Error installing via pip on windows 11 #385
Description
Hello,
When trying to install via pip install ezc3d I receive the following error.
This is done on a clean new virtual environment.
I am using python 3.14.2.
Python 3.14.2 (tags/v3.14.2:df79316, Dec 5 2025, 17:18:21) [MSC v.1944 64 bit (AMD64)] on win32 Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
I am using Windows 11 Version 10.0.26200 Build 26200.
From the pip log, it could be something to do during the build of the C++ code as it mention some problems that CMake is having. But at the same time, I can build the release 1.6.3 manually using CMake. I pasted the Python and CMake logs below:
Installing via pip
(venv) C:\Users\hfm\Documents\c3d>pip install ezc3d
Collecting ezc3d
Using cached ezc3d-1.6.3.tar.gz (49 kB)
Installing build dependencies ... done
Getting requirements to build wheel ... done
Preparing metadata (pyproject.toml) ... done
Collecting numpy (from ezc3d)
Using cached numpy-2.4.2-cp314-cp314-win_amd64.whl.metadata (6.6 kB)
Using cached numpy-2.4.2-cp314-cp314-win_amd64.whl (12.4 MB)
Building wheels for collected packages: ezc3d
Building wheel for ezc3d (pyproject.toml) ... error
error: subprocess-exited-with-error
× Building wheel for ezc3d (pyproject.toml) did not run successfully.
│ exit code: 1
╰─> [92 lines of output]
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-- Trying 'Ninja (Visual Studio 17 2022 x64 v144)' generator
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Not searching for unused variables given on the command line.
-- The C compiler identification is MSVC 19.44.35222.0
-- Detecting C compiler ABI info
-- Detecting C compiler ABI info - done
-- Check for working C compiler: C:/Program Files/Microsoft Visual Studio/2022/Community/VC/Tools/MSVC/14.44.35207/bin/Hostx86/x64/cl.exe - skipped
-- Detecting C compile features
-- Detecting C compile features - done
-- The CXX compiler identification is MSVC 19.44.35222.0
-- Detecting CXX compiler ABI info
-- Detecting CXX compiler ABI info - done
-- Check for working CXX compiler: C:/Program Files/Microsoft Visual Studio/2022/Community/VC/Tools/MSVC/14.44.35207/bin/Hostx86/x64/cl.exe - skipped
-- Detecting CXX compile features
-- Detecting CXX compile features - done
-- Configuring done (2.4s)
-- Generating done (0.1s)
-- Build files have been written to: C:/Users/hfm/AppData/Local/Temp/pip-install-4y2zpz_f/ezc3d_8af7e75519824f4e97bde41649a66c7e/_cmake_test_compile/build
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-- Trying 'Ninja (Visual Studio 17 2022 x64 v144)' generator - success
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Configuring Project
Working directory:
C:\Users\hfm\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-install-4y2zpz_f\ezc3d_8af7e75519824f4e97bde41649a66c7e\_skbuild\win-amd64-3.14\cmake-build
Command:
'C:\Users\hfm\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-build-env-th56t5go\overlay\Lib\site-packages\cmake\data\bin/cmake.exe' 'C:\Users\hfm\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-install-4y2zpz_f\ezc3d_8af7e75519824f4e97bde41649a66c7e' -G Ninja -DCMAKE_MAKE_PROGRAM:FILEPATH=ninja -D_SKBUILD_FORCE_MSVC=1930 --no-warn-unused-cli '-DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:PATH=C:\Users\hfm\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-install-4y2zpz_f\ezc3d_8af7e75519824f4e97bde41649a66c7e\_skbuild\win-amd64-3.14\cmake-install' -DPYTHON_VERSION_STRING:STRING=3.14.2 -DSKBUILD:INTERNAL=TRUE '-DCMAKE_MODULE_PATH:PATH=C:\Users\hfm\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-build-env-th56t5go\overlay\Lib\site-packages\skbuild\resources\cmake' '-DPYTHON_EXECUTABLE:PATH=C:\Users\hfm\Documents\c3d\venv\Scripts\python.exe' '-DPYTHON_INCLUDE_DIR:PATH=C:\Python314\Include' '-DPYTHON_LIBRARY:PATH=C:\Python314\libs\python314.lib' '-DPython_EXECUTABLE:PATH=C:\Users\hfm\Documents\c3d\venv\Scripts\python.exe' '-DPython_ROOT_DIR:PATH=C:\Users\hfm\Documents\c3d\venv' -DPython_FIND_REGISTRY:STRING=NEVER '-DPython_INCLUDE_DIR:PATH=C:\Python314\Include' '-DPython_LIBRARY:PATH=C:\Python314\libs\python314.lib' '-DPython_NumPy_INCLUDE_DIRS:PATH=C:\Users\hfm\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-build-env-th56t5go\overlay\Lib\site-packages\numpy\_core\include' '-DPython3_EXECUTABLE:PATH=C:\Users\hfm\Documents\c3d\venv\Scripts\python.exe' '-DPython3_ROOT_DIR:PATH=C:\Users\hfm\Documents\c3d\venv' -DPython3_FIND_REGISTRY:STRING=NEVER '-DPython3_INCLUDE_DIR:PATH=C:\Python314\Include' '-DPython3_LIBRARY:PATH=C:\Python314\libs\python314.lib' '-DPython3_NumPy_INCLUDE_DIRS:PATH=C:\Users\hfm\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-build-env-th56t5go\overlay\Lib\site-packages\numpy\_core\include' -DCMAKE_MAKE_PROGRAM:FILEPATH=ninja -DBUILD_EXAMPLE:BOOL=OFF -DBINDER_PYTHON3:BOOL=ON -DCMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR=ezc3d -DCMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR=ezc3d -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE:STRING=Release
Not searching for unused variables given on the command line.
-- The C compiler identification is MSVC 19.44.35222.0
-- The CXX compiler identification is MSVC 19.44.35222.0
-- Detecting C compiler ABI info
-- Detecting C compiler ABI info - done
-- Check for working C compiler: C:/Program Files/Microsoft Visual Studio/2022/Community/VC/Tools/MSVC/14.44.35207/bin/Hostx86/x64/cl.exe - skipped
-- Detecting C compile features
-- Detecting C compile features - done
-- Detecting CXX compiler ABI info
-- Detecting CXX compiler ABI info - done
-- Check for working CXX compiler: C:/Program Files/Microsoft Visual Studio/2022/Community/VC/Tools/MSVC/14.44.35207/bin/Hostx86/x64/cl.exe - skipped
-- Detecting CXX compile features
-- Detecting CXX compile features - done
CMake Error: File C:/Users/hfm/AppData/Local/Temp/pip-install-4y2zpz_f/ezc3d_8af7e75519824f4e97bde41649a66c7e/include/ezc3d/ezc3dConfig.h.in does not exist.
CMake Error at CMakeLists.txt:85 (configure_file):
configure_file Problem configuring file
CMake Error: File C:/Users/hfm/AppData/Local/Temp/pip-install-4y2zpz_f/ezc3d_8af7e75519824f4e97bde41649a66c7e/share/ezc3dConfig.cmake.in does not exist.
CMake Error at C:/Users/hfm/AppData/Local/Temp/pip-build-env-th56t5go/overlay/Lib/site-packages/cmake/data/share/cmake-4.2/Modules/CMakePackageConfigHelpers.cmake:519 (configure_file):
configure_file Problem configuring file
Call Stack (most recent call first):
CMakeLists.txt:115 (configure_package_config_file)
CMake Error at CMakeLists.txt:153 (add_subdirectory):
add_subdirectory given source "binding" which is not an existing directory.
-- Configuring incomplete, errors occurred!
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:\Users\hfm\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-build-env-th56t5go\overlay\Lib\site-packages\skbuild\setuptools_wrap.py", line 661, in setup
env = cmkr.configure(
cmake_args,
...<3 lines>...
languages=cmake_languages,
)
File "C:\Users\hfm\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-build-env-th56t5go\overlay\Lib\site-packages\skbuild\cmaker.py", line 356, in configure
raise SKBuildError(msg)
An error occurred while configuring with CMake.
