Cannot configure aboutcode-toolkit-7.2.0 on Mac OS 13.2.1 with Python 3.11.2 installed

[DennisClark]

I am trying to configure aboutcode-toolkit-7.2.0 on Mac OS 13.2.1 with Python 3.11.2 installed. The problem appears to be with pyproject.toml . I get these messages:

@MacBook-Pro-3 ~ % cd aboutcode-toolkit-7.2.0
@MacBook-Pro-3 aboutcode-toolkit-7.2.0 % ./configure --clean

• Cleaning ...
  @MacBook-Pro-3 aboutcode-toolkit-7.2.0 % ./configure
  % Total % Received % Xferd Average Speed Time Time Time Current
  Dload Upload Total Spent Left Speed
  100 10.3M 100 10.3M 0 0 16.1M 0 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:-- 16.2M
  created virtual environment CPython3.11.2.final.0-64 in 1639ms
  creator CPython3Posix(dest=/Users//aboutcode-toolkit-7.2.0/venv, clear=False, no_vcs_ignore=True, global=False)
  seeder PipInvoke(download=False, pip=embed, setuptools=embed, wheel=embed)
  added seed packages: pip==23.0.1, setuptools==67.4.0, wheel==0.38.4
  activators BashActivator,CShellActivator,FishActivator,NushellActivator,PowerShellActivator,PythonActivator
  Obtaining file:///Users//aboutcode-toolkit-7.2.0
  Checking if build backend supports build_editable ... done
  Preparing editable metadata (pyproject.toml) ... error
  error: subprocess-exited-with-error

  × Preparing editable metadata (pyproject.toml) did not run successfully.
  │ exit code: 1
  ╰─> [43 lines of output]
  Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/Users//aboutcode-toolkit-7.2.0/venv/lib/python3.11/site-packages/pip/_vendor/pyproject_hooks/_in_process/_in_process.py", line 353, in
  main()
  File "/Users//aboutcode-toolkit-7.2.0/venv/lib/python3.11/site-packages/pip/_vendor/pyproject_hooks/_in_process/_in_process.py", line 335, in main
  json_out['return_val'] = hook(**hook_input['kwargs'])
  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/Users//aboutcode-toolkit-7.2.0/venv/lib/python3.11/site-packages/pip/_vendor/pyproject_hooks/_in_process/_in_process.py", line 181, in prepare_metadata_for_build_editable
  return hook(metadata_directory, config_settings)
  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/Users//aboutcode-toolkit-7.2.0/venv/lib/python3.11/site-packages/setuptools/build_meta.py", line 451, in prepare_metadata_for_build_editable
  return self.prepare_metadata_for_build_wheel(
  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/Users//aboutcode-toolkit-7.2.0/venv/lib/python3.11/site-packages/setuptools/build_meta.py", line 377, in prepare_metadata_for_build_wheel
  self.run_setup()
  File "/Users//aboutcode-toolkit-7.2.0/venv/lib/python3.11/site-packages/setuptools/build_meta.py", line 335, in run_setup
  exec(code, locals())
  File "", line 6, in
  File "/Users//aboutcode-toolkit-7.2.0/venv/lib/python3.11/site-packages/setuptools/init.py", line 108, in setup
  return distutils.core.setup(**attrs)
  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/Users//aboutcode-toolkit-7.2.0/venv/lib/python3.11/site-packages/setuptools/_distutils/core.py", line 159, in setup
  dist.parse_config_files()
  File "/Users//aboutcode-toolkit-7.2.0/venv/lib/python3.11/site-packages/_virtualenv.py", line 21, in parse_config_files
  result = old_parse_config_files(self, args, **kwargs)
  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/Users//aboutcode-toolkit-7.2.0/venv/lib/python3.11/site-packages/setuptools/dist.py", line 881, in parse_config_files
  setupcfg.parse_configuration(
  File "/Users//aboutcode-toolkit-7.2.0/venv/lib/python3.11/site-packages/setuptools/config/setupcfg.py", line 163, in parse_configuration
  options.parse()
  File "/Users//aboutcode-toolkit-7.2.0/venv/lib/python3.11/site-packages/setuptools/config/setupcfg.py", line 508, in parse
  section_parser_method(section_options)
  File "/Users//aboutcode-toolkit-7.2.0/venv/lib/python3.11/site-packages/setuptools/config/setupcfg.py", line 482, in parse_section
  self[name] = value
  ~~~~^^^^^^
  File "/Users//aboutcode-toolkit-7.2.0/venv/lib/python3.11/site-packages/setuptools/config/setupcfg.py", line 290, in setitem
  value = parser(value)
  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/Users//aboutcode-toolkit-7.2.0/venv/lib/python3.11/site-packages/setuptools/_vendor/packaging/specifiers.py", line 711, in init
  parsed.add(Specifier(specifier))
  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/Users//aboutcode-toolkit-7.2.0/venv/lib/python3.11/site-packages/setuptools/_vendor/packaging/specifiers.py", line 245, in init
  raise InvalidSpecifier(f"Invalid specifier: '{spec}'")
  setuptools.extern.packaging.specifiers.InvalidSpecifier: Invalid specifier: '>=3.6.'
  [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.

[DennisClark]

per suggestion from @pombredanne I updated line 58 of the file setup.cfg to read
python_requires = >=3.6
instead of the invalid
python_requires = >=3.6.*
and
that resolved the problem. The ./configure ran successfully after I updated the file.
I was also able to run these commands successfully:
source ./venv/bin/activate
and
about -h

I am not the right person to submit the fix for the file, which should be someone familiar with the complete bug-fix process, thanks.

[pombredanne]

@DennisClark thanks for testing!
I submitted #521 to fix this.