Command errored out with exit status 1: python setup.py egg_info Check the logs for full command output - while installing auto-py-to-exe through pip

Question

I am trying to download auto-py-to-exe on a different (windows) device than I usually use through pip. However when run I get the error (sorry it is so very very long):

ERROR: Command errored out with exit status 1:      command: 'c:\users\tom\appdata\local\programs\python\python38-32\python.exe' -c 'import sys, setuptools, tokenize; sys.argv[0] = '"'"'C:\\Users\\tom\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\pip-install-aplljhe0\\gevent\\setup.py'"'"'; __file__='"'"'C:\\Users\\tom\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\pip-install-aplljhe0\\gevent\\setup.py'"'"';f=getattr(tokenize, '"'"'open'"'"', open)(__file__);code=f.read().replace('"'"'\r\n'"'"', '"'"'\n'"'"');f.close();exec(compile(code, __file__, '"'"'exec'"'"'))' egg_info --egg-base 'C:\Users\tom\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-install-aplljhe0\gevent\pip-egg-info'          cwd: C:\Users\tom\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-install-aplljhe0\gevent\     Complete output (113 lines):     Traceback (most recent call last):       File "c:\users\tom\appdata\local\programs\python\python38-32\lib\site-packages\setuptools\msvc.py", line 489, in _find_latest_available_vc_ver         return self.find_available_vc_vers()[-1]     IndexError: list index out of range      During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:      Traceback (most recent call last):       File "c:\users\tom\appdata\local\programs\python\python38-32\lib\site-packages\setuptools\sandbox.py", line 154, in save_modules         yield saved       File "c:\users\tom\appdata\local\programs\python\python38-32\lib\site-packages\setuptools\sandbox.py", line 195, in setup_context         yield       File "c:\users\tom\appdata\local\programs\python\python38-32\lib\site-packages\setuptools\sandbox.py", line 250, in run_setup         _execfile(setup_script, ns)       File "c:\users\tom\appdata\local\programs\python\python38-32\lib\site-packages\setuptools\sandbox.py", line 45, in _execfile         exec(code, globals, locals)       File "C:\Users\tom\AppData\Local\Temp\easy_install-29et0so1\cffi-1.14.0\setup.py", line 127, in <module>         HUB_PRIMITIVES = Extension(name="gevent.__hub_primitives",       File "C:\Users\tom\AppData\Local\Temp\easy_install-29et0so1\cffi-1.14.0\setup.py", line 105, in uses_msvc         include_dirs=include_dirs)       File "c:\users\tom\appdata\local\programs\python\python38-32\lib\distutils\command\config.py", line 225, in try_compile         self._compile(body, headers, include_dirs, lang)       File "c:\users\tom\appdata\local\programs\python\python38-32\lib\distutils\command\config.py", line 132, in _compile         self.compiler.compile([src], include_dirs=include_dirs)       File "c:\users\tom\appdata\local\programs\python\python38-32\lib\distutils\_msvccompiler.py", line 360, in compile         self.initialize()       File "c:\users\tom\appdata\local\programs\python\python38-32\lib\distutils\_msvccompiler.py", line 253, in initialize         vc_env = _get_vc_env(plat_spec)       File "c:\users\tom\appdata\local\programs\python\python38-32\lib\site-packages\setuptools\msvc.py", line 185, in msvc14_get_vc_env         return EnvironmentInfo(plat_spec, vc_min_ver=14.0).return_env()       File "c:\users\tom\appdata\local\programs\python\python38-32\lib\site-packages\setuptools\msvc.py", line 843, in __init__         self.si = SystemInfo(self.ri, vc_ver)       File "c:\users\tom\appdata\local\programs\python\python38-32\lib\site-packages\setuptools\msvc.py", line 485, in __init__         self.vc_ver = vc_ver or self._find_latest_available_vc_ver()       File "c:\users\tom\appdata\local\programs\python\python38-32\lib\site-packages\setuptools\msvc.py", line 492, in _find_latest_available_vc_ver         raise distutils.errors.DistutilsPlatformError(err)     