Failure to install with pipx (Windows 11 Pro) #14
Description
Command run:
pipx install textual-paint
Expected outcome: default basic install via pipx.
OS vitals:
- Edition Windows 11 Pro
- Version 23H2
- Installed on 4/16/2024
- OS build 22631.6199
- Experience Windows Feature Experience Pack 1000.22700.1108.0
Actual pipx log:
pipx >(setup:1115): pipx version is 1.8.0
pipx >(setup:1116): Default python interpreter is 'C:\Program Files\Python313\python.exe'
pipx >(package_name_from_spec:381): Determined package name: textual-paint
pipx >(package_name_from_spec:382): Package name determined in 0.0s
pipx >(create_venv:164): Creating virtual environment
creating virtual environment...
pipx >(run_subprocess:175): running C:\Program Files\Python313\python.exe -m venv --without-pip C:\Users\<user>\.local\pipx\venvs\textual-paint
pipx >(run_subprocess:175): running <checking pip's availability>
pipx >(run_subprocess:175): running C:\Users\<user>\.local\pipx\venvs\textual-paint\Scripts\python.exe -c import sysconfig; print(sysconfig.get_path('pure
lib'))
pipx >(run_subprocess:175): running C:\Users\<user>\.local\pipx\shared\Scripts\python.exe -c import sysconfig; print(sysconfig.get_path('purelib'))
pipx >(run_subprocess:175): running C:\Users\<user>\.local\pipx\venvs\textual-paint\Scripts\python.exe --version
pipx >(_parsed_package_to_package_or_url:139): cleaned package spec: textual-paint
pipx >(install_package:247): Installing textual-paint
installing textual-paint...
pipx >(run_subprocess:175): running C:\Users\<user>\.local\pipx\venvs\textual-paint\Scripts\python.exe -m pip --no-input install textual-paint
pipx >(subprocess_post_check_handle_pip_error:332): 'C:\\Users\\<user>\\.local\\pipx\\venvs\\textual-paint\\Scripts\\python.exe -m pip --no-input install
textual-paint' failed
pipx >(subprocess_post_check_handle_pip_error:347): Fatal error from pip prevented installation. Full pip output in file:
C:\Users\<user>\.local\pipx\logs\cmd_2025-12-07_16.49.39_pip_errors.log
pipx >(analyze_pip_output:308): pip seemed to fail to build package:
'Pillow'
Some possibly relevant errors from pip install:
error: subprocess-exited-with-error
ERROR: Failed to build 'Pillow' when getting requirements to build wheel
Following that, the pip log itself:
1 │ PIP STDOUT
2 │ ----------
3 │ Collecting textual-paint
4 │ Using cached textual_paint-0.4.0-py3-none-any.whl.metadata (25 kB)
5 │ Collecting textual==0.38.1 (from textual-paint)
6 │ Using cached textual-0.38.1-py3-none-any.whl.metadata (5.8 kB)
7 │ Collecting rich==13.4.2 (from textual-paint)
8 │ Using cached rich-13.4.2-py3-none-any.whl.metadata (18 kB)
9 │ Collecting stransi==0.3.0 (from textual-paint)
10 │ Using cached stransi-0.3.0-py3-none-any.whl.metadata (3.6 kB)
11 │ Collecting pyperclip==1.8.2 (from textual-paint)
12 │ Using cached pyperclip-1.8.2.tar.gz (20 kB)
13 │ Installing build dependencies: started
14 │ Installing build dependencies: finished with status 'done'
15 │ Getting requirements to build wheel: started
16 │ Getting requirements to build wheel: finished with status 'done'
17 │ Preparing metadata (pyproject.toml): started
18 │ Preparing metadata (pyproject.toml): finished with status 'done'
19 │ Collecting pyfiglet==0.8.post1 (from textual-paint)
20 │ Using cached pyfiglet-0.8.post1-py2.py3-none-any.whl.metadata (1.3 kB)
21 │ Collecting Pillow==9.5.0 (from textual-paint)
22 │ Using cached Pillow-9.5.0.tar.gz (50.5 MB)
23 │ Installing build dependencies: started
24 │ Installing build dependencies: finished with status 'done'
25 │ Getting requirements to build wheel: started
26 │ Getting requirements to build wheel: finished with status 'error'
27 │
28 │ PIP STDERR
29 │ ----------
30 │ error: subprocess-exited-with-error
31 │
32 │ × Getting requirements to build wheel did not run successfully.
33 │ │ exit code: 1
34 │ ╰─> [24 lines of output]
35 │ Traceback (most recent call last):
36 │ File "C:\Users\<user>\.local\pipx\shared\Lib\site-packages\pip\_vendor\pyproject_hooks\_in_process\_in_process.py", line 389, in <module>
37 │ main1;31m()
38 │ ~~~~1;31m^^
39 │ File "C:\Users\<user>\.local\pipx\shared\Lib\site-packages\pip\_vendor\pyproject_hooks\_in_process\_in_process.py", line 373, in main
40 │ json_out["return_val"] = hook1;31m(**hook_input["kwargs"])
41 │ ~~~~1;31m^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
42 │ File "C:\Users\<user>\.local\pipx\shared\Lib\site-packages\pip\_vendor\pyproject_hooks\_in_process\_in_process.py", line 143, in get_requir
│ es_for_build_wheel
43 │ return hook(config_settings)
44 │ File "C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-build-env-rbjmds9f\overlay\Lib\site-packages\setuptools\build_meta.py", line 331, in get_requi
│ res_for_build_wheel
45 │ return self._get_build_requires1;31m(config_settings, requirements=[])
46 │ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~1;31m^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
47 │ File "C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-build-env-rbjmds9f\overlay\Lib\site-packages\setuptools\build_meta.py", line 301, in _get_buil
│ d_requires
48 │ self.run_setup1;31m()
49 │ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~1;31m^^
50 │ File "C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-build-env-rbjmds9f\overlay\Lib\site-packages\setuptools\build_meta.py", line 512, in run_setup
51 │ super().run_setup1;31m(setup_script=setup_script)
52 │ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~1;31m^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
53 │ File "C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-build-env-rbjmds9f\overlay\Lib\site-packages\setuptools\build_meta.py", line 317, in run_setup
54 │ exec1;31m(code, locals())
55 │ ~~~~1;31m^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
56 │ File "<string>", line 29, in <module>
57 │ File "<string>", line 26, in get_version
58 │ 1;35mKeyError: '__version__'
59 │ [end of output]
60 │
61 │ note: This error originates from a subprocess, and is likely not a problem with pip.
62 │ ERROR: Failed to build 'Pillow' when getting requirements to build wheel`