# Mido installation fails **URL:** \ **Category:** Python Help\ **Created:** [September 1, 2023, 8:04am UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/mido-installation-fails/32735 "2023-09-01T08:04:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Remifa2](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discuss.python.org/remifa2/32/14424_2.png) [@Remifa2](https://discuss.python.org/u/Remifa2)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2023, 8:04am UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/mido-installation-fails/32735/1 "2023-09-01T08:04:26Z")
Hi I downloaded the mido package mido-1.3.0.tar.gz, but the installation process failed. **It seems to need an Internet connection and that’s impossible with my gapped PC.** The version of Python I’m running is 3.11.1, but I also found a version 3.8.1 installation that came with BespokeSynth. They are in totally different folders. Here is the info I got : > py -m pip install “C:.…\mido-1.3.0.tar.gz” ```auto Processing c:\...\mido-1.3.0.tar.gz Installing build dependencies ... error error: subprocess-exited-with-error × pip subprocess to install build dependencies did not run successfully. │ exit code: 1 ╰─> [8 lines of output] WARNING: Retrying (Retry(total=4, connect=None, read=None, redirect=None, status=None)) after connection broken by 'NewConnectionError(': Failed to establish a new connection: [Errno 11001] getaddrinfo failed')': /simple/setuptools/ WARNING: Retrying (Retry(total=3, connect=None, read=None, redirect=None, status=None)) after connection broken by 'NewConnectionError(': Failed to establish a new connection: [Errno 11001] getaddrinfo failed')': /simple/setuptools/ WARNING: Retrying (Retry(total=2, connect=None, read=None, redirect=None, status=None)) after connection broken by 'NewConnectionError(': Failed to establish a new connection: [Errno 11001] getaddrinfo failed')': /simple/setuptools/ WARNING: Retrying (Retry(total=1, connect=None, read=None, redirect=None, status=None)) after connection broken by 'NewConnectionError(': Failed to establish a new connection: [Errno 11001] getaddrinfo failed')': /simple/setuptools/ WARNING: Retrying (Retry(total=0, connect=None, read=None, redirect=None, status=None)) after connection broken by 'NewConnectionError(': Failed to establish a new connection: [Errno 11001] getaddrinfo failed')': /simple/setuptools/ ERROR: Could not find a version that satisfies the requirement setuptools>=61.0.0 (from versions: none) ERROR: No matching distribution found for setuptools>=61.0.0 WARNING: There was an error checking the latest version of pip. [end of output] note: This error originates from a subprocess, and is likely not a problem with pip. error: subprocess-exited-with-error × pip subprocess to install build dependencies did not run successfully. │ exit code: 1 ╰─> See above for output. note: This error originates from a subprocess, and is likely not a problem with pip. WARNING: There was an error checking the latest version of pip. ``` I’m new to Python and I don’t know how to solve this and ask your kind help. ---
**Author:** ![barry-scott](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e9c0ed/32.png) [@barry-scott](https://discuss.python.org/u/barry-scott)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2023, 8:17am UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/mido-installation-fails/32735/2 "2023-09-01T08:17:46Z")
I would suggest you ask the developer of mido for help if there is no documentation on support versions of python. ---
**Author:** ![abessman](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discuss.python.org/abessman/32/8367_2.png) [@abessman](https://discuss.python.org/u/abessman)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2023, 8:22am UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/mido-installation-fails/32735/3 "2023-09-01T08:22:53Z")
It looks like pip can’t reach the internet to download a build dependency. Are you behind a firewall or a proxy? ---
**Author:** ![Remifa2](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discuss.python.org/remifa2/32/14424_2.png) [@Remifa2](https://discuss.python.org/u/Remifa2)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2023, 8:31am UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/mido-installation-fails/32735/4 "2023-09-01T08:31:35Z")
The package needs to be installed on a gapped desktop PC. That means there is no Internet connection possible. ---
**Author:** ![Remifa2](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discuss.python.org/remifa2/32/14424_2.png) [@Remifa2](https://discuss.python.org/u/Remifa2)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2023, 8:33am UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/mido-installation-fails/32735/5 "2023-09-01T08:33:50Z")
As advised I’ve also created an Issue on the mido website : [Installation errors · Issue #543 · mido/mido · GitHub](https://github.com/mido/mido/issues/543) ---
**Author:** ![abessman](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discuss.python.org/abessman/32/8367_2.png) [@abessman](https://discuss.python.org/u/abessman)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2023, 8:52am UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/mido-installation-fails/32735/6 "2023-09-01T08:52:28Z")
> [@Remifa2](#): > > The package needs to be installed on a gapped desktop PC. That means there is no Internet connection possible. Then you need to also download all the dependencies and put them on your PC. You can do this with `pip download` on a computer which can access the internet, then move the downloaded files to your gapped PC. > [@Remifa2](#): > > As advised I’ve also created an Issue on the mido website : [Installation errors · Issue #543 · mido/mido · GitHub](https://github.com/mido/mido/issues/543) Your problem is not an issue with mido. It’s an issue with trying to run a network-based installation on a computer without network access. ---
