Not-helpful information when locking is failed: pipenv.patched.notpip._internal.exceptions.InstallationError: Command "python setup.py egg_info" failed with error code 1

When I try to install some package (pycocotools), I encountered follwoing error. This is not pipenv’s fault, but I want pipenv to improve.

Current error message doesn’t give information to solve the problem even with --verbose option. We can’t find why setup.py is failed.

So I suggest to add functionality “super verbose” mode, which show everything regarding the install process.

(n_project_bone) endo@ohmasa-com:~/works/codes/n_project_bone$ pipenv lock --clear --verbose
Locking [dev-packages] dependencies…
Locking [packages] dependencies…
✘ Locking Failed! 
Using pip: -i https://pypi.org/simple
Using pip: -i https://pypi.org/simple
Using pip: -i https://pypi.org/simple

                          ROUND 1                           
Current constraints:
  opencv-python
  pillow
  pycocotools
  tensorflow

Finding the best candidates:
  found candidate opencv-python==4.1.1.26 (constraint was <any>)
  found candidate pillow==6.1.0 (constraint was <any>)
  found candidate pycocotools==2.0.0 (constraint was <any>)
  found candidate tensorflow==1.14.0 (constraint was <any>)

Finding secondary dependencies:
  tensorflow==1.14.0 not in cache, need to check index
  tensorflow==1.14.0        requires absl-py>=0.7.0, astor>=0.6.0, gast>=0.2.0, google-pasta>=0.1.6, grpcio>=1.8.6, keras-applications>=1.0.6, keras-preprocessing>=1.0.5, numpy<2.0,>=1.14.5, protobuf>=3.6.1, six>=1.10.0, tensorboard<1.15.0,>=1.14.0, tensorflow-estimator<1.15.0rc0,>=1.14.0rc0, termcolor>=1.1.0, wheel>=0.26, wrapt>=1.11.1
  opencv-python==4.1.1.26 not in cache, need to check index
  opencv-python==4.1.1.26   requires numpy>=1.11.3
  pillow==6.1.0 not in cache, need to check index
  pillow==6.1.0             requires -
  pycocotools==2.0.0 not in cache, need to check index
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/dist-packages/pipenv/resolver.py", line 126, in <module>
    main()
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/dist-packages/pipenv/resolver.py", line 119, in main
    parsed.requirements_dir, parsed.packages)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/dist-packages/pipenv/resolver.py", line 85, in _main
    requirements_dir=requirements_dir,
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/dist-packages/pipenv/resolver.py", line 69, in resolve
    req_dir=requirements_dir
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/dist-packages/pipenv/utils.py", line 726, in resolve_deps
    req_dir=req_dir,
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/dist-packages/pipenv/utils.py", line 480, in actually_resolve_deps
    resolved_tree = resolver.resolve()
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/dist-packages/pipenv/utils.py", line 385, in resolve
    results = self.resolver.resolve(max_rounds=environments.PIPENV_MAX_ROUNDS)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/dist-packages/pipenv/patched/piptools/resolver.py", line 102, in resolve
    has_changed, best_matches = self._resolve_one_round()
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/dist-packages/pipenv/patched/piptools/resolver.py", line 206, in _resolve_one_round
    for dep in self._iter_dependencies(best_match):
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/dist-packages/pipenv/patched/piptools/resolver.py", line 301, in _iter_dependencies
    dependencies = self.repository.get_dependencies(ireq)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/dist-packages/pipenv/patched/piptools/repositories/pypi.py", line 234, in get_dependencies
    legacy_results = self.get_legacy_dependencies(ireq)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/dist-packages/pipenv/patched/piptools/repositories/pypi.py", line 426, in get_legacy_dependencies
    results, ireq = self.resolve_reqs(download_dir, ireq, wheel_cache)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/dist-packages/pipenv/patched/piptools/repositories/pypi.py", line 297, in resolve_reqs
    results = resolver._resolve_one(reqset, ireq)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/dist-packages/pipenv/patched/notpip/_internal/resolve.py", line 260, in _resolve_one
    abstract_dist = self._get_abstract_dist_for(req_to_install)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/dist-packages/pipenv/patched/notpip/_internal/resolve.py", line 213, in _get_abstract_dist_for
    self.require_hashes
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/dist-packages/pipenv/patched/notpip/_internal/operations/prepare.py", line 294, in prepare_linked_requirement
    abstract_dist.prep_for_dist(finder, self.build_isolation)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/dist-packages/pipenv/patched/notpip/_internal/operations/prepare.py", line 127, in prep_for_dist
    self.req.run_egg_info()
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/dist-packages/pipenv/patched/notpip/_internal/req/req_install.py", line 474, in run_egg_info
    command_desc='python setup.py egg_info')
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/dist-packages/pipenv/patched/notpip/_internal/utils/misc.py", line 705, in call_subprocess
    % (command_desc, proc.returncode, cwd))
pipenv.patched.notpip._internal.exceptions.InstallationError: Command "python setup.py egg_info" failed with error code 1 in /tmp/tmp_2psbq_0build/pycocotools/
Using pip: -i https://pypi.org/simple
Using pip: -i https://pypi.org/simple

