pypa/pip · error · UnsupportedWheel

{name} has an invalid wheel, {e}

Error message

{name} has an invalid wheel, {e}

What it means

Error "{name} has an invalid wheel, {e}" thrown in pypa/pip.

Source

Thrown at src/pip/_internal/metadata/pkg_resources.py:151

            metadata=InMemoryMetadata(metadata_dict, filename),
            project_name=project_name,
        )
        return cls(dist)

    @classmethod
    def from_wheel(cls, wheel: Wheel, name: str) -> BaseDistribution:
        try:
            with wheel.as_zipfile() as zf:
                info_dir, _ = parse_wheel(zf, name)
                metadata_dict = {
                    path.split("/", 1)[-1]: read_wheel_metadata_file(zf, path)
                    for path in zf.namelist()
                    if path.startswith(f"{info_dir}/")
                }
        except zipfile.BadZipFile as e:
            raise InvalidWheel(wheel.location, name) from e
        except UnsupportedWheel as e:
            raise UnsupportedWheel(f"{name} has an invalid wheel, {e}")
        dist = pkg_resources.DistInfoDistribution(
            location=wheel.location,
            metadata=InMemoryMetadata(metadata_dict, wheel.location),
            project_name=name,
        )
        return cls(dist)

    @property
    def location(self) -> str | None:
        return self._dist.location

    @property
    def installed_location(self) -> str | None:
        egg_link = egg_link_path_from_location(self.raw_name)
        if egg_link:
            location = egg_link
        elif self.location:
            location = self.location

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at src/pip/_internal/metadata/pkg_resources.py:151 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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