Compile errors in Windows with Python 3.11.2

[Lutraphobia]

Hi Friend,

Thank you for this. I tried to compile it in PS / Windows 11 and latest version of Python 3.11.2.

On another machine, I tried with 3.7.16. Seemed to work better but still got path errors, although I believe that is MY fault. Will uninstall 3.11.2 and reinstall full 3.7.16, update and run "pip install -r requirements.txt.

Here is the error I received.

PS C:\temp\gptVoice> pip install -r requirements.txt
Collecting playsound==1.2.2
Using cached playsound-1.2.2-py2.py3-none-any.whl (6.0 kB)
Collecting gTTS==2.3.1
Using cached gTTS-2.3.1-py3-none-any.whl (28 kB)
Collecting SpeechRecognition==3.9.0
Using cached SpeechRecognition-3.9.0-py2.py3-none-any.whl (32.8 MB)
Collecting pygame==2.1.2
Using cached pygame-2.1.2.tar.gz (10.1 MB)
Preparing metadata (setup.py) ... error
error: subprocess-exited-with-error

× python setup.py egg_info did not run successfully.
│ exit code: 1
╰─> [77 lines of output]

  WARNING, No "Setup" File Exists, Running "buildconfig/config.py"
  Using WINDOWS configuration...

  Traceback (most recent call last):
    File "<string>", line 2, in <module>
    File "<pip-setuptools-caller>", line 34, in <module>
    File "C:\Users\Corbin\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-install-uki_18n4\pygame_e253ab220ecf45f9bcdaee7a217e2017\setup.py", line 359, in <module>
      buildconfig.config.main(AUTO_CONFIG)
    File "C:\Users\Corbin\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-install-uki_18n4\pygame_e253ab220ecf45f9bcdaee7a217e2017\buildconfig\config.py", line 225, in main
      deps = CFG.main(**kwds)
             ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
    File "C:\Users\Corbin\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-install-uki_18n4\pygame_e253ab220ecf45f9bcdaee7a217e2017\buildconfig\config_win.py", line 511, in main
      return setup_prebuilt_sdl2(prebuilt_dir)
             ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
    File "C:\Users\Corbin\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-install-uki_18n4\pygame_e253ab220ecf45f9bcdaee7a217e2017\buildconfig\config_win.py", line 471, in setup_prebuilt_sdl2
      DEPS.configure()
    File "C:\Users\Corbin\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-install-uki_18n4\pygame_e253ab220ecf45f9bcdaee7a217e2017\buildconfig\config_win.py", line 336, in configure
      from . import vstools
    File "C:\Users\Corbin\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-install-uki_18n4\pygame_e253ab220ecf45f9bcdaee7a217e2017\buildconfig\vstools.py", line 11, in <module>
      compiler.initialize()
    File "C:\Users\Corbin\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python311\Lib\site-packages\setuptools\_distutils\msvc9compiler.py", line 403, in initialize
      vc_env = query_vcvarsall(VERSION, plat_spec)
               ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
    File "C:\Users\Corbin\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python311\Lib\site-packages\setuptools\_distutils\msvc9compiler.py", line 281, in query_vcvarsall
      raise DistutilsPlatformError("Unable to find vcvarsall.bat")
  distutils.errors.DistutilsPlatformError: Unable to find vcvarsall.bat
  Making dir :prebuilt_downloads:
  Downloading... https://www.libsdl.org/release/SDL2-devel-2.0.18-VC.zip ed561079ec622b0bab5a9e02976f5d540b0622da
  Unzipping :prebuilt_downloads\SDL2-devel-2.0.18-VC.zip:
