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Failed To Install SciPy On Windows with Python 3.9

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PS C:\Users\zhiwe> pip install scipy
Collecting scipy
  Using cached scipy-1.5.2.tar.gz (25.4 MB)
  Installing build dependencies ... done
  Getting requirements to build wheel ... done
    Preparing wheel metadata ... error
    ERROR: Command errored out with exit status 1:
     command: 'C:\Users\zhiwe\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\PythonSoftwareFoundation.Python.3.9_qbz5n2kfra8p0\python.exe' 'C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\PythonSoftwareFoundation.Python.3.9_3.9.240.0_x64__qbz5n2kfra8p0\lib\site-packages\pip\_vendor\pep517\_in_process.py' prepare_metadata_for_build_wheel 'C:\Users\zhiwe\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp9tfaxnmz'
         cwd: C:\Users\zhiwe\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-install-aflo97sh\scipy
    Complete output (195 lines):
    setup.py:460: UserWarning: Unrecognized setuptools command ('dist_info --egg-base C:\Users\zhiwe\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-modern-metadata-5pexrvpg'), proceeding with generating Cython sources and expanding templates
      warnings.warn("Unrecognized setuptools command ('{}'), proceeding with "
    Running from SciPy source directory.
    lapack_opt_info:
    lapack_mkl_info:
    No module named 'numpy.distutils._msvccompiler' in numpy.distutils; trying from distutils
    customize MSVCCompiler
      libraries mkl_rt not found in ['C:\\Program Files\\WindowsApps\\PythonSoftwareFoundation.Python.3.9_3.9.240.0_x64__qbz5n2kfra8p0\\lib', 'C:\\', 'C:\\Program Files\\WindowsApps\\PythonSoftwareFoundation.Python.3.9_3.9.240.0_x64__qbz5n2kfra8p0\\libs']
      NOT AVAILABLE

    openblas_lapack_info:
    No module named 'numpy.distutils._msvccompiler' in numpy.distutils; trying from distutils
    customize MSVCCompiler
    No module named 'numpy.distutils._msvccompiler' in numpy.distutils; trying from distutils
    customize MSVCCompiler
      libraries openblas not found in ['C:\\Program Files\\WindowsApps\\PythonSoftwareFoundation.Python.3.9_3.9.240.0_x64__qbz5n2kfra8p0\\lib', 'C:\\', 'C:\\Program Files\\WindowsApps\\PythonSoftwareFoundation.Python.3.9_3.9.240.0_x64__qbz5n2kfra8p0\\libs']
    get_default_fcompiler: matching types: '['gnu', 'intelv', 'absoft', 'compaqv', 'intelev', 'gnu95', 'g95', 'intelvem', 'intelem', 'flang']'
    customize GnuFCompiler
    Could not locate executable g77
    Could not locate executable f77
    customize IntelVisualFCompiler
    Could not locate executable ifort
    Could not locate executable ifl
    customize AbsoftFCompiler
    Could not locate executable f90
    customize CompaqVisualFCompiler
    Could not locate executable DF
    customize IntelItaniumVisualFCompiler
    Could not locate executable efl
    customize Gnu95FCompiler
    Could not locate executable gfortran
    Could not locate executable f95
    customize G95FCompiler
    Could not locate executable g95
    customize IntelEM64VisualFCompiler
    customize IntelEM64TFCompiler
    Could not locate executable efort
    Could not locate executable efc
    customize PGroupFlangCompiler
    Could not locate executable flang
    don't know how to compile Fortran code on platform 'nt'
      NOT AVAILABLE

    openblas_clapack_info:
    No module named 'numpy.distutils._msvccompiler' in numpy.distutils; trying from distutils
    customize MSVCCompiler
    No module named 'numpy.distutils._msvccompiler' in numpy.distutils; trying from distutils
    customize MSVCCompiler
      libraries openblas,lapack not found in ['C:\\Program Files\\WindowsApps\\PythonSoftwareFoundation.Python.3.9_3.9.240.0_x64__qbz5n2kfra8p0\\lib', 'C:\\', 'C:\\Program Files\\WindowsApps\\PythonSoftwareFoundation.Python.3.9_3.9.240.0_x64__qbz5n2kfra8p0\\libs']
      NOT AVAILABLE

