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heavy minnow May 13, 2026, 11:51 AM

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Someone said upgrading pip and wheel (idk what wheel is and how to upgrade it) fixed it, so i tried upgrading pip and the same error popped:

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stuck cedar May 14, 2026, 2:21 AM

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hmmm, maybe try a lower version of Python, 3.11. altough that shouldnt be needed

#"Microsoft Visual C++ 14.0 or greater is required " but it's installed already