**Author:** ![Remifa2](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discuss.python.org/remifa2/32/14424_2.png) [@Remifa2](https://discuss.python.org/u/Remifa2)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2023, 8:55am UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/mido-installation-fails/32735/7 "2023-09-01T08:55:26Z")
> [@abessman](#): > > Then you need to also download all the dependencies and put them on your PC. You can do this with `pip download` on a computer which can access the internet, then move the downloaded files to your gapped PC. Can you please tell me what the dependencies are? I’m finding it difficult to understand this error report. ---
**Author:** ![abessman](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discuss.python.org/abessman/32/8367_2.png) [@abessman](https://discuss.python.org/u/abessman)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2023, 8:59am UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/mido-installation-fails/32735/8 "2023-09-01T08:59:44Z")
I don’t know what the dependencies are. `setuptools` is one, but there may be more. Those dependencies may in turn have more dependencies, which you will also need to download. `pip download` will handle this for you. See the [pip documentation](https://pip.pypa.io/en/stable/cli/pip_download/): > `pip download` does the same resolution and downloading as `pip install`, but instead of installing the dependencies, it collects the downloaded distributions into the directory provided (defaulting to the current directory). This directory can later be passed as the value to `pip install --find-links` to facilitate offline or locked down package installation. ---
**Author:** ![Remifa2](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discuss.python.org/remifa2/32/14424_2.png) [@Remifa2](https://discuss.python.org/u/Remifa2)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2023, 10:18am UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/mido-installation-fails/32735/9 "2023-09-01T10:18:38Z")
Thanks for all the advise. I’ll be away for a few days and will report back next week. ---
**Author:** ![jeanas](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discuss.python.org/jeanas/32/8115_2.png) [@jeanas](https://discuss.python.org/u/jeanas)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2023, 4:06pm UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/mido-installation-fails/32735/10 "2023-09-02T16:06:16Z")
You will likely also need to pass the `--no-build-isolation` flag to pip. Otherwise it will try to auto-download setuptools for the build instead of using the version you already installed. ---
**Author:** ![Remifa2](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discuss.python.org/remifa2/32/14424_2.png) [@Remifa2](https://discuss.python.org/u/Remifa2)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2023, 7:17am UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/mido-installation-fails/32735/11 "2023-09-07T07:17:58Z")
In order to install mido I was advised to install pip again. I discovered that : • pip is dependent on setuptools • setuptools is dependent on wheel • wheel is dependent on flit\_core I installed flit\_core-3.9.0.tar.gz succesfully. Then I tried to install wheel, but it gave the same errors : ```auto py -3.11 -m pip install "....\wheel-0.41.2.tar.gz" Processing ...\wheel-0.41.2.tar.gz Installing build dependencies ... error error: subprocess-exited-with-error × pip subprocess to install build dependencies did not run successfully. │ exit code: 1 ╰─> [8 lines of output] WARNING: Retrying (Retry(total=4, connect=None, read=None, redirect=None, status=None)) after connection broken by 'NewConnectionError(': Failed to establish a new connection: [Errno 11001] getaddrinfo failed')': /simple/flit-core/ WARNING: Retrying (Retry(total=3, connect=None, read=None, redirect=None, status=None)) after connection broken by 'NewConnectionError(': Failed to establish a new connection: [Errno 11001] getaddrinfo failed')': /simple/flit-core/ WARNING: Retrying (Retry(total=2, connect=None, read=None, redirect=None, status=None)) after connection broken by 'NewConnectionError(': Failed to establish a new connection: [Errno 11001] getaddrinfo failed')': /simple/flit-core/ WARNING: Retrying (Retry(total=1, connect=None, read=None, redirect=None, status=None)) after connection broken by 'NewConnectionError(': Failed to establish a new connection: [Errno 11001] getaddrinfo failed')': /simple/flit-core/ WARNING: Retrying (Retry(total=0, connect=None, read=None, redirect=None, status=None)) after connection broken by 'NewConnectionError(': Failed to establish a new connection: [Errno 11001] getaddrinfo failed')': /simple/flit-core/ ERROR: Could not find a version that satisfies the requirement flit_core<4,>=3.8 (from versions: none) ERROR: No matching distribution found for flit_core<4,>=3.8 WARNING: There was an error checking the latest version of pip. [end of output] note: This error originates from a subprocess, and is likely not a problem with pip. error: subprocess-exited-with-error × pip subprocess to install build dependencies did not run successfully. │ exit code: 1 ╰─> See above for output. note: This error originates from a subprocess, and is likely not a problem with pip. WARNING: There was an error checking the latest version of pip. ``` Then I tried to install the older version flit\_core-3.8.0.tar.gz:, but I get the same errors again. I don’t understand the meaning of “flit\_core\<4,\>=3.8”. I’ll add the --no-build-isolation flag in the future. ---
**Author:** ![Remifa2](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discuss.python.org/remifa2/32/14424_2.png) [@Remifa2](https://discuss.python.org/u/Remifa2)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2023, 8:11am UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/mido-installation-fails/32735/12 "2023-09-08T08:11:32Z")
Using the --no-build-isolation flag wheel, setuptools and pip installed fine. For the installation of the mido package with MIDI port support (python\_rtmidi) all advice is still welcome as it seems to be a complex process when a PC is gapped.