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How to fix the command "python setup.py egg_info" failed with error code 1?

Alton Alexander
By Alton AlexanderUpdated on June 4th, 2022

? The "python setup.py egg_info" command failed with error code 1 because the Python egg is not compatible with the current version of Python. This happens because the Python egg is not built for the correct version of Python, or because the egg is not compatible with the current version of setuptools.

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1. Check to see if you have the latest version of setup.py

  1. Check to see if you have the latest version of setuptools installed. You can do this by running the command "pip install --upgrade setuptools".
  2. If you do not have the latest version of setuptools, you can download it from the Python Package Index (PyPI) at https://pypi.org/project/setuptools/#files.
  3. Once you have downloaded setuptools, you can install it by running the command "python setup.py install".
  4. After installation is complete, you should be able to run the command "python setup.py egg_info" without any errors.

2. Run the command with the --verbose option to get more information about the error

  1. Open the command prompt and change directory to the location of the "setup.py" file.
  2. Type "python setup.py egg_info --verbose" and press Enter.
  3. This will provide more information about the error. Try to fix the error based on the information provided.

3. Run the command with the --debug option to get more information about the error

  1. Run the command "python setup.py egg_info" with the --debug option.
  2. This will print out more information about the error, which can help to determine the cause and how to fix it.

4. Check to see if there is a setup.py egg in your current directory

  1. First, check to see if there is a setup.py egg in your current directory. If there is, then proceed to step 2. If not, then create one using the following command: python setup.py egg_info
  2. Next, open the setup.py egg and look for the line that says "command 'python setup.py egg_info' failed with error code 1".
  3. If that line is present, then comment out that line by adding a "#" symbol in front of it.
  4. Finally, save the setup.py file and exit.

5. Try running the command from a different directory

  1. Open the command prompt and change the directory to the one where the setup file is located.
  2. Type "python setup.py egg_info" and press Enter.
  3. If the command fails with error code 1, try running it from a different directory.

6. Check to see if you have setuptools installed

  1. Check if setuptools is installed by entering the following command in the terminal: python -m setuptools
  2. If setuptools is not installed, install it using the command: python -m easy_install setuptools
  3. Re-run the command "python setup.py egg_info" to check if it succeeds.

7. Check to see if you have easy_install installed

  1. Check if you have pip installed: python -m pip --version
  2. If you do not have pip installed, you can install it using easy_install: easy_install pip
  3. Check if you have setuptools installed: python -m easy_install --version
  4. If you do not have setuptools installed, you can install it using pip: pip install setuptools
  5. With setuptools and pip installed, you can now install the required package using pip: pip install <package name>