many different approaches, including following older stackoverflow posts on the matter.
I hoped this approach at least would work:
python -m venv myenv
.\myenv\Scripts\Activate
pip install numpy
pip list
Package Version
------- -------
numpy 2.2.1
pip 24.3.1
pip install aeneas
Collecting aeneas
Using cached aeneas-1.7.3.0.tar.gz (5.5 MB)
Installing build dependencies ... done
Getting requirements to build wheel ... error
error: subprocess-exited-with-error
× Getting requirements to build wheel did not run successfully.
│ exit code: 1
╰─> [3 lines of output]
[ERRO] You must install numpy before installing aeneas
[INFO] Try the following command:
[INFO] $ sudo pip install numpy
[end of output]
note: This error originates from a subprocess, and is likely not a problem with pip.
error: subprocess-exited-with-error
pip install setuptools
pip install --upgrade pip setuptools wheel
pip install --no-build-isolation aeneas
...You must install numpy before installing aeneas
The last two commands are right except that the package is old and requires numpy.distutils. That means it needs numpy version 1 and not 2. Also numpy.distutils was removed in python 3.12. So the solution is to use Python 3.11 and:
pip install --upgrade pip setuptools wheel "numpy<2"
pip install --no-build-isolation aeneas