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module 'pkgutil' has no attribute 'ImpImporter'. Did you mean: 'zipimporter'? #256

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Dear Sir

We have installed dependency packages like GCC, G++, SEAL, but still we are getting error while installing pyfhel in ubunut/windows python environment. We have also tried in the google colab, we got the same error. Please find the error details as follows:

Processing /home/vboxuser/Downloads/Pyfhel
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
╰─> [33 lines of output]
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/home/vboxuser/anaconda3/lib/python3.12/site-packages/pip/_vendor/pyproject_hooks/_in_process/_in_process.py", line 389, in
main()
File "/home/vboxuser/anaconda3/lib/python3.12/site-packages/pip/_vendor/pyproject_hooks/_in_process/_in_process.py", line 373, in main
json_out["return_val"] = hook(**hook_input["kwargs"])
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/home/vboxuser/anaconda3/lib/python3.12/site-packages/pip/_vendor/pyproject_hooks/_in_process/_in_process.py", line 137, in get_requires_for_build_wheel
backend = _build_backend()
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/home/vboxuser/anaconda3/lib/python3.12/site-packages/pip/_vendor/pyproject_hooks/_in_process/_in_process.py", line 70, in _build_backend
obj = import_module(mod_path)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/home/vboxuser/anaconda3/lib/python3.12/importlib/init.py", line 90, in import_module
return _bootstrap._gcd_import(name[level:], package, level)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "", line 1387, in _gcd_import
File "", line 1360, in _find_and_load
File "", line 1310, in _find_and_load_unlocked
File "", line 488, in _call_with_frames_removed
File "", line 1387, in _gcd_import
File "", line 1360, in _find_and_load
File "", line 1331, in _find_and_load_unlocked
File "", line 935, in _load_unlocked
File "", line 995, in exec_module
File "", line 488, in _call_with_frames_removed
File "/tmp/pip-build-env-cr42ygif/overlay/lib/python3.12/site-packages/setuptools/init.py", line 16, in
import setuptools.version
File "/tmp/pip-build-env-cr42ygif/overlay/lib/python3.12/site-packages/setuptools/version.py", line 1, in
import pkg_resources
File "/tmp/pip-build-env-cr42ygif/overlay/lib/python3.12/site-packages/pkg_resources/init.py", line 2178, in
register_finder(pkgutil.ImpImporter, find_on_path)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
AttributeError: module 'pkgutil' has no attribute 'ImpImporter'. Did you mean: 'zipimporter'?
[end of output]

note: This error originates from a subprocess, and is likely not a problem with pip.
error: subprocess-exited-with-error

× Getting requirements to build wheel did not run successfully.
│ exit code: 1
╰─> See above for output.

note: This error originates from a subprocess, and is likely not a problem with pip.

We are working currently with python 3.8 version

Kindly request you to do the needful

Thank you

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finnmglas

finnmglas commented on Jun 16, 2025

@finnmglas

Seriously considering to fix this in a PR haha, would you merge @ibarrond ?

ibarrond

ibarrond commented on Jun 16, 2025

@ibarrond
Owner

Without a doubt! It would probably require meddling a bit with the python versions for the CI, but be my guest!

shazz

shazz commented on Jun 20, 2025

@shazz

Hi, is there a quick fix for this error?

linked a pull request that will close this issue on Jun 25, 2025
linked a pull request that will close this issueFix various build issues #261on Jun 25, 2025
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        module 'pkgutil' has no attribute 'ImpImporter'. Did you mean: 'zipimporter'? · Issue #256 · ibarrond/Pyfhel