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Uohzhcim opened this issue Apr 23, 2025 · 3 comments
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Bug summary

On latest version of Python 3.13.3 and pip version pip 25.0.1
command "python -m pip install matplotlib" error "Building wheel for kiwisolver (pyproject.toml) ... error".

OS: Windows 10 x86 Version 10.0.19042 Build 19042
Visual Studio Build Tools 2022 - 17.13.6
MSVC v143 - VS 2022 C++ x64/x86 build tools (latest)
C++ CMake tools for Windows
Testing tools core features - Build Tools
C++ AddressSanitizer
vcpkg package manager
Windows 10 SDK (10.0.20348.0)

Code for reproduction

python -m pip install matplotlib

Actual outcome

Windows\System32>python -m pip install matplotlib
Looking in indexes: https://pypi.tuna.tsinghua.edu.cn/simple
Collecting matplotlib
Using cached matplotlib-3.10.1-cp313-cp313-win32.whl
Collecting contourpy>=1.0.1 (from matplotlib)
Using cached https://pypi.tuna.tsinghua.edu.cn/packages/19/ba/b227c3886d120e60e41b28740ac3617b2f2b971b9f601c835661194579f1/contourpy-1.3.2-cp313-cp313-win32.whl (178 kB)
Collecting cycler>=0.10 (from matplotlib)
Using cached https://pypi.tuna.tsinghua.edu.cn/packages/e7/05/c19819d5e3d95294a6f5947fb9b9629efb316b96de511b418c53d245aae6/cycler-0.12.1-py3-none-any.whl (8.3 kB)
Collecting fonttools>=4.22.0 (from matplotlib)
Using cached https://pypi.tuna.tsinghua.edu.cn/packages/4c/e4/6934513ec2c4d3d69ca1bc3bd34d5c69dafcbf68c15388dd3bb062daf345/fonttools-4.57.0-cp313-cp313-win32.whl (2.1 MB)
Collecting kiwisolver>=1.3.1 (from matplotlib)
Using cached https://pypi.tuna.tsinghua.edu.cn/packages/82/59/7c91426a8ac292e1cdd53a63b6d9439abd573c875c3f92c146767dd33faf/kiwisolver-1.4.8.tar.gz (97 kB)
Installing build dependencies ... done
Getting requirements to build wheel ... done
Preparing metadata (pyproject.toml) ... done
Requirement already satisfied: numpy>=1.23 in c:\users\zhouyunwen\appdata\local\programs\python\python313-32\lib\site-packages (from matplotlib) (2.2.5)
Requirement already satisfied: packaging>=20.0 in c:\users\zhouyunwen\appdata\local\programs\python\python313-32\lib\site-packages (from matplotlib) (25.0)
Collecting pillow>=8 (from matplotlib)
Using cached https://pypi.tuna.tsinghua.edu.cn/packages/94/86/8f2e9d2dc3d308dfd137a07fe1cc478df0a23d42a6c4093b087e738e4827/pillow-11.2.1-cp313-cp313-win32.whl (2.3 MB)
Collecting pyparsing>=2.3.1 (from matplotlib)
Using cached https://pypi.tuna.tsinghua.edu.cn/packages/05/e7/df2285f3d08fee213f2d041540fa4fc9ca6c2d44cf36d3a035bf2a8d2bcc/pyparsing-3.2.3-py3-none-any.whl (111 kB)
Requirement already satisfied: python-dateutil>=2.7 in c:\users\zhouyunwen\appdata\local\programs\python\python313-32\lib\site-packages (from matplotlib) (2.9.0.post0)
Requirement already satisfied: six>=1.5 in c:\users\zhouyunwen\appdata\local\programs\python\python313-32\lib\site-packages (from python-dateutil>=2.7->matplotlib) (1.17.0)
Building wheels for collected packages: kiwisolver
Building wheel for kiwisolver (pyproject.toml) ... error
error: subprocess-exited-with-error

× Building wheel for kiwisolver (pyproject.toml) did not run successfully.
│ exit code: 1
╰─> [79 lines of output]
C:\Users\zhouyunwen\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-build-env-sqceeljf\overlay\Lib\site-packages\setuptools\config_apply_pyprojecttoml.py:82: SetuptoolsDeprecationWarning: project.license as a TOML table is deprecated
!!

          ********************************************************************************
          Please use a simple string containing a SPDX expression for `project.license`. You can also use `project.license-files`. (Both options available on setuptools>=77.0.0).

          By 2026-Feb-18, you need to update your project and remove deprecated calls
          or your builds will no longer be supported.

