Failed to install imutils using pip

[gakabani]

I apologize if this is a trivial issue. I am no expert in python.
I am unable to install imutils using pip.
My pip version is pip 23.2.1
My python version is Python 3.9.11
I am getting the following error.

gamalakabani:08/01/23:~$ pip install imutils
Collecting imutils
Using cached imutils-0.5.4.tar.gz (17 kB)
Preparing metadata (setup.py) ... error
error: subprocess-exited-with-error

× python setup.py egg_info did not run successfully.
│ exit code: 1
╰─> [49 lines of output]
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "", line 2, in
File "", line 34, in
File "/private/var/folders/lc/tbblv6l95sz47jzgk5nkbjyc0000gn/T/pip-install-492yytaq/imutils_36302717c4004751aec4d99d2c2c490a/setup.py", line 3, in
setup(
File "/Users/gamalakabani/.pyenv/versions/3.9.11/lib/python3.9/site-packages/setuptools/_distutils/core.py", line 147, in setup
_setup_distribution = dist = klass(attrs)
File "/Users/gamalakabani/.pyenv/versions/3.9.11/lib/python3.9/site-packages/setuptools/dist.py", line 496, in init
_Distribution.init(
File "/Users/gamalakabani/.pyenv/versions/3.9.11/lib/python3.9/site-packages/setuptools/_distutils/dist.py", line 283, in init
self.finalize_options()
File "/Users/gamalakabani/.pyenv/versions/3.9.11/lib/python3.9/site-packages/setuptools/dist.py", line 934, in finalize_options
for ep in sorted(loaded, key=by_order):
File "/Users/gamalakabani/.pyenv/versions/3.9.11/lib/python3.9/site-packages/setuptools/dist.py", line 933, in
loaded = map(lambda e: e.load(), filtered)
File "/Users/gamalakabani/.pyenv/versions/3.9.11/lib/python3.9/site-packages/setuptools/_vendor/importlib_metadata/init.py", line 208, in load
module = import_module(match.group('module'))
File "/Users/gamalakabani/.pyenv/versions/3.9.11/lib/python3.9/importlib/init.py", line 127, in import_module
return _bootstrap._gcd_import(name[level:], package, level)
File "", line 1030, in _gcd_import
File "", line 1007, in _find_and_load
File "", line 972, in _find_and_load_unlocked
File "", line 228, in _call_with_frames_removed
File "", line 1030, in _gcd_import
File "", line 1007, in _find_and_load
File "", line 986, in _find_and_load_unlocked
File "", line 680, in _load_unlocked
File "", line 850, in exec_module
File "", line 228, in _call_with_frames_removed
File "/Users/gamalakabani/.pyenv/versions/3.9.11/lib/python3.9/site-packages/npe2/init.py", line 9, in
from ._dynamic_plugin import DynamicPlugin
File "/Users/gamalakabani/.pyenv/versions/3.9.11/lib/python3.9/site-packages/npe2/_dynamic_plugin.py", line 19, in
from ._plugin_manager import PluginManager
File "/Users/gamalakabani/.pyenv/versions/3.9.11/lib/python3.9/site-packages/npe2/_plugin_manager.py", line 30, in
from ._command_registry import CommandRegistry
File "/Users/gamalakabani/.pyenv/versions/3.9.11/lib/python3.9/site-packages/npe2/_command_registry.py", line 10, in
from .manifest import utils
File "/Users/gamalakabani/.pyenv/versions/3.9.11/lib/python3.9/site-packages/npe2/manifest/init.py", line 1, in
from ._package_metadata import PackageMetadata
File "/Users/gamalakabani/.pyenv/versions/3.9.11/lib/python3.9/site-packages/npe2/manifest/_package_metadata.py", line 14, in
class PackageMetadata(BaseModel):
File "pydantic/main.py", line 198, in pydantic.main.ModelMetaclass.new
File "pydantic/fields.py", line 506, in pydantic.fields.ModelField.infer
File "pydantic/fields.py", line 436, in pydantic.fields.ModelField.init
File "pydantic/fields.py", line 552, in pydantic.fields.ModelField.prepare
File "pydantic/fields.py", line 668, in pydantic.fields.ModelField._type_analysis
File "/Users/gamalakabani/.pyenv/versions/3.9.11/lib/python3.9/typing.py", line 852, in subclasscheck
return issubclass(cls, self.origin)
TypeError: issubclass() arg 1 must be a class
[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.

note: This is an issue with the package mentioned above, not pip.
hint: See above for details.
gamalakabani:08/01/23:~$

[Lzhenz]

I encountered a similar issue on Python 3.12

You can try installing using the following method

pip install setuptools

and

pip install wheel

Finally, reinstall imutils

pip install imutils

good luck