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%23 Description of problem
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%23 Configuration

VSCode: 1.93.1
PIO IDE: v3.3.3
System: Windows_NT, 10.0.22621, x64

%23 Exception

Error: Error: Command '['C:\\Users\\fivef\\.platformio\\penv\\Scripts\\python.exe', '-m', 'ensurepip', '--upgrade', '--default-pip']' returned non-zero exit status 1.
C:\Users\fivef\.platformio\python3\python.exe: No module named virtualenv
C:\Users\fivef\.platformio\python3\python.exe: No module named virtualenv
error: subprocess-exited-with-error

python setup.py egg_info did not run successfully.
exit code: 101

[27 lines of output]
Unable to create process using '"C:\Users\fivef\.platformio\python3\python.exe" -c "
exec(compile('''
%23 This is <pip-setuptools-caller> -- a caller that pip uses to run setup.py
%23
%23 - It imports setuptools before invoking setup.py, to enable projects that directly
%23   import from `distutils.core` to work with newer packaging standards.
%23 - It provides a clear error message when setuptools is not installed.
%23 - It sets `sys.argv[0]` to the underlying `setup.py`, when invoking `setup.py` so
%23   setuptools doesn't think the script is `-c`. This avoids the following warning:
%23     manifest_maker: standard file '-c' not found\".
%23 - It generates a shim setup.py, for handling setup.cfg-only projects.
import os, sys, tokenize

try:
    import setuptools
except ImportError as error:
    print(
        \"ERROR: Can not execute `setup.py` since setuptools is not available in \"
        \"the build environment.\",
        file=sys.stderr,
    )
    sys.exit(1)

__file__ = %r
sys.argv[0] = __file__

if os.path.exists(__
[end of output]

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

Encountered error while generating package metadata.

See above for output.

note: This is an issue with the package mentioned above, not pip.
hint: See above for details.
Error: Could not install PlatformIO Core: If you have antivirus/firewall/defender software in a system, try to disable it for a while.
Command '['C:\\Users\\fivef\\.platformio\\penv\\Scripts\\python.exe', '-m', 'pip', 'install', '-U', 'platformio']' returned non-zero exit status 1.
-> Installer version: 1.2.2
Platform: Windows-10
Python version: 3.11.7 (tags/v3.11.7:fa7a6f2, Dec  4 2023, 19:24:49) [MSC v.1937 64 bit (AMD64)]
Python path: C:\Users\fivef\.platformio\python3\python.exe
Creating a virtual environment at C:\Users\fivef\.platformio\penv
created virtual environment CPython3.11.7.final.0-64 in 1260ms
creator CPython3Windows(dest=C:\Users\fivef\.platformio\penv, clear=False, no_vcs_ignore=False, global=False)
seeder FromAppData(download=False, pip=bundle, setuptools=bundle, wheel=bundle, via=copy, app_data_dir=C:\Users\fivef\AppData\Local\pypa\virtualenv)
  added seed packages: pip==24.2, setuptools==75.1.0, wheel==0.44.0
activators BashActivator,BatchActivator,FishActivator,NushellActivator,PowerShellActivator,PythonActivator
Updating Python package manager (PIP) in the virtual environment
Requirement already satisfied: pip in c:\users\fivef\.platformio\penv\lib\site-packages (24.2)
PIP has been successfully updated!
Virtual environment has been successfully created!
Installing PlatformIO Core
Collecting platformio
Using cached platformio-6.1.15.tar.gz (238 kB)
Preparing metadata (setup.py): started
Preparing metadata (setup.py): finished with status 'error'

  at c:\Users\fivef\.vscode\extensions\platformio.platformio-ide-3.3.3-win32-x64\node_modules\platformio-node-helpers\dist\index.js:1:5323
  at ChildProcess.i (c:\Users\fivef\.vscode\extensions\platformio.platformio-ide-3.3.3-win32-x64\node_modules\platformio-node-helpers\dist\index.js:1:4621)
  at ChildProcess.emit (node:events:519:28)
  at ChildProcess.emit (node:domain:488:12)
  at maybeClose (node:internal/child_process:1105:16)
  at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (node:internal/child_process:305:5)