I’m following the Zephyr getting started guide here:

https://docs.zephyrproject.org/latest/develop/getting_started/index.html

In the section “Get Zephyr and install Python dependencies” I’m following the directions for

Windows -> Install Globally

When I run the following:

pip3 install -r %HOMEPATH%\zephyrproject\zephyr\scripts\requirements.txt

I get the error:

  Running setup.py install for netifaces ... error

  error: subprocess-exited-with-error

  × Running setup.py install for netifaces did not run successfully.

  │ exit code: 1

  ╰─> [9 lines of output]

      C:\Users\wkicinski\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python39\lib\site-packages\setuptools\config\setupcfg.py:463: SetuptoolsDeprecationWarning: The license_file parameter is deprecated, use license_files instead.

        warnings.warn(msg, warning_class)

      running install

      C:\Users\wkicinski\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python39\lib\site-packages\setuptools\command\install.py:34: SetuptoolsDeprecationWarning: setup.py install is deprecated. Use build and pip and other standards-based tools.

        warnings.warn(

      running build

      running build_ext

      building 'netifaces' 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/

      [end of output]

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

error: legacy-install-failure

× Encountered error while trying to install package.

╰─> netifaces

Choco installed python 3.10.  I installed the latest VS build tools, as well as the 2019 build tools with v14.2 compiler.

I still keep getting this error.  I’m on Windows 11.

Is there a known solution to this issue?

Thanks & Regards,

Walt Kicinski