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ornate cometBOT Nov 27, 2024, 1:36 PM

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@loud carbon

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loud carbon Nov 27, 2024, 1:37 PM

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Using venv, if that matters !(*￣(￣　*)
Python version: 3.13.0
Matplotlib version: 3.9.2

Output: https://paste.pythondiscord.com/KK3A
Ping if you reply, thank you

modest tendon Nov 27, 2024, 1:44 PM

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loud carbon Using venv, if that matters !(*￣(￣　*) Python version: 3.13.0 Matplotlib version:...

Could you try py -m pip install matplotlib

loud carbon Nov 27, 2024, 1:45 PM

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I can do python instead of py cause I'm on Windows

modest tendon Nov 27, 2024, 1:45 PM

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py is the windows launcher

loud carbon Nov 27, 2024, 1:46 PM

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modest tendon `py` is the windows launcher

https://paste.pythondiscord.com/WS6Q

modest tendon Nov 27, 2024, 1:47 PM

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Interesting. I'm guessing the py launcher wasn't included during the install

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Can you verify that the venv is activated?

loud carbon Nov 27, 2024, 1:47 PM

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Not sure how to do that

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but I used the VSCode Python extension to make an enviroment

modest tendon Nov 27, 2024, 1:48 PM

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So you may not have created and activated a venv then

loud carbon Nov 27, 2024, 1:48 PM

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Is this enough to be sure that it's activated

modest tendon Nov 27, 2024, 1:48 PM

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You need to run .\Scripts\activate

loud carbon Nov 27, 2024, 1:49 PM

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Oh wow okay

modest tendon Nov 27, 2024, 1:49 PM

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And now it should use that venv's python interpreter

loud carbon Nov 27, 2024, 1:50 PM

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Still same things with all 3 commands

modest tendon Nov 27, 2024, 1:51 PM

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One sec

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!pypi meson

ornate cometBOT Nov 27, 2024, 1:51 PM

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meson v1.6.0

A high performance build system

Released on <t:1729451026:D>.

modest tendon Nov 27, 2024, 1:51 PM

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loud carbon Still same things with all 3 commands

Try pip installing meson first

loud carbon Nov 27, 2024, 1:52 PM

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In the venv?

modest tendon Nov 27, 2024, 1:52 PM

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Yup

loud carbon Nov 27, 2024, 1:54 PM

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Same thing still

modest tendon Nov 27, 2024, 1:56 PM

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Ok, might need to install Microsoft build tools

ornate cometBOT Nov 27, 2024, 1:56 PM

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Microsoft Visual C++ Build Tools

When you install a library through pip on Windows, sometimes you may encounter this error:

error: Microsoft Visual C++ 14.0 or greater is required. Get it with "Microsoft C++ Build Tools": https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/visual-cpp-build-tools/

This means the library you're installing has code written in other languages and needs additional tools to install. To install these tools, follow the following steps: (Requires 6GB+ disk space)

1. Open https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/visual-cpp-build-tools/.
2. Click Download Build Tools >. A file named vs_BuildTools or vs_BuildTools.exe should start downloading. If no downloads start after a few seconds, click click here to retry.
3. Run the downloaded file. Click Continue to proceed.
4. Choose C++ build tools and press Install. You may need a reboot after the installation.
5. Try installing the library via pip again.

loud carbon Nov 27, 2024, 1:57 PM

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Weird, I think I did that with Rust already

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but okay

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I'll try that

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I need to restart right

full sail Nov 27, 2024, 2:02 PM

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modest tendon Try pip installing meson first

Meson was already available, afterall, it was printing error messages .

modest tendon Nov 27, 2024, 2:03 PM

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Right, but I thought a fresh install might help it's build issue

full sail Nov 27, 2024, 2:04 PM

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This looks a bit to me like the classical issue where the Python version (3.13) is too recent for certain PyPi packages to have proper support for it yet.

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This especially happens with SciPy a and related packages a lot.

modest tendon Nov 27, 2024, 2:05 PM

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Oh wow. matplotlib isn't supporting 3.13 yet

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!pypi matplotlib

ornate cometBOT Nov 27, 2024, 2:05 PM

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matplotlib v3.9.2

Python plotting package

Released on <t:1723513536:D>.

modest tendon Nov 27, 2024, 2:05 PM

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Looks like the only option is to downgrade to 3.12 then

full sail Nov 27, 2024, 2:05 PM

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Well, there you go.

loud carbon Nov 27, 2024, 2:07 PM

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Huh okay

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How do I run commands with 3.12 without uninstalling 3.13

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or I have to do that

modest tendon Nov 27, 2024, 2:10 PM

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Well since you are working with venvs, you can create a venv with 3.12

loud carbon Nov 27, 2024, 2:11 PM

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Oh I see yeah

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That's neat

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Didn't know it'd give me the option to do that

full sail Nov 27, 2024, 2:11 PM

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You'll either have to make sure 3.12 is in PATH when installing it, which will make it essentially your default version, or you'll have to specify the entire path to 3.12's interpreter executable when creating a venv.

loud carbon Nov 27, 2024, 2:12 PM

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Heyy it worked

full sail Nov 27, 2024, 2:12 PM

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However, in Windows, the default app to open .py files with may still be 3.13 unless you make sure it's not, which can lead to surprises if you forget you did this.

loud carbon Nov 27, 2024, 2:12 PM

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full sail You'll either have to make sure 3.12 is in PATH when installing it, which will m...

It just lets me do that

full sail Nov 27, 2024, 2:13 PM

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I don't know what context this is, but glad it works for you.

modest tendon Nov 27, 2024, 2:16 PM

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Looks like just selecting what interpreter to use in VS Code

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(which isn't the same as creating and activating a venv)

loud carbon Nov 27, 2024, 2:39 PM

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That's what pops up after I try to create a venv

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but either way, thank you, it works

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