distutils.errors.DistutilsPlatformError: Microsoft Visual C++ 14.0 is required. Get it with "Microsoft Visual C++ Build Tools": https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads/      During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:      Traceback (most recent call last):       File "<string>", line 1, in <module>       File "C:\Users\tom\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-install-aplljhe0\gevent\setup.py", line 427, in <module>         run_setup(EXT_MODULES, run_make=_BUILDING)       File "C:\Users\tom\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-install-aplljhe0\gevent\setup.py", line 328, in run_setup         setup(       File "c:\users\tom\appdata\local\programs\python\python38-32\lib\site-packages\setuptools\__init__.py", line 144, in setup         _install_setup_requires(attrs)       File "c:\users\tom\appdata\local\programs\python\python38-32\lib\site-packages\setuptools\__init__.py", line 139, in _install_setup_requires         dist.fetch_build_eggs(dist.setup_requires)       File "c:\users\tom\appdata\local\programs\python\python38-32\lib\site-packages\setuptools\dist.py", line 716, in fetch_build_eggs         resolved_dists = pkg_resources.working_set.resolve(       File "c:\users\tom\appdata\local\programs\python\python38-32\lib\site-packages\pkg_resources\__init__.py", line 780, in resolve         dist = best[req.key] = env.best_match(       File "c:\users\tom\appdata\local\programs\python\python38-32\lib\site-packages\pkg_resources\__init__.py", line 1065, in best_match         return self.obtain(req, installer)       File "c:\users\tom\appdata\local\programs\python\python38-32\lib\site-packages\pkg_resources\__init__.py", line 1077, in obtain         return installer(requirement)       File "c:\users\tom\appdata\local\programs\python\python38-32\lib\site-packages\setuptools\dist.py", line 786, in fetch_build_egg         return cmd.easy_install(req)       File "c:\users\tom\appdata\local\programs\python\python38-32\lib\site-packages\setuptools\command\easy_install.py", line 679, in easy_install         return self.install_item(spec, dist.location, tmpdir, deps)       File "c:\users\tom\appdata\local\programs\python\python38-32\lib\site-packages\setuptools\command\easy_install.py", line 705, in install_item         dists = self.install_eggs(spec, download, tmpdir)       File "c:\users\tom\appdata\local\programs\python\python38-32\lib\site-packages\setuptools\command\easy_install.py", line 890, in install_eggs         return self.build_and_install(setup_script, setup_base)       File "c:\users\tom\appdata\local\programs\python\python38-32\lib\site-packages\setuptools\command\easy_install.py", line 1158, in build_and_install         self.run_setup(setup_script, setup_base, args)       File "c:\users\tom\appdata\local\programs\python\python38-32\lib\site-packages\setuptools\command\easy_install.py", line 1144, in run_setup         run_setup(setup_script, args)       File "c:\users\tom\appdata\local\programs\python\python38-32\lib\site-packages\setuptools\sandbox.py", line 253, in run_setup         raise       File "c:\users\tom\appdata\local\programs\python\python38-32\lib\contextlib.py", line 131, in __exit__         self.gen.throw(type, value, traceback)       File "c:\users\tom\appdata\local\programs\python\python38-32\lib\site-packages\setuptools\sandbox.py", line 195, in setup_context         yield       File "c:\users\tom\appdata\local\programs\python\python38-32\lib\contextlib.py", line 131, in __exit__         self.gen.throw(type, value, traceback)       File "c:\users\tom\appdata\local\programs\python\python38-32\lib\site-packages\setuptools\sandbox.py", line 166, in save_modules         saved_exc.resume()       File "c:\users\tom\appdata\local\programs\python\python38-32\lib\site-packages\setuptools\sandbox.py", line 141, in resume         six.reraise(type, exc, self._tb)       File "c:\users\tom\appdata\local\programs\python\python38-32\lib\site-packages\setuptools\_vendor\six.py", line 685, in