# No module named 'setuptools.command.build'

**URL:** https://deeptalk.lambda.ai/t/no-module-named-setuptools-command-build/4598
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**Created:** [April 7, 2025, 12:14am UTC](https://deeptalk.lambda.ai/t/no-module-named-setuptools-command-build/4598 "2025-04-07T00:14:16Z")
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#### Post date: [April 7, 2025, 12:14am UTC](https://deeptalk.lambda.ai/t/no-module-named-setuptools-command-build/4598/1 "2025-04-07T00:14:16Z")

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I am trying to install evo2 in a GPU instance.

> <https://github.com/ArcInstitute/evo2/blob/main/README.md#installation>

When trying to install evo2, with pip install , I am getting the message

Processing /evo2  
Preparing metadata (setup.py) … error  
error: subprocess-exited-with-error

× python setup.py egg\_info did not run successfully.  
│ exit code: 1  
╰─\> [6 lines of output]  
Traceback (most recent call last):  
File “”, line 2, in   
File “”, line 34, in   
File “/evo2/setup.py”, line 5, in   
from setuptools.command.build import build as \_build # use the top-level build command  
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named ‘setuptools.command.build’  
[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.

I ran  
!apt-get install python3-setuptools  
that did not help