I'm a colleague student and I'm trying to install scikit-surprise but I encountered errors after errors. I have install Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2022, install all the packages (numpy, wheel, ...), used Microsoft Visual Studio installer to install requirements, using anaconda to update and install scikit-surprise but it still returns an error and I cannot import surprise in my python code. The error message is: Collecting scikit-surprise Using cached scikit-surprise-1.1.3.tar.gz (771 kB) Preparing metadata (setup.py) ... done Requirement already satisfied: joblib>=1.0.0 in c:\users\name\appdata\local\programs\python\python312\lib\site-packages (from scikit-surprise) (1.4.0) Requirement already satisfied: numpy>=1.17.3 in c:\users\name\appdata\local\programs\python\python312\lib\site-packages (from scikit-surprise) (1.26.4) Requirement already satisfied: scipy>=1.3.2 in c:\users\name\appdata\local\programs\python\python312\lib\site-packages (from scikit-surprise) (1.13.0) Building wheels for collected packages: scikit-surprise Building wheel for scikit-surprise (setup.py) ... error error: subprocess-exited-with-error × python setup.py bdist_wheel did not run successfully. │ exit code: 1 ╰─> [129 lines of output] C:\Users\name\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-install-yp9x09a7\scikit-surprise_27597a36d9db4afaaf94b2c07d1b972f\setup.py:65: _DeprecatedInstaller: setuptools.installer and fetch_build_eggs are deprecated. !! ******************************************************************************** Requirements should be satisfied by a PEP 517 installer. If you are using pip, you can try `pip install --use-pep517`. ******************************************************************************** !! dist.Distribution().fetch_build_eggs(["numpy>=1.17.3"]) running bdist_wheel running build running build_py creating build creating build\lib.win-amd64-cpython-312 creating build\lib.win-amd64-cpython-312\surprise copying surprise\accuracy.py -> build\lib.win-amd64-cpython-312\surprise copying surprise\builtin_datasets.py -> build\lib.win-amd64-cpython-312\surprise copying surprise\dataset.py -> build\lib.win-amd64-cpython-312\surprise copying surprise\dump.py -> build\lib.win-amd64-cpython-312\surprise copying surprise\reader.py -> build\lib.win-amd64-cpython-312\surprise copying surprise\trainset.py -> build\lib.win-amd64-cpython-312\surprise copying surprise\utils.py -> build\lib.win-amd64-cpython-312\surprise copying surprise\__init__.py -> build\lib.win-amd64-cpython-312\surprise copying surprise\__main__.py -> build\lib.win-amd64-cpython-312\surprise creating build\lib.win-amd64-cpython-312\surprise\model_selection copying surprise\model_selection\search.py -> build\lib.win-amd64-cpython-312\surprise\model_selection copying surprise\model_selection\split.py -> build\lib.win-amd64-cpython-312\surprise\model_selection copying surprise\model_selection\validation.py -> build\lib.win-amd64-cpython-312\surprise\model_selection copying surprise\model_selection\__init__.py -> build\lib.win-amd64-cpython-312\surprise\model_selection creating build\lib.win-amd64-cpython-312\surprise\prediction_algorithms copying surprise\prediction_algorithms\algo_base.py -> build\lib.win-amd64-cpython-312\surprise\prediction_algorithms copying surprise\prediction_algorithms\baseline_only.py -> build\lib.win-amd64-cpython-312\surprise\prediction_algorithms copying surprise\prediction_algorithms\knns.py -> build\lib.win-amd64-cpython-312\surprise\prediction_algorithms copying surprise\prediction_algorithms\predictions.py -> build\lib.win-amd64-cpython-312\surprise\prediction_algorithms copying surprise\prediction_algorithms\random_pred.py -> build\lib.win-amd64-cpython-312\surprise\prediction_algorithms copying surprise\prediction_algorithms\__init__.py -> build\lib.win-amd64-cpython-312\surprise\prediction_algorithms running egg_info writing scikit_surprise.egg-info\PKG-INFO writing dependency_links to scikit_surprise.egg-info\dependency_links.txt writing entry points to scikit_surprise.egg-info\entry_points.txt writing requirements to scikit_surprise.egg-info\requires.txt writing top-level names to scikit_surprise.egg-info\top_level.txt reading manifest file 'scikit_surprise.egg-info\SOURCES.txt' reading manifest template 'MANIFEST.in' adding license file 'LICENSE.md' writing manifest file 'scikit_surprise.egg-info\SOURCES.txt' C:\Users\name\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python312\Lib\site-packages\setuptools\command\build_py.py:207: _Warning: Package 'surprise.prediction_algorithms' is absent from the `packages` configuration. !! ******************************************************************************** ############################ # Package would be ignored # ############################ Python recognizes 'surprise.prediction_algorithms' as an importable package[^1], but it is absent from setuptools' `packages` configuration. This leads to an ambiguous overall configuration. If you want to distribute this package, please make sure that 'surprise.prediction_algorithms' is explicitly added to the `packages` configuration field. Alternatively, you can also rely on setuptools' discovery methods (for example by using `find_namespace_packages(...)`/`find_namespace:` instead of `find_packages(...)`/`find:`). You can read more about "package discovery" on setuptools documentation page: - https://setuptools.pypa.io/en/latest/userguide/package_discovery.html If you don't want 'surprise.prediction_algorithms' to be distributed and are already explicitly excluding 'surprise.prediction_algorithms' via `find_namespace_packages(...)/find_namespace` or `find_packages(...)