  Downloading... https://www.libsdl.org/projects/SDL_image/release/SDL2_image-devel-2.0.5-VC.zip 137f86474691f4e12e76e07d58d5920c8d844d5b
  Unzipping :prebuilt_downloads\SDL2_image-devel-2.0.5-VC.zip:
  Downloading... https://www.libsdl.org/projects/SDL_ttf/release/SDL2_ttf-devel-2.0.15-VC.zip 1436df41ebc47ac36e02ec9bda5699e80ff9bd27
  Unzipping :prebuilt_downloads\SDL2_ttf-devel-2.0.15-VC.zip:
  Downloading... https://www.libsdl.org/projects/SDL_mixer/release/SDL2_mixer-devel-2.0.4-VC.zip 9097148f4529cf19f805ccd007618dec280f0ecc
  Unzipping :prebuilt_downloads\SDL2_mixer-devel-2.0.4-VC.zip:
  Downloading... https://www.pygame.org/ftp/jpegsr9d.zip ed10aa2b5a0fcfe74f8a6f7611aeb346b06a1f99
  Unzipping :prebuilt_downloads\jpegsr9d.zip:
  Downloading... https://pygame.org/ftp/prebuilt-x64-pygame-1.9.2-20150922.zip 3a5af3427b3aa13a0aaf5c4cb08daaed341613ed
  Unzipping :prebuilt_downloads\prebuilt-x64-pygame-1.9.2-20150922.zip:
  copying into .\prebuilt-x64
  Path for SDL: prebuilt-x64\SDL2-2.0.18
  ...Library directory for SDL: prebuilt-x64/SDL2-2.0.18/lib/x64
  ...Include directory for SDL: prebuilt-x64/SDL2-2.0.18/include
  Path for FONT: prebuilt-x64\SDL2_ttf-2.0.15
  ...Library directory for FONT: prebuilt-x64/SDL2_ttf-2.0.15/lib/x64
  ...Include directory for FONT: prebuilt-x64/SDL2_ttf-2.0.15/include
  Path for IMAGE: prebuilt-x64\SDL2_image-2.0.5
  ...Library directory for IMAGE: prebuilt-x64/SDL2_image-2.0.5/lib/x64
  ...Include directory for IMAGE: prebuilt-x64/SDL2_image-2.0.5/include
  Path for MIXER: prebuilt-x64\SDL2_mixer-2.0.4
  ...Library directory for MIXER: prebuilt-x64/SDL2_mixer-2.0.4/lib/x64
  ...Include directory for MIXER: prebuilt-x64/SDL2_mixer-2.0.4/include
  Path for PORTMIDI: prebuilt-x64
  ...Library directory for PORTMIDI: prebuilt-x64/lib
  ...Include directory for PORTMIDI: prebuilt-x64/include
  DLL for SDL2: prebuilt-x64/SDL2-2.0.18/lib/x64/SDL2.dll
  DLL for SDL2_ttf: prebuilt-x64/SDL2_ttf-2.0.15/lib/x64/SDL2_ttf.dll
  DLL for SDL2_image: prebuilt-x64/SDL2_image-2.0.5/lib/x64/SDL2_image.dll
  DLL for SDL2_mixer: prebuilt-x64/SDL2_mixer-2.0.4/lib/x64/SDL2_mixer.dll
  DLL for portmidi: prebuilt-x64/lib/portmidi.dll
  Path for FREETYPE not found.
  ...Found include dir but no library dir in prebuilt-x64.
  Path for PNG not found.
  ...Found include dir but no library dir in prebuilt-x64.
  Path for JPEG not found.
  ...Found include dir but no library dir in prebuilt-x64.
  DLL for freetype: prebuilt-x64/SDL2_ttf-2.0.15/lib/x64/libfreetype-6.dll

  ---
  For help with compilation see:
      https://www.pygame.org/wiki/CompileWindows
  To contribute to pygame development see:
      https://www.pygame.org/contribute.html
  ---

  [end of output]

note: This error originates from a subprocess, and is likely not a problem with pip.
error: metadata-generation-failed

× Encountered error while generating package metadata.
╰─> See above for output.

note: This is an issue with the package mentioned above, not pip.
hint: See above for details.

[Lutraphobia]

It compiled and ran fine after installing 3.7.9. I updated the pip, installed Wheel and EZ_Setup as well. Fixed my path issue as well.

I am not a developer but have been trying to dig into the issue. Came up empty handed. Even Asked Chat GPT, followed some instructions and it still didn't compile with the newest version. Hope this helps.

[avinashsharma080]

Hi, just wanted to ask if the issue you are facing is in python 3.11 or in python 3.7. I tried the same with python 3.11.1 and everything seems to work