    flame_info:
    No module named 'numpy.distutils._msvccompiler' in numpy.distutils; trying from distutils
    customize MSVCCompiler
      libraries flame not found in ['C:\\Program Files\\WindowsApps\\PythonSoftwareFoundation.Python.3.9_3.9.240.0_x64__qbz5n2kfra8p0\\lib', 'C:\\', 'C:\\Program Files\\WindowsApps\\PythonSoftwareFoundation.Python.3.9_3.9.240.0_x64__qbz5n2kfra8p0\\libs']
      NOT AVAILABLE

    atlas_3_10_threads_info:
    Setting PTATLAS=ATLAS
    No module named 'numpy.distutils._msvccompiler' in numpy.distutils; trying from distutils
    customize MSVCCompiler
      libraries lapack_atlas not found in C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\PythonSoftwareFoundation.Python.3.9_3.9.240.0_x64__qbz5n2kfra8p0\lib
    No module named 'numpy.distutils._msvccompiler' in numpy.distutils; trying from distutils
    customize MSVCCompiler
      libraries tatlas,tatlas not found in C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\PythonSoftwareFoundation.Python.3.9_3.9.240.0_x64__qbz5n2kfra8p0\lib
    No module named 'numpy.distutils._msvccompiler' in numpy.distutils; trying from distutils
    customize MSVCCompiler
      libraries lapack_atlas not found in C:\
    No module named 'numpy.distutils._msvccompiler' in numpy.distutils; trying from distutils
    customize MSVCCompiler
      libraries tatlas,tatlas not found in C:\
    No module named 'numpy.distutils._msvccompiler' in numpy.distutils; trying from distutils
    customize MSVCCompiler
      libraries lapack_atlas not found in C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\PythonSoftwareFoundation.Python.3.9_3.9.240.0_x64__qbz5n2kfra8p0\libs
    No module named 'numpy.distutils._msvccompiler' in numpy.distutils; trying from distutils
    customize MSVCCompiler
      libraries tatlas,tatlas not found in C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\PythonSoftwareFoundation.Python.3.9_3.9.240.0_x64__qbz5n2kfra8p0\libs
    <class 'numpy.distutils.system_info.atlas_3_10_threads_info'>
      NOT AVAILABLE

    atlas_3_10_info:
    No module named 'numpy.distutils._msvccompiler' in numpy.distutils; trying from distutils
    customize MSVCCompiler
      libraries lapack_atlas not found in C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\PythonSoftwareFoundation.Python.3.9_3.9.240.0_x64__qbz5n2kfra8p0\lib
    No module named 'numpy.distutils._msvccompiler' in numpy.distutils; trying from distutils
    customize MSVCCompiler
      libraries satlas,satlas not found in C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\PythonSoftwareFoundation.Python.3.9_3.9.240.0_x64__qbz5n2kfra8p0\lib
    No module named 'numpy.distutils._msvccompiler' in numpy.distutils; trying from distutils
    customize MSVCCompiler
      libraries lapack_atlas not found in C:\
    No module named 'numpy.distutils._msvccompiler' in numpy.distutils; trying from distutils
    customize MSVCCompiler
      libraries satlas,satlas not found in C:\
    No module named 'numpy.distutils._msvccompiler' in numpy.distutils; trying from distutils
    customize MSVCCompiler
      libraries lapack_atlas not found in C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\PythonSoftwareFoundation.Python.3.9_3.9.240.0_x64__qbz5n2kfra8p0\libs
    No module named 'numpy.distutils._msvccompiler' in numpy.distutils; trying from distutils
    customize MSVCCompiler
      libraries satlas,satlas not found in C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\PythonSoftwareFoundation.Python.3.9_3.9.240.0_x64__qbz5n2kfra8p0\libs
    <class 'numpy.distutils.system_info.atlas_3_10_info'>
      NOT AVAILABLE