reraise         raise value.with_traceback(tb)       File "c:\users\tom\appdata\local\programs\python\python38-32\lib\site-packages\setuptools\sandbox.py", line 154, in save_modules         yield saved       File "c:\users\tom\appdata\local\programs\python\python38-32\lib\site-packages\setuptools\sandbox.py", line 195, in setup_context         yield       File "c:\users\tom\appdata\local\programs\python\python38-32\lib\site-packages\setuptools\sandbox.py", line 250, in run_setup         _execfile(setup_script, ns)       File "c:\users\tom\appdata\local\programs\python\python38-32\lib\site-packages\setuptools\sandbox.py", line 45, in _execfile         exec(code, globals, locals)       File "C:\Users\tom\AppData\Local\Temp\easy_install-29et0so1\cffi-1.14.0\setup.py", line 127, in <module>         HUB_PRIMITIVES = Extension(name="gevent.__hub_primitives",       File "C:\Users\tom\AppData\Local\Temp\easy_install-29et0so1\cffi-1.14.0\setup.py", line 105, in uses_msvc         include_dirs=include_dirs)       File "c:\users\tom\appdata\local\programs\python\python38-32\lib\distutils\command\config.py", line 225, in try_compile         self._compile(body, headers, include_dirs, lang)       File "c:\users\tom\appdata\local\programs\python\python38-32\lib\distutils\command\config.py", line 132, in _compile         self.compiler.compile([src], include_dirs=include_dirs)       File "c:\users\tom\appdata\local\programs\python\python38-32\lib\distutils\_msvccompiler.py", line 360, in compile         self.initialize()       File "c:\users\tom\appdata\local\programs\python\python38-32\lib\distutils\_msvccompiler.py", line 253, in initialize         vc_env = _get_vc_env(plat_spec)       File "c:\users\tom\appdata\local\programs\python\python38-32\lib\site-packages\setuptools\msvc.py", line 185, in msvc14_get_vc_env         return EnvironmentInfo(plat_spec, vc_min_ver=14.0).return_env()       File "c:\users\tom\appdata\local\programs\python\python38-32\lib\site-packages\setuptools\msvc.py", line 843, in __init__         self.si = SystemInfo(self.ri, vc_ver)       File "c:\users\tom\appdata\local\programs\python\python38-32\lib\site-packages\setuptools\msvc.py", line 485, in __init__         self.vc_ver = vc_ver or self._find_latest_available_vc_ver()       File "c:\users\tom\appdata\local\programs\python\python38-32\lib\site-packages\setuptools\msvc.py", line 492, in _find_latest_available_vc_ver         raise distutils.errors.DistutilsPlatformError(err)     distutils.errors.DistutilsPlatformError: Microsoft Visual C++ 14.0 is required. Get it with "Microsoft Visual C++ Build Tools": https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads/     ---------------------------------------- ERROR: Command errored out with exit status 1: python setup.py egg_info Check the logs for full command output. 

Even though it does state that I need Visual Studio C++ 14.0 my computer won't install it and I have not needed it before. I checked This Stack Overflow Question but it relates to another pip install and has no answers. If the only answer is to install Visual Studio then I am kinda screwed.

Answer 1

Edit

Since this answer was posted, gevent has released several new versions, including prebuilt wheels for Python 3.8 on Windows, so the pip install gevent --pre shouldn't be necessary anymore - just run pip install auto-py-to-exe as usual and it should work.

Original answer

Allow prerelease gevent versions via

$ pip install gevent --pre $ pip install auto-py-to-exe 

Explanation: auto-py-to-exe is installable on Python 3.8 on Windows without any issues (this can be verified e.g. by running pip install auto-py-to-exe --no-deps). However, it requires bottle-websocket to be installed, which in turn has gevent dependency. gevent did not release a stable version that offers prebuilt wheels for Python 3.8 yet (this would be 1.5), so pip doesn't pick up prebuilt wheels and tries to build gevent==1.4 from source dist. Installing the prerelease 1.5 version of gevent avoids this.