-e in pip install -e . fails (linux and wsl2) [Bug?]

[mmtmn]

Hey everyone,

For some reason, when running on linux distro (wsl2 or ubuntu) the pip install -e . fails while it works on other operational systems. I've been getting an error saying its built backend is missing on the pyproject.toml.

I'm not sure if anyone else is experiencing this or if it's just me. I have, however, just tried on 2 devices and had the same error so I decided to open an issue.

here is the error message:

ERROR: File "setup.py" not found. Directory cannot be installed in editable mode: /evals
(A "pyproject.toml" file was found, but editable mode currently requires a setup.py based build.)

[mmtmn]

ubuntu

[mmtmn]

wsl2

[sivasweatha]

Hello, I had this issue as well. But when I upgraded pip to the latest version, it worked for me.

[JimmyfaQwQ]

I guess it's the problem of your enviorment Try conda to create a new experient enviorment with python3.9 would help

[mmtmn]

pip install --upgrade pip

[russeree]

Thank you so much for this. Was having this issue on Ubuntu Server 22.04