install problem

[Forestqinsheng73]

I install freud through pip install freud-analysis, but when I import it, ImportError: DLL load failed while importing _box: happens, The computer I am using is Windows 10, and the Python version is 3.12
I have already installed numpy CMake tbb nanobind and scikit-build-core before，the system also has microsoft visual C++ 2015-2022 Redistributable(x64) or C++ Compiler( I am not sure which one is right). It still cannot works

[Forestqinsheng73]

I see it is installed by uv, is it can only be used through a virtual environment?

[joaander]

It is possible to install freud from source on Windows, though it is very challenging. I recommend that Windows users install the package from conda-forge using micromamba, mamba, or conda.

We always test freud builds in virtual environments.