By jlongland
Connected Tutorial(This question is a follow-up to this tutorial):
How To Install an ERPNext Stack on Ubuntu 18.04Good day all
Following the install instructions below to install ERPNext on Ubuntu:
https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-install-an-erpnext-stack-on-ubuntu-18-04
I have used this tutorial before ( 1 year ago) and I cannot recall that I bumped my head on this error.
I created a fresh droplet (4vcpu 8G )
Followed steps 1-4 … all went well
At step 5 when entering this command: sudo -H python3 -m pip install --upgrade setuptools cryptography psutil
I get the error:
################################################################# Complete output from command python setup.py egg_info: Traceback (most recent call last): File “<string>”, line 1, in <module> File “/tmp/pip-build-ce8tbk4d/cryptography/setup.py”, line 14, in <module> from setuptools_rust import RustExtension ModuleNotFoundError: No module named ‘setuptools_rust’
=============================DEBUG ASSISTANCE==========================
If you are seeing an error here please try the following to
successfully install cryptography:
Upgrade to the latest pip and try again. This will fix errors for most
users. See: https://pip.pypa.io/en/stable/installing/#upgrading-pip
=============================DEBUG ASSISTANCE==========================
########################################################################
I went to the suggestged website which offered 2 possible ways of solving the problem but the first also failed.
Can someone perhaps offer some assistance
Many thanks John
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Heya,
Just came across this answer and decided to write some general guidelines for anyone who comes across this in the future despite the old question.
This error indicates that Python’s package manager, pip, can’t find a module named setuptools_rust.
One possible workaround can be updating pip or installing the missing module via pip:
- sudo -H python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip
- sudo -H python3 -m pip install setuptools_rust
If these commands don’t work, the issue might reside in the specifics of the ERPNext installation and related dependencies. In that case, you might need to consult ERPNext’s official documentation or community for a more tailored solution.
You can read more about how to manage Python packages using pip in DigitalOcean’s documentation.
Hope that this helps!
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