installation KO with pip but OK with setup.py

[patatetom]

hi, I followed the instructions with pip but I get an error :

# pip install https://github.com/msuhanov/dfir_ntfs/archive/1.1.0.tar.gz
Collecting https://github.com/msuhanov/dfir_ntfs/archive/1.1.0.tar.gz
  Using cached https://github.com/msuhanov/dfir_ntfs/archive/1.1.0.tar.gz
ERROR: Exception:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/pip/_internal/cli/base_command.py", line 223, in _main
    status = self.run(options, args)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/pip/_internal/cli/req_command.py", line 180, in wrapper
    return func(self, options, args)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/pip/_internal/commands/install.py", line 320, in run
    requirement_set = resolver.resolve(
  File "/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/pip/_internal/resolution/resolvelib/resolver.py", line 121, in resolve
    self._result = resolver.resolve(
  File "/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/resolvelib/resolvers.py", line 454, in resolve
    state = resolution.resolve(requirements, max_rounds=max_rounds)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/resolvelib/resolvers.py", line 319, in resolve
    name, crit = self._merge_into_criterion(r, parent=None)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/resolvelib/resolvers.py", line 176, in _merge_into_criterion
    crit = Criterion.from_requirement(self._p, requirement, parent)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/resolvelib/resolvers.py", line 80, in from_requirement
    cands = build_iter_view(matches)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/resolvelib/structs.py", line 148, in build_iter_view
    matches = list(matches)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/pip/_internal/resolution/resolvelib/factory.py", line 285, in <genexpr>
    if constraint.is_satisfied_by(c)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/pip/_internal/resolution/resolvelib/base.py", line 66, in is_satisfied_by
    return self.specifier.contains(candidate.version, prereleases=True)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/packaging/specifiers.py", line 790, in contains
    item = parse(item)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/packaging/version.py", line 57, in parse
    return Version(version)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/packaging/version.py", line 296, in __init__
    match = self._regex.search(version)
TypeError: expected string or bytes-like object

on the other hand, the installation with python setup.py install works perfectly :

