Running pip install . gives error

[jamila-griffith]

I have followed the instructions to install fnet on a linux server using conda in an environment, as described on this page and when I run the pip install ., it gives me error
error: subprocess-exited-with-error

× Getting requirements to build wheel did not run successfully.
│ exit code: 1
╰─> [33 lines of output]
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/home/anaconda3/envs/fnet/lib/python3.12/site-packages/pip/_vendor/pyproject_hooks/_in_process/_in_process.py", line 353, in
main()
File "/home/anaconda3/envs/fnet/lib/python3.12/site-packages/pip/_vendor/pyproject_hooks/_in_process/_in_process.py", line 335, in main
json_out['return_val'] = hook(**hook_input['kwargs'])
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/home/anaconda3/envs/fnet/lib/python3.12/site-packages/pip/_vendor/pyproject_hooks/_in_process/_in_process.py", line 112, in get_requires_for_build_wheel
backend = _build_backend()
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/home/anaconda3/envs/fnet/lib/python3.12/site-packages/pip/_vendor/pyproject_hooks/_in_process/_in_process.py", line 77, in _build_backend
obj = import_module(mod_path)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/home/anaconda3/envs/fnet/lib/python3.12/importlib/init.py", line 90, in import_module
return _bootstrap._gcd_import(name[level:], package, level)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "", line 1387, in _gcd_import
File "", line 1360, in _find_and_load
File "", line 1310, in _find_and_load_unlocked
File "", line 488, in _call_with_frames_removed
File "", line 1387, in _gcd_import
File "", line 1360, in _find_and_load
File "", line 1331, in _find_and_load_unlocked
File "", line 935, in _load_unlocked
File "", line 995, in exec_module
File "", line 488, in _call_with_frames_removed
File "/tmp/pip-build-env-vg49h5_7/overlay/lib/python3.12/site-packages/setuptools/init.py", line 16, in
import setuptools.version
File "/tmp/pip-build-env-vg49h5_7/overlay/lib/python3.12/site-packages/setuptools/version.py", line 1, in
import pkg_resources
File "/tmp/pip-build-env-vg49h5_7/overlay/lib/python3.12/site-packages/pkg_resources/init.py", line 2172, in
register_finder(pkgutil.ImpImporter, find_on_path)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
AttributeError: module 'pkgutil' has no attribute 'ImpImporter'. Did you mean: 'zipimporter'?
[end of output]

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

× Getting requirements to build wheel did not run successfully.
│ exit code: 1
╰─> See above for output.

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

I was wondering if someone can suggest a solution.

Thanks

[alxndrkalinin]

Try downgrading Python to 3.11?

[jamila-griffith]

Thanks. I will try that and let you know.