python setup.py egg_info did not run successfully

[frossigneux]

I try to install the package on Gitlab with image python:3.8.12.

Context:

$ python -V
Python 3.8.12
$ pip install virtualenv
Collecting virtualenv
  Downloading virtualenv-20.15.0-py2.py3-none-any.whl (10.1 MB)
Collecting distlib<1,>=0.3.1
  Downloading distlib-0.3.4-py2.py3-none-any.whl (461 kB)
Collecting filelock<4,>=3.2
  Downloading filelock-3.7.1-py3-none-any.whl (10 kB)
Collecting six<2,>=1.9.0
  Downloading six-1.16.0-py2.py3-none-any.whl (11 kB)
Collecting platformdirs<3,>=2
  Downloading platformdirs-2.5.2-py3-none-any.whl (14 kB)
Installing collected packages: six, platformdirs, filelock, distlib, virtualenv
WARNING: Running pip as the 'root' user can result in broken permissions and conflicting behaviour with the system package manager. It is recommended to use a virtual environment instead: https://pip.pypa.io/warnings/venv
Successfully installed distlib-0.3.4 filelock-3.7.1 platformdirs-2.5.2 six-1.16.0 virtualenv-20.15.0
WARNING: You are using pip version 21.2.4; however, version 22.1.2 is available.
You should consider upgrading via the '/usr/local/bin/python -m pip install --upgrade pip' command.

I get an error:

Collecting django-autofixture
  Downloading django-autofixture-0.12.1.tar.gz (29 kB)
  Preparing metadata (setup.py): started
  Preparing metadata (setup.py): finished with status 'error'
  error: subprocess-exited-with-error
  
  × python setup.py egg_info did not run successfully.
  │ exit code: 1
  ╰─> [29 lines of output]
      running egg_info
      creating /tmp/pip-pip-egg-info-pz0fsdki/django_autofixture.egg-info
      writing /tmp/pip-pip-egg-info-pz0fsdki/django_autofixture.egg-info/PKG-INFO
      Traceback (most recent call last):
        File "<string>", line 2, in <module>
        File "<pip-setuptools-caller>", line 34, in <module>
        File "/tmp/pip-install-qggos2b0/django-autofixture_c9a0d2963ccb464292e299cf8dbd723b/setup.py", line 43, in <module>
          setup(
        File "/builds/pictia-lab/pictia-back/venv/lib/python3.8/site-packages/setuptools/__init__.py", line 87, in setup
          return distutils.core.setup(**attrs)
        File "/builds/pictia-lab/pictia-back/venv/lib/python3.8/site-packages/setuptools/_distutils/core.py", line 177, in setup
          return run_commands(dist)
        File "/builds/pictia-lab/pictia-back/venv/lib/python3.8/site-packages/setuptools/_distutils/core.py", line 193, in run_commands
          dist.run_commands()
        File "/builds/pictia-lab/pictia-back/venv/lib/python3.8/site-packages/setuptools/_distutils/dist.py", line 968, in run_commands
          self.run_command(cmd)
        File "/builds/pictia-lab/pictia-back/venv/lib/python3.8/site-packages/setuptools/dist.py", line 1229, in run_command
          super().run_command(command)
        File "/builds/pictia-lab/pictia-back/venv/lib/python3.8/site-packages/setuptools/_distutils/dist.py", line 987, in run_command
          cmd_obj.run()
        File "/builds/pictia-lab/pictia-back/venv/lib/python3.8/site-packages/setuptools/command/egg_info.py", line 301, in run
          writer(self, ep.name, os.path.join(self.egg_info, ep.name))
        File "/builds/pictia-lab/pictia-back/venv/lib/python3.8/site-packages/setuptools/command/egg_info.py", line 665, in write_pkg_info
          metadata.write_pkg_info(cmd.egg_info)
        File "/builds/pictia-lab/pictia-back/venv/lib/python3.8/site-packages/setuptools/_distutils/dist.py", line 1136, in write_pkg_info
          self.write_pkg_file(pkg_info)
        File "/builds/pictia-lab/pictia-back/venv/lib/python3.8/site-packages/setuptools/dist.py", line 234, in write_pkg_file
          if not long_description.endswith("\n"):
      AttributeError: 'UltraMagicString' object has no attribute 'endswith'
      [end of output]
  
  note: This error originates from a subprocess, and is likely not a problem with pip.
error: metadata-generation-failed
× Encountered error while generating package metadata.
╰─> See above for output.

[shivshankardayal]

I am also having the same issue.

[castorfou]

same here with python 3.10

[castorfou]

and with python 3.7 as well

[NicolasBFR]

Same problem with python 3.10 and latest setuptools

[FranciscodeMaussion]

just remove all the UltraMagicString uses from setup.py

[kostiag]

Same problem with python 3.11 and 3.12.2