          See https://packaging.python.org/en/latest/guides/writing-pyproject-toml/#license for details.
          ********************************************************************************

  !!
    corresp(dist, value, root_dir)
  C:\Users\zhouyunwen\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-build-env-sqceeljf\overlay\Lib\site-packages\setuptools\config\_apply_pyprojecttoml.py:61: SetuptoolsDeprecationWarning: License classifiers are deprecated.
  !!

          ********************************************************************************
          Please consider removing the following classifiers in favor of a SPDX license expression:

          License :: OSI Approved :: BSD License

          See https://packaging.python.org/en/latest/guides/writing-pyproject-toml/#license for details.
          ********************************************************************************

  !!
    dist._finalize_license_expression()
  C:\Users\zhouyunwen\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-build-env-sqceeljf\overlay\Lib\site-packages\setuptools\dist.py:759: SetuptoolsDeprecationWarning: License classifiers are deprecated.
  !!

          ********************************************************************************
          Please consider removing the following classifiers in favor of a SPDX license expression:

          License :: OSI Approved :: BSD License

          See https://packaging.python.org/en/latest/guides/writing-pyproject-toml/#license for details.
          ********************************************************************************

  !!
    self._finalize_license_expression()
  running bdist_wheel
  running build
  running build_py
  creating build\lib.win32-cpython-313\kiwisolver
  copying py\kiwisolver\exceptions.py -> build\lib.win32-cpython-313\kiwisolver
  copying py\kiwisolver\__init__.py -> build\lib.win32-cpython-313\kiwisolver
  copying py\kiwisolver\_cext.pyi -> build\lib.win32-cpython-313\kiwisolver
  copying py\kiwisolver\py.typed -> build\lib.win32-cpython-313\kiwisolver
  running build_ext
  building 'kiwisolver._cext' extension
  creating build\temp.win32-cpython-313\Release\py\src
  "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.43.34808\bin\HostX86\x86\cl.exe" /c /nologo /O2 /W3 /GL /DNDEBUG /MD -IC:\Users\zhouyunwen\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-build-env-sqceeljf\overlay\Lib\site-packages\cppy\include -I. -IC:\Users\zhouyunwen\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python313-32\include -IC:\Users\zhouyunwen\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python313-32\Include "-IC:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.43.34808\include" "-IC:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\VC\Auxiliary\VS\include" "-IC:\Program Files\Windows Kits\10\include\10.0.20348.0\ucrt" "-IC:\Program Files\Windows Kits\10\\include\10.0.20348.0\\um" "-IC:\Program Files\Windows Kits\10\\include\10.0.20348.0\\shared" "-IC:\Program Files\Windows Kits\10\\include\10.0.20348.0\\winrt" "-IC:\Program Files\Windows Kits\10\\include\10.0.20348.0\\cppwinrt" "-IC:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.43.34808\include" "-IC:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\VC\Auxiliary\VS\include" "-IC:\Program Files\Windows Kits\10\include\10.0.20348.0\ucrt" "-IC:\Program Files\Windows Kits\10\\include\10.0.20348.0\\um" "-IC:\Program Files\Windows Kits\10\\include\10.0.20348.0\\shared" "-IC:\Program Files\Windows Kits\10\\include\10.0.20348.0\\winrt" "-IC:\Program Files\Windows Kits\10\\include\10.0.20348.0\\cppwinrt" /EHsc /Tppy/src/constraint.cpp /Fobuild\temp.win32-cpython-313\Release\py\src\constraint.obj /EHsc /MT
  cl : Command line warning D9025 : overriding '/MD' with '/MT'
  constraint.cpp
  "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.43.34808\bin\HostX86\x86\cl.exe" /c /nologo /O2 /W3 /GL /DNDEBUG /MD -IC:\Users\zhouyunwen\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-build-env-sqceeljf\overlay\Lib\site-packages\cppy\include -I. -IC:\Users\zhouyunwen\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python313-32\include -IC:\Users\zhouyunwen\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python313-32\Include "-IC:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.43.34808\include" "-IC:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\VC\Auxiliary\VS\include" "-IC:\Program Files\Windows Kits\10\include\10.0.20348.0\ucrt" "-IC:\Program Files\Windows Kits\10\\include\10.0.20348.0\\um" "-IC:\Program Files\Windows Kits\10\\include\10.0.20348.0\\shared" "-IC:\Program Files\Windows Kits\10\\include\10.0.20348.0\\winrt" "-IC:\Program Files\Windows Kits\10\\include\10.0.20348.0\\cppwinrt" "-IC:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.43.34808\include" "-IC:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\VC\Auxiliary\VS\include" "-IC:\Program Files\Windows Kits\10\include\10.0.20348.0\ucrt" "-IC:\Program Files\Windows Kits\10\\include\10.0.20348.0\\um" "-IC:\Program Files\Windows Kits\10\\include\10.0.20348.0\\shared" "-IC:\Program Files\Windows Kits\10\\include\10.0.20348.0\\winrt" "-IC:\Program Files\Windows Kits\10\\include\10.0.20348.0\\cppwinrt" /EHsc /Tppy/src/expression.cpp /Fobuild\temp.win32-cpython-313\Release\py\src\expression.obj /EHsc /MT