Command:
'C:\Users\hfm\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-build-env-th56t5go\overlay\Lib\site-packages\cmake\data\bin/cmake.exe' 'C:\Users\hfm\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-install-4y2zpz_f\ezc3d_8af7e75519824f4e97bde41649a66c7e' -G Ninja -DCMAKE_MAKE_PROGRAM:FILEPATH=ninja -D_SKBUILD_FORCE_MSVC=1930 --no-warn-unused-cli '-DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:PATH=C:\Users\hfm\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-install-4y2zpz_f\ezc3d_8af7e75519824f4e97bde41649a66c7e\_skbuild\win-amd64-3.14\cmake-install' -DPYTHON_VERSION_STRING:STRING=3.14.2 -DSKBUILD:INTERNAL=TRUE '-DCMAKE_MODULE_PATH:PATH=C:\Users\hfm\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-build-env-th56t5go\overlay\Lib\site-packages\skbuild\resources\cmake' '-DPYTHON_EXECUTABLE:PATH=C:\Users\hfm\Documents\c3d\venv\Scripts\python.exe' '-DPYTHON_INCLUDE_DIR:PATH=C:\Python314\Include' '-DPYTHON_LIBRARY:PATH=C:\Python314\libs\python314.lib' '-DPython_EXECUTABLE:PATH=C:\Users\hfm\Documents\c3d\venv\Scripts\python.exe' '-DPython_ROOT_DIR:PATH=C:\Users\hfm\Documents\c3d\venv' -DPython_FIND_REGISTRY:STRING=NEVER '-DPython_INCLUDE_DIR:PATH=C:\Python314\Include' '-DPython_LIBRARY:PATH=C:\Python314\libs\python314.lib' '-DPython_NumPy_INCLUDE_DIRS:PATH=C:\Users\hfm\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-build-env-th56t5go\overlay\Lib\site-packages\numpy\_core\include' '-DPython3_EXECUTABLE:PATH=C:\Users\hfm\Documents\c3d\venv\Scripts\python.exe' '-DPython3_ROOT_DIR:PATH=C:\Users\hfm\Documents\c3d\venv' -DPython3_FIND_REGISTRY:STRING=NEVER '-DPython3_INCLUDE_DIR:PATH=C:\Python314\Include' '-DPython3_LIBRARY:PATH=C:\Python314\libs\python314.lib' '-DPython3_NumPy_INCLUDE_DIRS:PATH=C:\Users\hfm\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-build-env-th56t5go\overlay\Lib\site-packages\numpy\_core\include' -DCMAKE_MAKE_PROGRAM:FILEPATH=ninja -DBUILD_EXAMPLE:BOOL=OFF -DBINDER_PYTHON3:BOOL=ON -DCMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR=ezc3d -DCMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR=ezc3d -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE:STRING=Release
Source directory:
C:\Users\hfm\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-install-4y2zpz_f\ezc3d_8af7e75519824f4e97bde41649a66c7e
Working directory:
C:\Users\hfm\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-install-4y2zpz_f\ezc3d_8af7e75519824f4e97bde41649a66c7e\_skbuild\win-amd64-3.14\cmake-build
Please see CMake's output for more information.
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note: This error originates from a subprocess, and is likely not a problem with pip.
ERROR: Failed building wheel for ezc3d
Failed to build ezc3d
error: failed-wheel-build-for-install
× Failed to build installable wheels for some pyproject.toml based projects
╰─> ezc3d
Building the C++ code manually
PS C:\Users\hfm\Documents\c3d\ezc3d-Release_1.6.3\ezc3d-Release_1.6.3\build> cmake -G "Visual Studio 17 2022" ..\CMakeLists.txt
-- Selecting Windows SDK version 10.0.26100.0 to target Windows 10.0.26200.
