WinError 2 - Missing file / when installing

[Vladisls]

$ pip install python-crfsuite Collecting python-crfsuite Using cached python-crfsuite-0.8.4.tar.gz Installing collected packages: python-crfsuite Running setup.py install for python-crfsuite Complete output from command c:\users\vlats\appdata\local\programs\python\python35-32\python.exe -c "import setuptools, tokenize;file='C:\Users\Vlats\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-build-k0g40k7c\python-crfsuite\setup.py';exec(compile(getattr(tokenize, 'open', open)(file).read().replace('\r\n', '\n'), file, 'exec'))" install --record C:\Users\Vlats\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-6zahugn5-record\install-record.txt --single-version-externally-managed --compile: running install running build running build_py creating build creating build\lib.win32-3.5 creating build\lib.win32-3.5\pycrfsuite copying pycrfsuite_dumpparser.py -> build\lib.win32-3.5\pycrfsuite copying pycrfsuite_logparser.py -> build\lib.win32-3.5\pycrfsuite copying pycrfsuiteinit.py -> build\lib.win32-3.5\pycrfsuite running build_ext building 'pycrfsuite._pycrfsuite' extension error: [WinError 2] The system cannot find the file specified

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Command "c:\users\vlats\appdata\local\programs\python\python35-32\python.exe -c "import setuptools, tokenize;file='C:\Users\Vlats\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-build-k0g40k7c\python-crfsuite\setup.py';exec(compile(getattr(tokenize, 'open', open)(file).read().replace('\r\n', '\n'), file, 'exec'))" install --record C:\Users\Vlats\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-6zahugn5-record\install-record.txt --single-version-externally-managed --compile" failed with error code 1 in C:\Users\Vlats\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-build-k0g40k7c\python-crfsuite

[tkakar]

I am getting same error. Is there any solution to this issue? Any suggestion will be highly appreciated.

[jlucier]

You need this: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=44266

I got the same error output you did, but a coworker of mine got the following. That's how we found the solution:

python -m pip install python-crfsuite Collecting python-crfsuite Using cached python-crfsuite-0.8.4.tar.gz Installing collected packages: python-crfsuite Running setup.py install for python-crfsuite ... error Complete output from command c:\python27\python.exe -u -c "import setuptools, tokenize;file='c:\users\mweinb~1\appdata\local\temp\pip-build-hivnxb\python-crfsuite\setup.py';exec(compile(getattr(tokenize, 'open', open)(file).read().replace('\r\n', '\n'), file, 'exec'))" install --record c:\users\mweinb~1\appdata\local\temp\pip-izyeu8-record\install-record.txt --single-version-externally-managed --compile: running install running build running build_py creating build creating build\lib.win32-2.7 creating build\lib.win32-2.7\pycrfsuite copying pycrfsuite_dumpparser.py -> build\lib.win32-2.7\pycrfsuite copying pycrfsuite_logparser.py -> build\lib.win32-2.7\pycrfsuite copying pycrfsuiteinit.py -> build\lib.win32-2.7\pycrfsuite running build_ext building 'pycrfsuite._pycrfsuite' extension error: Microsoft Visual C++ 9.0 is required (Unable to find vcvarsall.bat). Get it from http://aka.ms/vcpython27

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Command "c:\python27\python.exe -u -c "import setuptools, tokenize;file='c:\users\mweinb~1\appdata\local\temp\pip-build-hivnxb\python-crfsuite\setup.py';exec(compile(getattr(tokenize, 'open', open)(file).read().replace('\r\n', '\n'), file, 'exec'))" install --record c:\users\mweinb~1\appdata\local\temp\pip-izyeu8-record\install-record.txt --single-version-externally-managed --compile" failed with error code 1 in c:\users\mweinb~1\appdata\local\temp\pip-build-hivnxb\python-crfsuite\

[fgregg]

Will be superseded by #29