Can't install xmlsec using PIP command

Question

pip install xmlsec commands throws the below error.

ERROR: Command errored out with exit status 1:
   command: /home/xxx/PycharmProjects/saml_impl/saml_impl/venv/bin/python /home/sathia/PycharmProjects/saml_impl/saml_impl/venv/lib/python3.8/site-packages/pip/_vendor/pep517/_in_process.py build_wheel /tmp/tmpu_b5m5vz
       cwd: /tmp/pip-install-gblz98sr/xmlsec
  Complete output (14 lines):
  running bdist_wheel
  running build
  running build_py
  package init file 'src/xmlsec/__init__.py' not found (or not a regular file)
  creating build
  creating build/lib.linux-x86_64-3.8
  creating build/lib.linux-x86_64-3.8/xmlsec
  copying src/xmlsec/py.typed -> build/lib.linux-x86_64-3.8/xmlsec
  copying src/xmlsec/template.pyi -> build/lib.linux-x86_64-3.8/xmlsec
  copying src/xmlsec/constants.pyi -> build/lib.linux-x86_64-3.8/xmlsec
  copying src/xmlsec/__init__.pyi -> build/lib.linux-x86_64-3.8/xmlsec
  copying src/xmlsec/tree.pyi -> build/lib.linux-x86_64-3.8/xmlsec
  running build_ext
  error: Unable to invoke pkg-config.
  ----------------------------------------
  ERROR: Failed building wheel for xmlsec
Failed to build xmlsec
ERROR: Could not build wheels for xmlsec which use PEP 517 and cannot be installed directly'

I don't know how to resolve this issue. I tried to install other xmlsec package too, nothing worked.

Sathiamoorthy · Accepted Answer · 2022-05-04T13:54:47.743

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Xmlsec listed here https://pypi.org/project/xmlsec/. The below command should install for download required native libraries.

sudo apt-get install pkg-config libxml2-dev libxmlsec1-dev libxmlsec1-openssl

edited May 04 '22 at 13:54

answered Sep 12 '20 at 12:02

Sathiamoorthy

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For python 3.7 I also had to add this: `apt-get install libpython3.7-dev` response found [here](https://github.com/MeetMe/newrelic-plugin-agent/issues/151) – Mattia Baldari Nov 17 '21 at 13:07
@MattiaBaldari, thanks for the suggestion. – Sathiamoorthy Nov 17 '21 at 13:11
Similar for Python 3.8: `apt-get install libpython3.8-dev` – Andres May 25 '22 at 17:16

score 6 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 08 '21 at 18:25

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I had a similar issue with installing xmlsec. What did it for me was reinstalling the required native libraries listed here: https://pypi.org/project/xmlsec/

It was as simple as installing: brew install libxml2 libxmlsec1 pkg-config

answered Jan 08 '21 at 18:25

Brian

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score 2 · Answer 3 · answered Sep 12 '20 at 11:34

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This indicates that the wheels you are trying to install aren't supported by PEP 517. Try upgrading the following packages then trying to install again

pip install --upgrade pip setuptools wheel

answered Sep 12 '20 at 11:34

Amrsaeed

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Try downgrading pip to 18.1 using pip install pip==18.1 and installing the libpython dev for your python version. – Amrsaeed Sep 12 '20 at 11:56
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solved, I have posted the solution. thanks for your help – Sathiamoorthy Sep 12 '20 at 12:02

score 1 · Answer 4 · answered Oct 06 '20 at 13:27

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i had similar issue but instead of "pkg-config" error, i had error with "xmlsec1" so i used the command

sudo apt-get install libxmlsec1-dev pkg-config

as per Could not find xmlsec1 config. Are libxmlsec1-dev and pkg-config installed?

answered Oct 06 '20 at 13:27

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score 1 · Answer 5 · answered Aug 23 '21 at 09:28

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sudo apt-get install libxmlsec1-dev pkg-config

this will work on ubuntu / wsl ubuntu

answered Aug 23 '21 at 09:28

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score 0 · Answer 6 · answered Oct 03 '21 at 16:32

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yum install libxml2-devel xmlsec1-devel xmlsec1-openssl-devel libtool-ltdl-devel

answered Oct 03 '21 at 16:32

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Aashish Kumar · Answer 7 · 2022-05-12T12:55:51.067

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Use these commands if you are getting this error in mac This will work

xcode-select --install
brew upgrade
brew install libxml2 libxmlsec1
pip install xmlsec

edited May 12 '22 at 12:55

answered Mar 23 '22 at 16:33

Aashish Kumar

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Can't install xmlsec using PIP command

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