-- The C compiler identification is MSVC 19.44.35222.0
-- The CXX compiler identification is MSVC 19.44.35222.0
-- Detecting C compiler ABI info
-- Detecting C compiler ABI info - done
-- Check for working C compiler: C:/Program Files/Microsoft Visual Studio/2022/Community/VC/Tools/MSVC/14.44.35207/bin/Hostx64/x64/cl.exe - skipped
-- Detecting C compile features
-- Detecting C compile features - done
-- Detecting CXX compiler ABI info
-- Detecting CXX compiler ABI info - done
-- Check for working CXX compiler: C:/Program Files/Microsoft Visual Studio/2022/Community/VC/Tools/MSVC/14.44.35207/bin/Hostx64/x64/cl.exe - skipped
-- Detecting CXX compile features
-- Detecting CXX compile features - done
-- Configuring done (29.4s)
-- Generating done (0.1s)
-- Build files have been written to: C:/Users/hfm/Documents/c3d/ezc3d-Release_1.6.3/ezc3d-Release_1.6.3/build
PS C:\Users\hfm\Documents\c3d\ezc3d-Release_1.6.3\ezc3d-Release_1.6.3\build> cmake --build . --config Release
MSBuild version 17.14.40+3e7442088 for .NET Framework
1>Checking Build System
Building Custom Rule C:/Users/hfm/Documents/c3d/ezc3d-Release_1.6.3/ezc3d-Release_1.6.3/CMakeLists.txt
Matrix.cpp
Matrix33.cpp
Matrix44.cpp
Matrix66.cpp
Vector3d.cpp
Vector6d.cpp
Analogs.cpp
AnalogsInfo.cpp
AnalogsSubframe.cpp
Channel.cpp
Data.cpp
DataStartInfo.cpp
ezc3d.cpp
Frame.cpp
Group.cpp
Header.cpp
Parameter.cpp
Parameters.cpp
Point.cpp
Points.cpp
Generating Code...
Compiling...
PointsInfo.cpp
Rotation.cpp
Rotations.cpp
RotationsInfo.cpp
RotationsSubframe.cpp
ForcePlatforms.cpp
Generating Code...
Creating library C:/Users/hfm/Documents/c3d/ezc3d-Release_1.6.3/ezc3d-Release_1.6.3/build/Release/ezc3d.lib and ob
ject C:/Users/hfm/Documents/c3d/ezc3d-Release_1.6.3/ezc3d-Release_1.6.3/build/Release/ezc3d.exp
ezc3d.vcxproj -> C:\Users\hfm\Documents\c3d\ezc3d-Release_1.6.3\ezc3d-Release_1.6.3\build\Release\ezc3d.dll
Building Custom Rule C:/Users/hfm/Documents/c3d/ezc3d-Release_1.6.3/ezc3d-Release_1.6.3/examples/CMakeLists.txt
create_and_read_example.cpp
create_and_read_example.vcxproj -> C:\Users\hfm\Documents\c3d\ezc3d-Release_1.6.3\ezc3d-Release_1.6.3\build\examples\
Release\create_and_read_example.exe
Building Custom Rule C:/Users/hfm/Documents/c3d/ezc3d-Release_1.6.3/ezc3d-Release_1.6.3/examples/CMakeLists.txt
force_plate_example.cpp
force_plate_example.vcxproj -> C:\Users\hfm\Documents\c3d\ezc3d-Release_1.6.3\ezc3d-Release_1.6.3\build\examples\Rele
ase\force_plate_example.exe
Building Custom Rule C:/Users/hfm/Documents/c3d/ezc3d-Release_1.6.3/ezc3d-Release_1.6.3/examples/CMakeLists.txt
modify_c3d_example.cpp
modify_c3d_example.vcxproj -> C:\Users\hfm\Documents\c3d\ezc3d-Release_1.6.3\ezc3d-Release_1.6.3\build\examples\Relea
se\modify_c3d_example.exe
Building Custom Rule C:/Users/hfm/Documents/c3d/ezc3d-Release_1.6.3/ezc3d-Release_1.6.3/CMakeLists.txt