    atlas_threads_info:
    Setting PTATLAS=ATLAS
    No module named 'numpy.distutils._msvccompiler' in numpy.distutils; trying from distutils
    customize MSVCCompiler
      libraries lapack_atlas not found in C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\PythonSoftwareFoundation.Python.3.9_3.9.240.0_x64__qbz5n2kfra8p0\lib
    No module named 'numpy.distutils._msvccompiler' in numpy.distutils; trying from distutils
    customize MSVCCompiler
      libraries ptf77blas,ptcblas,atlas not found in C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\PythonSoftwareFoundation.Python.3.9_3.9.240.0_x64__qbz5n2kfra8p0\lib
    No module named 'numpy.distutils._msvccompiler' in numpy.distutils; trying from distutils
    customize MSVCCompiler
      libraries lapack_atlas not found in C:\
    No module named 'numpy.distutils._msvccompiler' in numpy.distutils; trying from distutils
    customize MSVCCompiler
      libraries ptf77blas,ptcblas,atlas not found in C:\
    No module named 'numpy.distutils._msvccompiler' in numpy.distutils; trying from distutils
    customize MSVCCompiler
      libraries lapack_atlas not found in C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\PythonSoftwareFoundation.Python.3.9_3.9.240.0_x64__qbz5n2kfra8p0\libs
    No module named 'numpy.distutils._msvccompiler' in numpy.distutils; trying from distutils
    customize MSVCCompiler
      libraries ptf77blas,ptcblas,atlas not found in C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\PythonSoftwareFoundation.Python.3.9_3.9.240.0_x64__qbz5n2kfra8p0\libs
    <class 'numpy.distutils.system_info.atlas_threads_info'>
      NOT AVAILABLE

    atlas_info:
    No module named 'numpy.distutils._msvccompiler' in numpy.distutils; trying from distutils
    customize MSVCCompiler
      libraries lapack_atlas not found in C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\PythonSoftwareFoundation.Python.3.9_3.9.240.0_x64__qbz5n2kfra8p0\lib
    No module named 'numpy.distutils._msvccompiler' in numpy.distutils; trying from distutils
    customize MSVCCompiler
      libraries f77blas,cblas,atlas not found in C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\PythonSoftwareFoundation.Python.3.9_3.9.240.0_x64__qbz5n2kfra8p0\lib
    No module named 'numpy.distutils._msvccompiler' in numpy.distutils; trying from distutils
    customize MSVCCompiler
      libraries lapack_atlas not found in C:\
    No module named 'numpy.distutils._msvccompiler' in numpy.distutils; trying from distutils
    customize MSVCCompiler
      libraries f77blas,cblas,atlas not found in C:\
    No module named 'numpy.distutils._msvccompiler' in numpy.distutils; trying from distutils
    customize MSVCCompiler
      libraries lapack_atlas not found in C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\PythonSoftwareFoundation.Python.3.9_3.9.240.0_x64__qbz5n2kfra8p0\libs
    No module named 'numpy.distutils._msvccompiler' in numpy.distutils; trying from distutils
    customize MSVCCompiler
      libraries f77blas,cblas,atlas not found in C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\PythonSoftwareFoundation.Python.3.9_3.9.240.0_x64__qbz5n2kfra8p0\libs
    <class 'numpy.distutils.system_info.atlas_info'>
      NOT AVAILABLE

    accelerate_info:
      NOT AVAILABLE

    lapack_info:
    No module named 'numpy.distutils._msvccompiler' in numpy.distutils; trying from distutils
    customize MSVCCompiler
      libraries lapack not found in ['C:\\Program Files\\WindowsApps\\PythonSoftwareFoundation.Python.3.9_3.9.240.0_x64__qbz5n2kfra8p0\\lib', 'C:\\', 'C:\\Program Files\\WindowsApps\\PythonSoftwareFoundation.Python.3.9_3.9.240.0_x64__qbz5n2kfra8p0\\libs']
      NOT AVAILABLE

