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When pip install pybullet is entered into the command prompt, the wheel fails to build and “errors out with exit status 1” then after a long list of red text it says: LINK : fatal error LNK1181: cannot open input file ‘Ws2_32.lib’ before trying and failing to build the wheel again with the same error. What does this mean and how can I fix it?

My first problems were the same as the ones in this question but I resolved those by adding the file locations to the path. I was going to try the same solution with this problem but I could not find Ws2_32 on the computer. I think this has something to do with it being an input file. There are several files named WS2_32 (where the s is capitalized) that are in similar places to the other files I needed to add to PATH but adding them to the path or LIB does not change anything. I have tried most of the solutions I have found online, though there are not many. I just do not know how to make sure the computer can find a file that I can’t. Does this mean I just don’t have it? Is there anywhere I can download it? I have also restarted the computer several times.

I have installed pybullet successfully on another computer and I have tried to make my Visual Studio installation look similar (pybullet requires Visual Studio). I am using Python 3.6 64bit, Pip is upgraded, and Windows 7. The only difference that I think might matter between the two computers is that the successful one runs Windows 10. I can provide more information if it is needed. Thanks for the help.

S2673
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I installed pybullet in VS Code without wheel installed and it gets installed successfully. Maybe try installing it without using wheel.

Pratham Vasani
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  • Running `pip install pybullet —no-binary :all:` (skips wheel) throws same error during `installing setup.py`. Did you mean I had to use a special VS tool? – S2673 Oct 25 '20 at 20:30