Can't install on windows

[bali182]

I'm sorry if it's a noob question, but I've never written a line of python in my life, so I'm kinda stumped figuring out what's going on.

I have installed on a Windows 11 machine this (checking using -V):

• Python 3.12.1
• pip 23.3.2
• ffmpeg 6.1.1 (using Chocolately as described - choco install ffmpeg)
• setuptools-rust (pip install setuptools-rust - no idea what this is but saw it on similar questions)

When I run pip install for either the github source or the one in the package manager, I get this:

PS C:> pip install -U openai-whisper
Collecting openai-whisper
Using cached openai-whisper-20231117.tar.gz (798 kB)
Installing build dependencies ... done
Getting requirements to build wheel ... done
Preparing metadata (pyproject.toml) ... done
Collecting numba (from openai-whisper)
Using cached numba-0.58.1.tar.gz (2.6 MB)
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
╰─> [21 lines of output]
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:\Users\Balazs\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python312\Lib\site-packages\pip_vendor\pyproject_hooks_in_process_in_process.py", line 353, in
main()
File "C:\Users\Balazs\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python312\Lib\site-packages\pip_vendor\pyproject_hooks_in_process_in_process.py", line 335, in main
json_out['return_val'] = hook(**hook_input['kwargs'])
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "C:\Users\Balazs\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python312\Lib\site-packages\pip_vendor\pyproject_hooks_in_process_in_process.py", line 118, in get_requires_for_build_wheel
return hook(config_settings)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "C:\Users\Balazs\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-build-env-1zhmapgk\overlay\Lib\site-packages\setuptools\build_meta.py", line 325, in get_requires_for_build_wheel
return self._get_build_requires(config_settings, requirements=['wheel'])
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "C:\Users\Balazs\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-build-env-1zhmapgk\overlay\Lib\site-packages\setuptools\build_meta.py", line 295, in _get_build_requires
self.run_setup()
File "C:\Users\Balazs\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-build-env-1zhmapgk\overlay\Lib\site-packages\setuptools\build_meta.py", line 480, in run_setup
super(_BuildMetaLegacyBackend, self).run_setup(setup_script=setup_script)
File "C:\Users\Balazs\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-build-env-1zhmapgk\overlay\Lib\site-packages\setuptools\build_meta.py", line 311, in run_setup
exec(code, locals())
File "", line 51, in
File "", line 48, in _guard_py_ver
RuntimeError: Cannot install on Python version 3.12.1; only versions >=3.8,<3.12 are supported.
[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.

I restarted the terminal after installing all the dependencies and running it with elevated privileges. Any ideas what might be the issue? Is this meant to run on Windows?

[phineas-pta]

RuntimeError: Cannot install on Python version 3.12.1; only versions >=3.8,<3.12 are supported.

[AMDphreak]

Is there any way you guys could update the package install script to reflect this answer, to warn users, to point to this error report, or ultimately to fix it? Just something to keep people updated on the progress would be epic. It's 2025 June and this problem is either still here or back. Not sure which.

[phineas-pta]

im not working nor affiliated with the devs so it's useless to tell me

otherwise, if u have problem, share the full logs so other can help

[bali182]

RuntimeError: Cannot install on Python version 3.12.1; only versions >=3.8,<3.12 are supported.

Thank you very much! Didn't expect breaking changes between 3 patch versions so thought the newer the better. Didn't even read it after the stack traces. I learn something new every day :)