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I am trying to pip install pybluez and I get this error:

Collecting PyBluez
  Using cached PyBluez-0.23.tar.gz (97 kB)
  Preparing metadata (setup.py) ... error
  error: subprocess-exited-with-error

  × python setup.py egg_info did not run successfully.
  │ exit code: 1
  ╰─> [1 lines of output]
      error in PyBluez setup command: use_2to3 is invalid.
      [end of output]

  note: This error originates from a subprocess, and is likely not a problem with pip.
error: metadata-generation-failed

× Encountered error while generating package metadata.
╰─> See above for output.

note: This is an issue with the package mentioned above, not pip.
hint: See above for details.

How do I solve this?

Edit: Turns out its not being updated for windows so I just switched to a linux vb

Zany Geko
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  • This started happening to me in recent pip installations and I honestly don't like it. Anyway, try downgrading your pip. – thethiny Mar 23 '23 at 01:12
  • For package specific issues, using their issue tracker can help - they have [resolved this issue](https://github.com/pybluez/pybluez/issues/413) in their source but has not packaged it for PyPI. Searching further will point you to [this comment](https://github.com/pybluez/pybluez/issues/431#issuecomment-1107884273) about how to install the latest source release which should workaround this issue. – metatoaster Mar 23 '23 at 01:13
  • This is a known issue, _with_ a known solution. https://github.com/pybluez/pybluez/issues/431#issuecomment-1107884273. This is why the posting guidelines start with telling you to [search and research](/help/how-to-ask) before posting =) – Mike 'Pomax' Kamermans Mar 23 '23 at 01:20
  • https://stackoverflow.com/search?q=%5Bpybluez%5D+error+in+setup+command%3A+use_2to3+is+invalid – phd Mar 23 '23 at 08:42

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As Mike 'Pomax' Kamermans suggested, you can solve this by installing the package from source:

pip install git+https://github.com/pybluez/pybluez.git#egg=pybluez

Indeed,

The pypi version is outdated and this issue is fixed in the dev version ages ago.

Source: This answer was provided by dogtopus on a GitHub issue of the pybluez repository.

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