# python setup.py install
running install
/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/setuptools/command/install.py:34: SetuptoolsDeprecationWarning: setup.py install is deprecated. Use build and pip and other standards-based tools.
  warnings.warn(
/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/setuptools/command/easy_install.py:156: EasyInstallDeprecationWarning: easy_install command is deprecated. Use build and pip and other standards-based tools.
  warnings.warn(
running bdist_egg
running egg_info
writing dfir_ntfs.egg-info/PKG-INFO
writing dependency_links to dfir_ntfs.egg-info/dependency_links.txt
writing requirements to dfir_ntfs.egg-info/requires.txt
writing top-level names to dfir_ntfs.egg-info/top_level.txt
reading manifest file 'dfir_ntfs.egg-info/SOURCES.txt'
writing manifest file 'dfir_ntfs.egg-info/SOURCES.txt'
installing library code to build/bdist.linux-x86_64/egg
running install_lib
running build_py
creating build/bdist.linux-x86_64/egg
creating build/bdist.linux-x86_64/egg/dfir_ntfs
creating build/bdist.linux-x86_64/egg/dfir_ntfs/addons
copying build/lib/dfir_ntfs/addons/FAT.py -> build/bdist.linux-x86_64/egg/dfir_ntfs/addons
copying build/lib/dfir_ntfs/addons/__init__.py -> build/bdist.linux-x86_64/egg/dfir_ntfs/addons
copying build/lib/dfir_ntfs/Attributes.py -> build/bdist.linux-x86_64/egg/dfir_ntfs
copying build/lib/dfir_ntfs/BootSector.py -> build/bdist.linux-x86_64/egg/dfir_ntfs
copying build/lib/dfir_ntfs/LogFile.py -> build/bdist.linux-x86_64/egg/dfir_ntfs
copying build/lib/dfir_ntfs/MFT.py -> build/bdist.linux-x86_64/egg/dfir_ntfs
copying build/lib/dfir_ntfs/MoveTable.py -> build/bdist.linux-x86_64/egg/dfir_ntfs
copying build/lib/dfir_ntfs/PartitionTable.py -> build/bdist.linux-x86_64/egg/dfir_ntfs
copying build/lib/dfir_ntfs/ShadowCopy.py -> build/bdist.linux-x86_64/egg/dfir_ntfs
copying build/lib/dfir_ntfs/USN.py -> build/bdist.linux-x86_64/egg/dfir_ntfs
copying build/lib/dfir_ntfs/WSL.py -> build/bdist.linux-x86_64/egg/dfir_ntfs
copying build/lib/dfir_ntfs/__init__.py -> build/bdist.linux-x86_64/egg/dfir_ntfs
byte-compiling build/bdist.linux-x86_64/egg/dfir_ntfs/addons/FAT.py to FAT.cpython-39.pyc
byte-compiling build/bdist.linux-x86_64/egg/dfir_ntfs/addons/__init__.py to __init__.cpython-39.pyc
byte-compiling build/bdist.linux-x86_64/egg/dfir_ntfs/Attributes.py to Attributes.cpython-39.pyc
byte-compiling build/bdist.linux-x86_64/egg/dfir_ntfs/BootSector.py to BootSector.cpython-39.pyc
byte-compiling build/bdist.linux-x86_64/egg/dfir_ntfs/LogFile.py to LogFile.cpython-39.pyc
byte-compiling build/bdist.linux-x86_64/egg/dfir_ntfs/MFT.py to MFT.cpython-39.pyc
byte-compiling build/bdist.linux-x86_64/egg/dfir_ntfs/MoveTable.py to MoveTable.cpython-39.pyc
byte-compiling build/bdist.linux-x86_64/egg/dfir_ntfs/PartitionTable.py to PartitionTable.cpython-39.pyc
byte-compiling build/bdist.linux-x86_64/egg/dfir_ntfs/ShadowCopy.py to ShadowCopy.cpython-39.pyc
byte-compiling build/bdist.linux-x86_64/egg/dfir_ntfs/USN.py to USN.cpython-39.pyc
byte-compiling build/bdist.linux-x86_64/egg/dfir_ntfs/WSL.py to WSL.cpython-39.pyc
byte-compiling build/bdist.linux-x86_64/egg/dfir_ntfs/__init__.py to __init__.cpython-39.pyc
creating build/bdist.linux-x86_64/egg/EGG-INFO
installing scripts to build/bdist.linux-x86_64/egg/EGG-INFO/scripts
running install_scripts
running build_scripts
creating build/bdist.linux-x86_64/egg/EGG-INFO/scripts
copying build/scripts-3.9/fat_parser -> build/bdist.linux-x86_64/egg/EGG-INFO/scripts
copying build/scripts-3.9/vsc_mount -> build/bdist.linux-x86_64/egg/EGG-INFO/scripts
copying build/scripts-3.9/ntfs_parser -> build/bdist.linux-x86_64/egg/EGG-INFO/scripts
changing mode of build/bdist.linux-x86_64/egg/EGG-INFO/scripts/fat_parser to 755
changing mode of build/bdist.linux-x86_64/egg/EGG-INFO/scripts/vsc_mount to 755
changing mode of build/bdist.linux-x86_64/egg/EGG-INFO/scripts/ntfs_parser to 755
copying dfir_ntfs.egg-info/PKG-INFO -> build/bdist.linux-x86_64/egg/EGG-INFO
copying dfir_ntfs.egg-info/SOURCES.txt -> build/bdist.linux-x86_64/egg/EGG-INFO
copying dfir_ntfs.egg-info/dependency_links.txt -> build/bdist.linux-x86_64/egg/EGG-INFO
copying dfir_ntfs.egg-info/requires.txt -> build/bdist.linux-x86_64/egg/EGG-INFO
copying dfir_ntfs.egg-info/top_level.txt -> build/bdist.linux-x86_64/egg/EGG-INFO
zip_safe flag not set; analyzing archive contents...
creating 'dist/dfir_ntfs-1.1.0-py3.9.egg' and adding 'build/bdist.linux-x86_64/egg' to it
removing 'build/bdist.linux-x86_64/egg' (and everything under it)
Processing dfir_ntfs-1.1.0-py3.9.egg
Removing /usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/dfir_ntfs-1.1.0-py3.9.egg
Copying dfir_ntfs-1.1.0-py3.9.egg to /usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages
dfir-ntfs 1.1.0 is already the active version in easy-install.pth
Installing fat_parser script to /usr/bin
Installing ntfs_parser script to /usr/bin
Installing vsc_mount script to /usr/bin

Installed /usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/dfir_ntfs-1.1.0-py3.9.egg
Processing dependencies for dfir-ntfs==1.1.0
Finished processing dependencies for dfir-ntfs==1.1.0

regards, lacsaP.

[msuhanov]

Hello.

Can you specify the pip version and the distribution name?

[msuhanov]

A possible solution is mentioned here: https://github.com/pypa/pip/issues/9348.

[patatetom]

hi, indeed, I'm under ArchLinux with Python 3.9. I will try from another Linux distribution to see if the problem occurs again... thanks for the info 👍

[patatetom]

the problem comes from my side and not from the dfir_ntfs package : reinstalling setuptools (pacman -S python-setuptools from ArchLinux) solved the problem.

for information :

$ pip --version
pip 20.3.4 from /usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/pip (python 3.9)
$ pip list | grep setuptools
setuptools                    59.4.0

[msuhanov]

Okay, thank you!

[patatetom]

and thank you for dfir_ntfs !