error during pip install textacy

[athammad]

Hi I am trying to install the latest version of textacyon Python3 and windows 10 but I keep getting the follwoing error.

ERROR: Complete output from command 'c:\users\lucifer\appdata\local\programs\python\python37\python.exe' -u -c 'import setuptools, tokenize;__file__='"'"'C:\\Users\\Lucifer\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\pip-install-uh59p1os\\python-levenshtein\\setup.py'"'"';f=getattr(tokenize, '"'"'open'"'"', open)(__file__);code=f.read().replace('"'"'\r\n'"'"', '"'"'\n'"'"');f.close();exec(compile(code, __file__, '"'"'exec'"'"'))' install --record 'C:\Users\Lucifer\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-record-sotfwaoq\install-record.txt' --single-version-externally-managed --compile:
    ERROR: running install
    running build
    running build_py
    creating build
    creating build\lib.win-amd64-3.7
    creating build\lib.win-amd64-3.7\Levenshtein
    copying Levenshtein\StringMatcher.py -> build\lib.win-amd64-3.7\Levenshtein
    copying Levenshtein\__init__.py -> build\lib.win-amd64-3.7\Levenshtein
    running egg_info
    writing python_Levenshtein.egg-info\PKG-INFO
    writing dependency_links to python_Levenshtein.egg-info\dependency_links.txt
    writing entry points to python_Levenshtein.egg-info\entry_points.txt
    writing namespace_packages to python_Levenshtein.egg-info\namespace_packages.txt
    writing requirements to python_Levenshtein.egg-info\requires.txt
    writing top-level names to python_Levenshtein.egg-info\top_level.txt
    reading manifest file 'python_Levenshtein.egg-info\SOURCES.txt'
    reading manifest template 'MANIFEST.in'
    warning: no previously-included files matching '*pyc' found anywhere in distribution
    warning: no previously-included files matching '*so' found anywhere in distribution
    warning: no previously-included files matching '.project' found anywhere in distribution
    warning: no previously-included files matching '.pydevproject' found anywhere in distribution
    writing manifest file 'python_Levenshtein.egg-info\SOURCES.txt'
    copying Levenshtein\_levenshtein.c -> build\lib.win-amd64-3.7\Levenshtein
    copying Levenshtein\_levenshtein.h -> build\lib.win-amd64-3.7\Levenshtein
    running build_ext
    building 'Levenshtein._levenshtein' extension
    error: Microsoft Visual C++ 14.0 is required. Get it with "Microsoft Visual C++ Build Tools": https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads/
    ----------------------------------------
ERROR: Command "'c:\users\lucifer\appdata\local\programs\python\python37\python.exe' -u -c 'import setuptools, tokenize;__file__='"'"'C:\\Users\\Lucifer\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\pip-install-uh59p1os\\python-levenshtein\\setup.py'"'"';f=getattr(tokenize, '"'"'open'"'"', open)(__file__);code=f.read().replace('"'"'\r\n'"'"', '"'"'\n'"'"');f.close();exec(compile(code, __file__, '"'"'exec'"'"'))' install --record 'C:\Users\Lucifer\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-record-sotfwaoq\install-record.txt' --single-version-externally-managed --compile" failed with error code 1 in C:\Users\Lucifer\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-install-uh59p1os\python-levenshtein\

Any idea on how to fix it? thanks

[bdewilde]

Hey @athammad , it looks like you're not able to build one of textacy's dependencies, python-levenshtein. What happens if you try installing it individually: $ pip install python-Levenshtein ? I'm not familiar with Windows tbh, but do you need Microsoft Visual C++ 14.0 as the error message suggests?