Error when installing

[lo-ve-ly]

Hi,
Thank you for your fabulous library - have heard a lot about it. I just tried to install it via pip install ta-lib and receive this error message:

I have C++ Redistributable 2015 64 installed

Python 3.8.5 (default, Sep 3 2020, 21:29:08) [MSC v.1916 64 bit (AMD64)]
Type "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.

IPython 7.19.0 -- An enhanced Interactive Python.

pip install ta-lib
Collecting ta-libNote: you may need to restart the kernel to use updated packages.
Using cached TA-Lib-0.4.19.tar.gz (267 kB)
Requirement already satisfied: numpy in c:\users\selected\anaconda3\lib\site-packages (from ta-lib) (1.19.2)
Building wheels for collected packages: ta-lib
Building wheel for ta-lib (setup.py): started
Building wheel for ta-lib (setup.py): finished with status 'error'
Running setup.py clean for ta-lib

Failed to build ta-lib
Installing collected packages: ta-lib
    Running setup.py install for ta-lib: started
    Running setup.py install for ta-lib: finished with status 'error'
  ERROR: Command errored out with exit status 1:
   command: 'C:\Users\Selected\anaconda3\python.exe' -u -c 'import sys, setuptools, tokenize; sys.argv[0] = '"'"'C:\\Users\\Selected\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\pip-install-tbwft__9\\ta-lib\\setup.py'"'"'; __file__='"'"'C:\\Users\\Selected\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\pip-install-tbwft__9\\ta-lib\\setup.py'"'"';f=getattr(tokenize, '"'"'open'"'"', open)(__file__);code=f.read().replace('"'"'\r\n'"'"', '"'"'\n'"'"');f.close();exec(compile(code, __file__, '"'"'exec'"'"'))' bdist_wheel -d 'C:\Users\Selected\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-wheel-hc2bvvlk'
       cwd: C:\Users\Selected\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-install-tbwft__9\ta-lib\
  Complete output (21 lines):
  C:\Users\Selected\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-install-tbwft__9\ta-lib\setup.py:71: UserWarning: Cannot find ta-lib library, installation may fail.
    warnings.warn('Cannot find ta-lib library, installation may fail.')
  running bdist_wheel
  running build
  running build_py
  creating build
  creating build\lib.win-amd64-3.8
  creating build\lib.win-amd64-3.8\talib
  copying talib\abstract.py -> build\lib.win-amd64-3.8\talib
  copying talib\deprecated.py -> build\lib.win-amd64-3.8\talib
  copying talib\stream.py -> build\lib.win-amd64-3.8\talib
  copying talib\test_abstract.py -> build\lib.win-amd64-3.8\talib
  copying talib\test_data.py -> build\lib.win-amd64-3.8\talib
  copying talib\test_func.py -> build\lib.win-amd64-3.8\talib
  copying talib\test_pandas.py -> build\lib.win-amd64-3.8\talib
  copying talib\test_stream.py -> build\lib.win-amd64-3.8\talib
  copying talib\__init__.py -> build\lib.win-amd64-3.8\talib
  running build_ext
  skipping 'talib\_ta_lib.c' Cython extension (up-to-date)
  building 'talib._ta_lib' extension
  error: Microsoft Visual C++ 14.0 or greater is required. Get it with "Microsoft C++ Build Tools": https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/visual-cpp-build-tools/
  ----------------------------------------
  ERROR: Failed building wheel for ta-lib
    ERROR: Command errored out with exit status 1:
     command: 'C:\Users\Selected\anaconda3\python.exe' -u -c 'import sys, setuptools, tokenize; sys.argv[0] = '"'"'C:\\Users\\Selected\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\pip-install-tbwft__9\\ta-lib\\setup.py'"'"'; __file__='"'"'C:\\Users\\Selected\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\pip-install-tbwft__9\\ta-lib\\setup.py'"'"';f=getattr(tokenize, '"'"'open'"'"', open)(__file__);code=f.read().replace('"'"'\r\n'"'"', '"'"'\n'"'"');f.close();exec(compile(code, __file__, '"'"'exec'"'"'))' install --record 'C:\Users\Selected\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-record-ubzrrswy\install-record.txt' --single-version-externally-managed --compile --install-headers 'C:\Users\Selected\anaconda3\Include\ta-lib'
         cwd: C:\Users\Selected\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-install-tbwft__9\ta-lib\
    Complete output (21 lines):
    C:\Users\Selected\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-install-tbwft__9\ta-lib\setup.py:71: UserWarning: Cannot find ta-lib library, installation may fail.
      warnings.warn('Cannot find ta-lib library, installation may fail.')
    running install
    running build
    running build_py
    creating build
    creating build\lib.win-amd64-3.8
    creating build\lib.win-amd64-3.8\talib
    copying talib\abstract.py -> build\lib.win-amd64-3.8\talib
    copying talib\deprecated.py -> build\lib.win-amd64-3.8\talib
    copying talib\stream.py -> build\lib.win-amd64-3.8\talib
    copying talib\test_abstract.py -> build\lib.win-amd64-3.8\talib
    copying talib\test_data.py -> build\lib.win-amd64-3.8\talib
    copying talib\test_func.py -> build\lib.win-amd64-3.8\talib
    copying talib\test_pandas.py -> build\lib.win-amd64-3.8\talib
    copying talib\test_stream.py -> build\lib.win-amd64-3.8\talib
    copying talib\__init__.py -> build\lib.win-amd64-3.8\talib
    running build_ext
    skipping 'talib\_ta_lib.c' Cython extension (up-to-date)
    building 'talib._ta_lib' extension
    error: Microsoft Visual C++ 14.0 or greater is required. Get it with "Microsoft C++ Build Tools": https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/visual-cpp-build-tools/
    ----------------------------------------
ERROR: Command errored out with exit status 1: 'C:\Users\Selected\anaconda3\python.exe' -u -c 'import sys, setuptools, tokenize; sys.argv[0] = '"'"'C:\\Users\\Selected\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\pip-install-tbwft__9\\ta-lib\\setup.py'"'"'; __file__='"'"'C:\\Users\\Selected\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\pip-install-tbwft__9\\ta-lib\\setup.py'"'"';f=getattr(tokenize, '"'"'open'"'"', open)(__file__);code=f.read().replace('"'"'\r\n'"'"', '"'"'\n'"'"');f.close();exec(compile(code, __file__, '"'"'exec'"'"'))' install --record 'C:\Users\Selected\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-record-ubzrrswy\install-record.txt' --single-version-externally-managed --compile --install-headers 'C:\Users\Selected\anaconda3\Include\ta-lib' Check the logs for full command output.

