Failure installing pybluez

Question

I want to install pybluez with python 3.8 but get this error:

C:\wndows\system32>pip install pybluez
Collecting pybluez
  Using cached PyBluez-O.22.zip
    Complete output from command python setup.py egg_info:
    Could not find the Windows Platform SDK

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Command "python setup.py egg_info" failed with error code 1 in C:\Users\Rostan\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-build-nx_jjne7\pybluez\

I tried to download it from the PyPI - the Python Package Index, but the latest version is for Python 3.5 (I am using Python 3.8)

Did you try providing the Platform SDK? – Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams Nov 11 '17 at 20:58 — Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams, Nov 11 '17 at 20:58
I have the same problem!! – Vikhyat Agarwal Jan 09 '18 at 13:43 — Vikhyat Agarwal, Jan 09 '18 at 13:43
See: https://stackoverflow.com/a/58980599/3220983 – BuvinJ Nov 21 '19 at 18:59 — BuvinJ, Nov 21 '19 at 18:59

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 13 '21 at 05:33

As far as I know, there is still no fix for pybluez on Windows.

Personally, I use pybluez2 and it function the exact same as pybluez.

To install pybluez 2:

pip install pybluez2

Starter/Test Code:

import bluetooth as bt
devices = bt.discover_devices(lookup_names=True)
print("Devices found: %s" % len(devices))

Failure installing pybluez

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