/find`, you can try to use `exclude_package_data`, or `include-package-data=False` in combination with a more fine grained `package-data` configuration. You can read more about "package data files" on setuptools documentation page: - https://setuptools.pypa.io/en/latest/userguide/datafiles.html [^1]: For Python, any directory (with suitable naming) can be imported, even if it does not contain any `.py` files. On the other hand, currently there is no concept of package data directory, all directories are treated like packages. ******************************************************************************** !! check.warn(importable) copying surprise\similarities.c -> build\lib.win-amd64-cpython-312\surprise copying surprise\similarities.pyx -> build\lib.win-amd64-cpython-312\surprise copying surprise\prediction_algorithms\co_clustering.c -> build\lib.win-amd64-cpython-312\surprise\prediction_algorithms copying surprise\prediction_algorithms\matrix_factorization.c -> build\lib.win-amd64-cpython-312\surprise\prediction_algorithms copying surprise\prediction_algorithms\optimize_baselines.c -> build\lib.win-amd64-cpython-312\surprise\prediction_algorithms copying surprise\prediction_algorithms\slope_one.c -> build\lib.win-amd64-cpython-312\surprise\prediction_algorithms copying surprise\prediction_algorithms\co_clustering.pyx -> build\lib.win-amd64-cpython-312\surprise\prediction_algorithms copying surprise\prediction_algorithms\matrix_factorization.pyx -> build\lib.win-amd64-cpython-312\surprise\prediction_algorithms copying surprise\prediction_algorithms\optimize_baselines.pyx -> build\lib.win-amd64-cpython-312\surprise\prediction_algorithms copying surprise\prediction_algorithms\slope_one.pyx -> build\lib.win-amd64-cpython-312\surprise\prediction_algorithms running build_ext building 'surprise.similarities' extension creating build\temp.win-amd64-cpython-312 creating build\temp.win-amd64-cpython-312\Release creating build\temp.win-amd64-cpython-312\Release\surprise "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.39.33519\bin\HostX86\x64\cl.exe" /c /nologo /O2 /W3 /GL /DNDEBUG /MD -IC:\Users\name\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python312\Lib\site-packages\numpy\core\include -IC:\Users\name\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python312\include -IC:\Users\name\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python312\Include "-IC:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.39.33519\include" "-IC:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\VC\Auxiliary\VS\include" "-IC:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\include\10.0.22621.0\ucrt" "-IC:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\\include\10.0.22621.0\\um" "-IC:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\\include\10.0.22621.0\\shared" "-IC:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\\include\10.0.22621.0\\winrt" "-IC:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\\include\10.0.22621.0\\cppwinrt" /Tcsurprise/similarities.c /Fobuild\temp.win-amd64-cpython-312\Release\surprise/similarities.obj similarities.c C:\Users\name\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python312\Lib\site-packages\numpy\core\include\numpy\npy_1_7_deprecated_api.h(14) : Warning Msg: Using deprecated NumPy API, disable it with #define NPY_NO_DEPRECATED_API NPY_1_7_API_VERSION surprise/similarities.c(15478): warning C4996: 'Py_OptimizeFlag': deprecated in 3.12 surprise/similarities.c(24414): error C2039: 'curexc_traceback': is not a member of '_ts' C:\Users\name\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python312\include\cpython/pystate.h(115): note: see declaration of '_ts' surprise/similarities.c(24417): error C2039: 'curexc_traceback': is not a member of '_ts' C:\Users\name\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python312\include\cpython/pystate.h(115): note: see declaration of '_ts' surprise/similarities.c(24531): warning C4013: '_PyUnicode_Ready' undefined; assuming extern returning int surprise/similarities.c(25020): error C2039: 'ob_digit': is not a member of '_longobject' C:\Users\name\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python312\include\cpython/longintrepr.h(87): note: see declaration of '_longobject' surprise/similarities.c(26982): error C2039: 'ob_digit': is not a member of '_longobject' C:\Users\name\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python312\include\cpython/longintrepr.h(87): note: see declaration of '_longobject' surprise/similarities.c(27037): error C2039: 'ob_digit': is not a member of '_longobject' C:\Users\name\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python312\include\cpython/longintrepr.h(87): note: see declaration of '_longobject' surprise/similarities.c(27254): error C2039: 'ob_digit': is not a member of '_longobject' C:\Users\name\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python312\include\cpython/longintrepr.h(87): note: see declaration of '_longobject' surprise/similarities.c(27309): error C2039: 'ob_digit': is not a member of '_longobject' C:\Users\name\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python312\include\cpython/longintrepr.h(87): note: see declaration of '_longobject' surprise/similarities.c(27450): error C2039: 'ob_digit': is not a member of '_longobject' C:\Users\name\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python312\include\cpython/longintrepr.h(87): note: see declaration of '_longobject' surprise/similarities.c(27505): error C2039: 'ob_digit': is not a member of '_longobject' C:\Users\name\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python312\include\cpython/longintrepr.h(87): note: see declaration of '_longobject' surprise/similarities.c(27856): error C2039: 'ob_digit': is not a member of '_longobject' C:\Users\name\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python312\include\cpython/longintrepr.h(87): note: see declaration of '_longobject' error: command 'C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft Visual Studio\\2022\\BuildTools\\VC\\Tools\\MSVC\\14.39.33519\\bin\\HostX86\\x64\\cl.exe' failed with exit code 2 [end of output] note: This error originates from a subprocess, and is likely not a problem with pip. ERROR: Failed building wheel for scikit-surprise Running setup.py clean for scikit-surprise Failed to build scikit-surprise ERROR: Could not build wheels for scikit-surprise, which is required to install pyproject.toml-based projects Can someone show me how to install scikit-surprise from the ground up? Continue reading...