                          ROUND 1                           
Current constraints:
  opencv-python
  pillow
  pycocotools
  tensorflow

Finding the best candidates:
  found candidate opencv-python==4.1.1.26 (constraint was <any>)
  found candidate pillow==6.1.0 (constraint was <any>)
  found candidate pycocotools==2.0.0 (constraint was <any>)
  found candidate tensorflow==1.14.0 (constraint was <any>)

Finding secondary dependencies:
  tensorflow==1.14.0 not in cache, need to check index
  tensorflow==1.14.0        requires absl-py>=0.7.0, astor>=0.6.0, gast>=0.2.0, google-pasta>=0.1.6, grpcio>=1.8.6, keras-applications>=1.0.6, keras-preprocessing>=1.0.5, numpy<2.0,>=1.14.5, protobuf>=3.6.1, six>=1.10.0, tensorboard<1.15.0,>=1.14.0, tensorflow-estimator<1.15.0rc0,>=1.14.0rc0, termcolor>=1.1.0, wheel>=0.26, wrapt>=1.11.1
  opencv-python==4.1.1.26 not in cache, need to check index
  opencv-python==4.1.1.26   requires numpy>=1.11.3
  pillow==6.1.0 not in cache, need to check index
  pillow==6.1.0             requires -
  pycocotools==2.0.0 not in cache, need to check index
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/dist-packages/pipenv/resolver.py", line 126, in <module>
    main()
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/dist-packages/pipenv/resolver.py", line 119, in main
    parsed.requirements_dir, parsed.packages)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/dist-packages/pipenv/resolver.py", line 85, in _main
    requirements_dir=requirements_dir,
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/dist-packages/pipenv/resolver.py", line 69, in resolve
    req_dir=requirements_dir
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/dist-packages/pipenv/utils.py", line 726, in resolve_deps
    req_dir=req_dir,
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/dist-packages/pipenv/utils.py", line 480, in actually_resolve_deps
    resolved_tree = resolver.resolve()
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/dist-packages/pipenv/utils.py", line 385, in resolve
    results = self.resolver.resolve(max_rounds=environments.PIPENV_MAX_ROUNDS)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/dist-packages/pipenv/patched/piptools/resolver.py", line 102, in resolve
    has_changed, best_matches = self._resolve_one_round()
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/dist-packages/pipenv/patched/piptools/resolver.py", line 206, in _resolve_one_round
    for dep in self._iter_dependencies(best_match):
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/dist-packages/pipenv/patched/piptools/resolver.py", line 301, in _iter_dependencies
    dependencies = self.repository.get_dependencies(ireq)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/dist-packages/pipenv/patched/piptools/repositories/pypi.py", line 234, in get_dependencies
    legacy_results = self.get_legacy_dependencies(ireq)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/dist-packages/pipenv/patched/piptools/repositories/pypi.py", line 426, in get_legacy_dependencies
    results, ireq = self.resolve_reqs(download_dir, ireq, wheel_cache)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/dist-packages/pipenv/patched/piptools/repositories/pypi.py", line 297, in resolve_reqs
    results = resolver._resolve_one(reqset, ireq)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/dist-packages/pipenv/patched/notpip/_internal/resolve.py", line 260, in _resolve_one
    abstract_dist = self._get_abstract_dist_for(req_to_install)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/dist-packages/pipenv/patched/notpip/_internal/resolve.py", line 213, in _get_abstract_dist_for
    self.require_hashes
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/dist-packages/pipenv/patched/notpip/_internal/operations/prepare.py", line 294, in prepare_linked_requirement
    abstract_dist.prep_for_dist(finder, self.build_isolation)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/dist-packages/pipenv/patched/notpip/_internal/operations/prepare.py", line 127, in prep_for_dist
    self.req.run_egg_info()
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/dist-packages/pipenv/patched/notpip/_internal/req/req_install.py", line 474, in run_egg_info
    command_desc='python setup.py egg_info')
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/dist-packages/pipenv/patched/notpip/_internal/utils/misc.py", line 705, in call_subprocess
    % (command_desc, proc.returncode, cwd))
pipenv.patched.notpip._internal.exceptions.InstallationError: Command "python setup.py egg_info" failed with error code 1 in /tmp/tmp_2psbq_0build/pycocotools/
(n_project_bone) endo@ohmasa-com:~/works/codes/n_project_bone$ 

[jtanios]

@themummy Also having this issue while trying to install tensorflow==2.0.0 with pipenv. With pip I can install without issue, but pipenv raise this error while trying to lock the pipfile. Any workarounds for now?

@sconetto Installing pipenv from master solved the issue for me: pip install git+https://github.com/pypa/pipenv.git@master

[rbbernardino]

@jtanios awesome! I was facing the same issue: just tensorflow 2.0 and after I upgraded my pipenv to master, the issue was gone!