    C:\Users\zhiwe\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-build-env-1isji6d_\overlay\Lib\site-packages\numpy\distutils\system_info.py:1712: UserWarning:
        Lapack (http://www.netlib.org/lapack/) libraries not found.
        Directories to search for the libraries can be specified in the
        numpy/distutils/site.cfg file (section [lapack]) or by setting
        the LAPACK environment variable.
      if getattr(self, '_calc_info_{}'.format(lapack))():
    lapack_src_info:
      NOT AVAILABLE

    C:\Users\zhiwe\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-build-env-1isji6d_\overlay\Lib\site-packages\numpy\distutils\system_info.py:1712: UserWarning:
        Lapack (http://www.netlib.org/lapack/) sources not found.
        Directories to search for the sources can be specified in the
        numpy/distutils/site.cfg file (section [lapack_src]) or by setting
        the LAPACK_SRC environment variable.
      if getattr(self, '_calc_info_{}'.format(lapack))():
      NOT AVAILABLE

    Traceback (most recent call last):
      File "C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\PythonSoftwareFoundation.Python.3.9_3.9.240.0_x64__qbz5n2kfra8p0\lib\site-packages\pip\_vendor\pep517\_in_process.py", line 280, in <module>
        main()
      File "C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\PythonSoftwareFoundation.Python.3.9_3.9.240.0_x64__qbz5n2kfra8p0\lib\site-packages\pip\_vendor\pep517\_in_process.py", line 263, in main
        json_out['return_val'] = hook(**hook_input['kwargs'])
      File "C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\PythonSoftwareFoundation.Python.3.9_3.9.240.0_x64__qbz5n2kfra8p0\lib\site-packages\pip\_vendor\pep517\_in_process.py", line 133, in prepare_metadata_for_build_wheel
        return hook(metadata_directory, config_settings)
      File "C:\Users\zhiwe\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-build-env-1isji6d_\overlay\Lib\site-packages\setuptools\build_meta.py", line 161, in prepare_metadata_for_build_wheel
        self.run_setup()
      File "C:\Users\zhiwe\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-build-env-1isji6d_\overlay\Lib\site-packages\setuptools\build_meta.py", line 253, in run_setup
        super(_BuildMetaLegacyBackend,
      File "C:\Users\zhiwe\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-build-env-1isji6d_\overlay\Lib\site-packages\setuptools\build_meta.py", line 145, in run_setup
        exec(compile(code, __file__, 'exec'), locals())
      File "setup.py", line 583, in <module>
        setup_package()
      File "setup.py", line 579, in setup_package
        setup(**metadata)
      File "C:\Users\zhiwe\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-build-env-1isji6d_\overlay\Lib\site-packages\numpy\distutils\core.py", line 137, in setup
        config = configuration()
      File "setup.py", line 477, in configuration
        raise NotFoundError(msg)
    numpy.distutils.system_info.NotFoundError: No lapack/blas resources found.
    ----------------------------------------
ERROR: Command errored out with exit status 1: 'C:\Users\zhiwe\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\PythonSoftwareFoundation.Python.3.9_qbz5n2kfra8p0\python.exe' 'C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\PythonSoftwareFoundation.Python.3.9_3.9.240.0_x64__qbz5n2kfra8p0\lib\site-packages\pip\_vendor\pep517\_in_process.py' prepare_metadata_for_build_wheel 'C:\Users\zhiwe\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp9tfaxnmz' Check the logs for full command output.

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  • State:closed
  • Created 3 years ago
  • Reactions:7
  • Comments:13 (4 by maintainers)

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tylerjereddycommented, Oct 30, 2020

yes, I’m working on it (in free time)

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frenzymadnesscommented, Oct 7, 2020

I guess that the main issue here is that scipy and numpy do not provide binary wheels for Python 3.9 which has been released yesterday. It would be really nice to have wheels for Python 3.9 so not many users trying the new Python would not have to compile scipy from sources.

Numpy issue: https://github.com/numpy/numpy/issues/17482

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