Unable to build

[SubhadipDatta]

(base) C:\Users\subha>python C:\Users\subha\Downloads\Compressed\jpy-master\setup.py --maven build bdist
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:\Users\subha\Downloads\Compressed\jpy-master\setup.py", line 312, in
long_description=_read('README.md') + '\n\n' + _read('CHANGES.md'),
File "C:\Users\subha\Downloads\Compressed\jpy-master\setup.py", line 185, in _read
with open(filename, encoding='UTF-8') as file:
FileNotFoundError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'README.md'

[jburmistrova]

I have the same error.
Running on MacOS Catalina

(snap) ➜ jpy git:(master) python setup.py bdist_wheel
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "setup.py", line 312, in
long_description=_read('README.md') + '\n\n' + _read('CHANGES.md'),
File "setup.py", line 185, in _read
with open(filename, encoding='UTF-8') as file:
TypeError: 'encoding' is an invalid keyword argument for this function

[jburmistrova]

For me the reason this error popped up was because I was using python2.7, maybe check that you are using the correct version?