  cl : Command line warning D9025 : overriding '/MD' with '/MT'
  expression.cpp
  "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.43.34808\bin\HostX86\x86\cl.exe" /c /nologo /O2 /W3 /GL /DNDEBUG /MD -IC:\Users\zhouyunwen\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-build-env-sqceeljf\overlay\Lib\site-packages\cppy\include -I. -IC:\Users\zhouyunwen\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python313-32\include -IC:\Users\zhouyunwen\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python313-32\Include "-IC:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.43.34808\include" "-IC:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\VC\Auxiliary\VS\include" "-IC:\Program Files\Windows Kits\10\include\10.0.20348.0\ucrt" "-IC:\Program Files\Windows Kits\10\\include\10.0.20348.0\\um" "-IC:\Program Files\Windows Kits\10\\include\10.0.20348.0\\shared" "-IC:\Program Files\Windows Kits\10\\include\10.0.20348.0\\winrt" "-IC:\Program Files\Windows Kits\10\\include\10.0.20348.0\\cppwinrt" "-IC:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.43.34808\include" "-IC:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\VC\Auxiliary\VS\include" "-IC:\Program Files\Windows Kits\10\include\10.0.20348.0\ucrt" "-IC:\Program Files\Windows Kits\10\\include\10.0.20348.0\\um" "-IC:\Program Files\Windows Kits\10\\include\10.0.20348.0\\shared" "-IC:\Program Files\Windows Kits\10\\include\10.0.20348.0\\winrt" "-IC:\Program Files\Windows Kits\10\\include\10.0.20348.0\\cppwinrt" /EHsc /Tppy/src/kiwisolver.cpp /Fobuild\temp.win32-cpython-313\Release\py\src\kiwisolver.obj /EHsc /MT
  cl : Command line warning D9025 : overriding '/MD' with '/MT'
  kiwisolver.cpp
  "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.43.34808\bin\HostX86\x86\cl.exe" /c /nologo /O2 /W3 /GL /DNDEBUG /MD -IC:\Users\zhouyunwen\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-build-env-sqceeljf\overlay\Lib\site-packages\cppy\include -I. -IC:\Users\zhouyunwen\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python313-32\include -IC:\Users\zhouyunwen\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python313-32\Include "-IC:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.43.34808\include" "-IC:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\VC\Auxiliary\VS\include" "-IC:\Program Files\Windows Kits\10\include\10.0.20348.0\ucrt" "-IC:\Program Files\Windows Kits\10\\include\10.0.20348.0\\um" "-IC:\Program Files\Windows Kits\10\\include\10.0.20348.0\\shared" "-IC:\Program Files\Windows Kits\10\\include\10.0.20348.0\\winrt" "-IC:\Program Files\Windows Kits\10\\include\10.0.20348.0\\cppwinrt" "-IC:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.43.34808\include" "-IC:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\VC\Auxiliary\VS\include" "-IC:\Program Files\Windows Kits\10\include\10.0.20348.0\ucrt" "-IC:\Program Files\Windows Kits\10\\include\10.0.20348.0\\um" "-IC:\Program Files\Windows Kits\10\\include\10.0.20348.0\\shared" "-IC:\Program Files\Windows Kits\10\\include\10.0.20348.0\\winrt" "-IC:\Program Files\Windows Kits\10\\include\10.0.20348.0\\cppwinrt" /EHsc /Tppy/src/solver.cpp /Fobuild\temp.win32-cpython-313\Release\py\src\solver.obj /EHsc /MT
  cl : Command line warning D9025 : overriding '/MD' with '/MT'
  solver.cpp
  "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.43.34808\bin\HostX86\x86\cl.exe" /c /nologo /O2 /W3 /GL /DNDEBUG /MD -IC:\Users\zhouyunwen\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-build-env-sqceeljf\overlay\Lib\site-packages\cppy\include -I. -IC:\Users\zhouyunwen\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python313-32\include -IC:\Users\zhouyunwen\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python313-32\Include "-IC:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.43.34808\include" "-IC:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\VC\Auxiliary\VS\include" "-IC:\Program Files\Windows Kits\10\include\10.0.20348.0\ucrt" "-IC:\Program Files\Windows Kits\10\\include\10.0.20348.0\\um" "-IC:\Program Files\Windows Kits\10\\include\10.0.20348.0\\shared" "-IC:\Program Files\Windows Kits\10\\include\10.0.20348.0\\winrt" "-IC:\Program Files\Windows Kits\10\\include\10.0.20348.0\\cppwinrt" "-IC:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.43.34808\include" "-IC:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\VC\Auxiliary\VS\include" "-IC:\Program Files\Windows Kits\10\include\10.0.20348.0\ucrt" "-IC:\Program Files\Windows Kits\10\\include\10.0.20348.0\\um" "-IC:\Program Files\Windows Kits\10\\include\10.0.20348.0\\shared" "-IC:\Program Files\Windows Kits\10\\include\10.0.20348.0\\winrt" "-IC:\Program Files\Windows Kits\10\\include\10.0.20348.0\\cppwinrt" /EHsc /Tppy/src/strength.cpp /Fobuild\temp.win32-cpython-313\Release\py\src\strength.obj /EHsc /MT
  cl : Command line warning D9025 : overriding '/MD' with '/MT'
  strength.cpp
