Recently while installing the AllenNLP package in python, I got across an unexpected error: “note: This error originates from a subprocess, and is likely not a problem with pip”.
note: This error originates from a subprocess, and is likely not a problem with pip.
I would like to share the steps that helped me out to fix the note This error originates from a subprocess, and is likely not a problem with pip error.
Why note This error originates from a subprocess, and is likely not a problem with pip is seen?
This error is seen because of a wrong python version. There is some problem in the python 3.10 version. The error could also be if the Microsoft Visual C++ version is lower than required A very simple fix for this problem would be to install an older python version.
A detailed solution to fix note This error originates from a subprocess, and is likely not a problem with pip provided below:
How to Fix note This error originates from a subprocess, and is likely not a problem with pip?
There are few reasons which could cause the error while installing the AllenNLP package in python. So for all the different reasons the fixes are given below.
Fix 1: Downgrade your Python version to version 3.9.10
You have to install the python 3.9.10 version from python.org and after installation upgrade, your pip and everything will be fixed. It is the problem in python 3.10.2 and will be solved by downgrading the python version. Below are the versions available on Python official site for different operating system, you can download as per your requirement:
Fix 2: Downgrade your pip Version
If you have python version 3.10 and had an error while installing the AllenNLP package from pip, you can fix the problem by installing an older version of pip using the below command:
pip install pip==21.3.1
Fix 3: Upgrade your Microsoft Visual C++ version.
Even after the first two fixes if it’s still showing an error while installing the AllenNLP package from pip, it is likely that you need to update your Microsoft Visual C++ version 14.0 or greater.
You can install an updated version from the link below: https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/visual-cpp-build-tools/.
Conclusion
To fix the “note: This error originates from a subprocess and is likely not a problem with pip” Error, First, try to downgrade your python version to 3.9.10. or, try to downgrade your pip version to a lower version. If the above steps do not help to fix the problem, try to update your Microsoft visual C++ version to 14.0 or greater.