[mrjbq7]

Did you try and fix the error that it indicates? error: Microsoft Visual C++ 14.0 or greater is required. Get it with "Microsoft C++ Build Tools": https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/visual-cpp-build-tools/

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On Jan 23, 2021, at 12:16 PM, lo-ve-ly ***@***.***> wrote: error: Microsoft Visual C++ 14.0 or greater is required. Get it with "Microsoft C++ Build Tools": https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/visual-cpp-build-tools/

[lo-ve-ly]

I have C++ Redistributable 2015 64 installed

[mrjbq7]

I’m not sure I how that works with Cython, perhaps there is something I can change to make that work better, but I’m relying on Cython for building the C extensions.

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On Sat, Jan 23, 2021 at 12:49 PM lo-ve-ly ***@***.***> wrote: I have C++ Redistributable 2015 64 installed — You are receiving this because you commented. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#391 (comment)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AAAF5A5HJZKJROKL4HWCN3LS3MY6FANCNFSM4WP6E7EQ> .

[mrjbq7]

Closing all installation issues, if someone has a specific problem please open a new one.

[windwave]

follow instruction to get msvc builded and path configured
https://medium.com/pythons-gurus/how-to-properly-install-ta-lib-on-windows-11-for-python-a-step-by-step-guide-13ebb684f4a6