  "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.43.34808\bin\HostX86\x86\cl.exe" /c /nologo /O2 /W3 /GL /DNDEBUG /MD -IC:\Users\zhouyunwen\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-build-env-sqceeljf\overlay\Lib\site-packages\cppy\include -I. -IC:\Users\zhouyunwen\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python313-32\include -IC:\Users\zhouyunwen\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python313-32\Include "-IC:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.43.34808\include" "-IC:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\VC\Auxiliary\VS\include" "-IC:\Program Files\Windows Kits\10\include\10.0.20348.0\ucrt" "-IC:\Program Files\Windows Kits\10\\include\10.0.20348.0\\um" "-IC:\Program Files\Windows Kits\10\\include\10.0.20348.0\\shared" "-IC:\Program Files\Windows Kits\10\\include\10.0.20348.0\\winrt" "-IC:\Program Files\Windows Kits\10\\include\10.0.20348.0\\cppwinrt" "-IC:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.43.34808\include" "-IC:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\VC\Auxiliary\VS\include" "-IC:\Program Files\Windows Kits\10\include\10.0.20348.0\ucrt" "-IC:\Program Files\Windows Kits\10\\include\10.0.20348.0\\um" "-IC:\Program Files\Windows Kits\10\\include\10.0.20348.0\\shared" "-IC:\Program Files\Windows Kits\10\\include\10.0.20348.0\\winrt" "-IC:\Program Files\Windows Kits\10\\include\10.0.20348.0\\cppwinrt" /EHsc /Tppy/src/term.cpp /Fobuild\temp.win32-cpython-313\Release\py\src\term.obj /EHsc /MT
  cl : Command line warning D9025 : overriding '/MD' with '/MT'
  term.cpp
  "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.43.34808\bin\HostX86\x86\cl.exe" /c /nologo /O2 /W3 /GL /DNDEBUG /MD -IC:\Users\zhouyunwen\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-build-env-sqceeljf\overlay\Lib\site-packages\cppy\include -I. -IC:\Users\zhouyunwen\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python313-32\include -IC:\Users\zhouyunwen\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python313-32\Include "-IC:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.43.34808\include" "-IC:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\VC\Auxiliary\VS\include" "-IC:\Program Files\Windows Kits\10\include\10.0.20348.0\ucrt" "-IC:\Program Files\Windows Kits\10\\include\10.0.20348.0\\um" "-IC:\Program Files\Windows Kits\10\\include\10.0.20348.0\\shared" "-IC:\Program Files\Windows Kits\10\\include\10.0.20348.0\\winrt" "-IC:\Program Files\Windows Kits\10\\include\10.0.20348.0\\cppwinrt" "-IC:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.43.34808\include" "-IC:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\VC\Auxiliary\VS\include" "-IC:\Program Files\Windows Kits\10\include\10.0.20348.0\ucrt" "-IC:\Program Files\Windows Kits\10\\include\10.0.20348.0\\um" "-IC:\Program Files\Windows Kits\10\\include\10.0.20348.0\\shared" "-IC:\Program Files\Windows Kits\10\\include\10.0.20348.0\\winrt" "-IC:\Program Files\Windows Kits\10\\include\10.0.20348.0\\cppwinrt" /EHsc /Tppy/src/variable.cpp /Fobuild\temp.win32-cpython-313\Release\py\src\variable.obj /EHsc /MT
  cl : Command line warning D9025 : overriding '/MD' with '/MT'
  variable.cpp
  "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.43.34808\bin\HostX86\x86\link.exe" /nologo /INCREMENTAL:NO /LTCG /DLL /MANIFEST:EMBED,ID=2 /MANIFESTUAC:NO /LIBPATH:C:\Users\zhouyunwen\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python313-32\libs /LIBPATH:C:\Users\zhouyunwen\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python313-32 /LIBPATH:C:\Users\zhouyunwen\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python313-32\PCbuild\win32 "/LIBPATH:C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.43.34808\lib\x86" "/LIBPATH:C:\Program Files\Windows Kits\10\lib\10.0.20348.0\ucrt\x86" "/LIBPATH:C:\Program Files\Windows Kits\10\\lib\10.0.20348.0\\um\x86" "/LIBPATH:C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.43.34808\lib\x86" "/LIBPATH:C:\Program Files\Windows Kits\10\lib\10.0.20348.0\ucrt\x86" "/LIBPATH:C:\Program Files\Windows Kits\10\\lib\10.0.20348.0\\um\x86" /EXPORT:PyInit__cext build\temp.win32-cpython-313\Release\py\src\constraint.obj build\temp.win32-cpython-313\Release\py\src\expression.obj build\temp.win32-cpython-313\Release\py\src\kiwisolver.obj build\temp.win32-cpython-313\Release\py\src\solver.obj build\temp.win32-cpython-313\Release\py\src\strength.obj build\temp.win32-cpython-313\Release\py\src\term.obj build\temp.win32-cpython-313\Release\py\src\variable.obj /OUT:build\lib.win32-cpython-313\kiwisolver\_cext.cp313-win32.pyd /IMPLIB:build\temp.win32-cpython-313\Release\py\src\_cext.cp313-win32.lib ucrt.lib vcruntime.lib /nodefaultlib:libucrt.lib /nodefaultlib:libvcruntime.lib
     Creating library build\temp.win32-cpython-313\Release\py\src\_cext.cp313-win32.lib and object build\temp.win32-cpython-313\Release\py\src\_cext.cp313-win32.exp
  LIBCMT.lib(dll_dllmain.obj) : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol __except_handler4
  LIBCMT.lib(utility.obj) : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol __except_handler4
  LIBCMT.lib(sehprolg4.obj) : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol __except_handler4
  build\lib.win32-cpython-313\kiwisolver\_cext.cp313-win32.pyd : fatal error LNK1120: 1 unresolved externals
  error: command 'C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft Visual Studio\\2022\\BuildTools\\VC\\Tools\\MSVC\\14.43.34808\\bin\\HostX86\\x86\\link.exe' failed with exit code 1120
  [end of output]

