Error : >> pip install -e .

[Victoryle]

cd CEASIOMpy
conda env create -f environment.yml
conda activate ceasiompy
pip install -e .

type : pip install -e .

Error:
ERROR: Exception:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/home/lwoos/miniconda3/envs/ceasiompy/lib/python3.7/site-packages/pip/_internal/cli/base_command.py", line 167, in exc_logging_wrapper
status = run_func(*args)
File "/home/lwoos/miniconda3/envs/ceasiompy/lib/python3.7/site-packages/pip/_internal/cli/req_command.py", line 205, in wrapper
return func(self, options, args)
File "/home/lwoos/miniconda3/envs/ceasiompy/lib/python3.7/site-packages/pip/_internal/commands/install.py", line 414, in run
pycompile=options.compile,
File "/home/lwoos/miniconda3/envs/ceasiompy/lib/python3.7/site-packages/pip/_internal/req/init.py", line 68, in install_given_reqs
uninstalled_pathset = requirement.uninstall(auto_confirm=True)
File "/home/lwoos/miniconda3/envs/ceasiompy/lib/python3.7/site-packages/pip/_internal/req/req_install.py", line 637, in uninstall
uninstalled_pathset = UninstallPathSet.from_dist(dist)
File "/home/lwoos/miniconda3/envs/ceasiompy/lib/python3.7/site-packages/pip/_internal/req/req_uninstall.py", line 531, in from_dist
f"Egg-link {link_pointer} does not match installed location of "
AssertionError: Egg-link /home/lwoos/CEASIOMpy/CEASIOMpy does not match installed location of ceasiompy (at /home/lwoos/CEASIOM/CEASIOMpy)

But cpacscreator works well
Why do these errors occur?

[aidanjungo]

When you execute the command pip install -e . are you in the directory where setup.py is?

[Victoryle]

(ceasiompy) lwoos@ubuntu:~/CEASIOM/CEASIOMpy$ pip install -e .
Obtaining file:///home/lwoos/CEASIOM/CEASIOMpy
Installing build dependencies ... done
Checking if build backend supports build_editable ... done
Getting requirements to build wheel ... done
Preparing metadata (pyproject.toml) ... done
Requirement already satisfied: numpy in /home/lwoos/miniconda3/envs/ceasiompy/lib/python3.7/site-packages (from ceasiompy==0.1.0) (1.21.5)
Installing collected packages: ceasiompy
Attempting uninstall: ceasiompy
Found existing installation: ceasiompy 0.1.0
ERROR: Exception:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/home/lwoos/miniconda3/envs/ceasiompy/lib/python3.7/site-packages/pip/_internal/cli/base_command.py", line 167, in exc_logging_wrapper
status = run_func(*args)
File "/home/lwoos/miniconda3/envs/ceasiompy/lib/python3.7/site-packages/pip/_internal/cli/req_command.py", line 205, in wrapper
return func(self, options, args)
File "/home/lwoos/miniconda3/envs/ceasiompy/lib/python3.7/site-packages/pip/_internal/commands/install.py", line 414, in run
pycompile=options.compile,
File "/home/lwoos/miniconda3/envs/ceasiompy/lib/python3.7/site-packages/pip/_internal/req/init.py", line 68, in install_given_reqs
uninstalled_pathset = requirement.uninstall(auto_confirm=True)
File "/home/lwoos/miniconda3/envs/ceasiompy/lib/python3.7/site-packages/pip/_internal/req/req_install.py", line 637, in uninstall
uninstalled_pathset = UninstallPathSet.from_dist(dist)
File "/home/lwoos/miniconda3/envs/ceasiompy/lib/python3.7/site-packages/pip/_internal/req/req_uninstall.py", line 531, in from_dist
f"Egg-link {link_pointer} does not match installed location of "
AssertionError: Egg-link /home/lwoos/CEASIOMpy/CEASIOMpy does not match installed location of ceasiompy (at /home/lwoos/CEASIOM/CEASIOMpy)

(ceasiompy) lwoos@ubuntu:~/CEASIOM/CEASIOMpy$ ls
ceasiompy ceasiompy.egg-info CONTRIBUTING.md doc environment.yml LICENSE MANIFEST.in pyproject.toml README.rst run_ci.sh setup.py test_files

i'm in the directory where setup.py is

[aidanjungo]

try to delete the folder ceasiompy.egg-info and re-run pip install -e . from your ceasiompy conda environement.

[Victoryle]

Thanks , It worked well