note: This error originates from a subprocess, and is likely not a problem with pip.
ERROR: Failed building wheel for kiwisolver
Failed to build kiwisolver
ERROR: Failed to build installable wheels for some pyproject.toml based projects (kiwisolver)

Expected outcome

Successfully installed matplotlib

Additional information

Found this hint related to the whl building error:
"cl : Command line warning D9025 : overriding '/MD' with '/MT'"
"LIBCMT.lib(dll_dllmain.obj) : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol __except_handler4"

But don't know how this happened nor how to fix

Other whl building on same machine and software environment works correctly

Operating system

Windows 10 32-bit (10.0.19042 Build 19042)

Matplotlib Version

3.10.1

Matplotlib Backend

No response

Python version

Python 3.13.3

Jupyter version

No response

Installation

pip

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rcomer commented Apr 23, 2025

pip is trying to build from source because there are no pre-built wheels for your system and python 3.13. Unfortunately most packages will not have those for 32-bit systems any more. One option is to downgrade your python version and use older packages. Looking back through the releases, I think the newest Matplotlib that supports 32-bit Windows is Matplotlib 3.7.5, which has wheels for python 3.11. So if you install python 3.11 and then do

python -m pip install matplotlib --prefer-binary

you should have more luck.

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@jklymak jklymak closed this as not planned Won't fix, can't repro, duplicate, stale Apr 23, 2025
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pip is trying to build from source because there are no pre-built wheels for your system and python 3.13. Unfortunately most packages will not have those for 32-bit systems any more. One option is to downgrade your python version and use older packages. Looking back through the releases, I think the newest Matplotlib that supports 32-bit Windows is Matplotlib 3.7.5, which has wheels for python 3.11. So if you install python 3.11 and then do

python -m pip install matplotlib --prefer-binary

you should have more luck.

Thx for the quick response! Yep, 32bit Win10 is rare nowadays. Will give 3.11 a try and report back.

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Python 3.11 works.

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