error installing on a venv with Python 3.12

[nkundiushuti]

The error seems related to the imp library which becomes importlib after Python 3.12
I have tried to install it using uv pip install essentia, all the required libraries seem to be installed.

./packaging/build_3rdparty_static_debian.sh: 15: [[: not found
      ./packaging/build_3rdparty_static_debian.sh: 22: [[: not found
      Traceback (most recent call last):
        File
      "/home/marius/.cache/uv/sdists-v7/pypi/essentia/2.1b6.dev234/NoAihVUrZW7YDRugt0TlM/src/waf",
      line 167, in <module>
          from waflib import Scripting
        File
      "/home/marius/.cache/uv/sdists-v7/pypi/essentia/2.1b6.dev234/NoAihVUrZW7YDRugt0TlM/src/.waf3-2.0.18-77b2fa32f72970f15a949a4a564841e2/waflib/Scripting.py",
      line 7, in <module>
          from waflib import
      Utils,Configure,Logs,Options,ConfigSet,Context,Errors,Build,Node
        File
      "/home/marius/.cache/uv/sdists-v7/pypi/essentia/2.1b6.dev234/NoAihVUrZW7YDRugt0TlM/src/.waf3-2.0.18-77b2fa32f72970f15a949a4a564841e2/waflib/Configure.py",
      line 6, in <module>
          from waflib import ConfigSet,Utils,Options,Logs,Context,Build,Errors
        File
      "/home/marius/.cache/uv/sdists-v7/pypi/essentia/2.1b6.dev234/NoAihVUrZW7YDRugt0TlM/src/.waf3-2.0.18-77b2fa32f72970f15a949a4a564841e2/waflib/Options.py",
      line 6, in <module>
          from waflib import Logs,Utils,Context,Errors
        File
      "/home/marius/.cache/uv/sdists-v7/pypi/essentia/2.1b6.dev234/NoAihVUrZW7YDRugt0TlM/src/.waf3-2.0.18-77b2fa32f72970f15a949a4a564841e2/waflib/Context.py",
      line 5, in <module>
          import os,re,imp,sys
      ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'imp'
      Traceback (most recent call last):
        File
      "/home/marius/.cache/uv/sdists-v7/pypi/essentia/2.1b6.dev234/NoAihVUrZW7YDRugt0TlM/src/waf",
      line 167, in <module>
          from waflib import Scripting
        File
      "/home/marius/.cache/uv/sdists-v7/pypi/essentia/2.1b6.dev234/NoAihVUrZW7YDRugt0TlM/src/.waf3-2.0.18-77b2fa32f72970f15a949a4a564841e2/waflib/Scripting.py",
      line 7, in <module>
          from waflib import
      Utils,Configure,Logs,Options,ConfigSet,Context,Errors,Build,Node
        File
      "/home/marius/.cache/uv/sdists-v7/pypi/essentia/2.1b6.dev234/NoAihVUrZW7YDRugt0TlM/src/.waf3-2.0.18-77b2fa32f72970f15a949a4a564841e2/waflib/Configure.py",
      line 6, in <module>
          from waflib import ConfigSet,Utils,Options,Logs,Context,Build,Errors
        File
      "/home/marius/.cache/uv/sdists-v7/pypi/essentia/2.1b6.dev234/NoAihVUrZW7YDRugt0TlM/src/.waf3-2.0.18-77b2fa32f72970f15a949a4a564841e2/waflib/Options.py",
      line 6, in <module>
          from waflib import Logs,Utils,Context,Errors
        File
      "/home/marius/.cache/uv/sdists-v7/pypi/essentia/2.1b6.dev234/NoAihVUrZW7YDRugt0TlM/src/.waf3-2.0.18-77b2fa32f72970f15a949a4a564841e2/waflib/Context.py",
      line 5, in <module>
          import os,re,imp,sys
      ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'imp'
      Traceback (most recent call last):
        File
      "/home/marius/.cache/uv/sdists-v7/pypi/essentia/2.1b6.dev234/NoAihVUrZW7YDRugt0TlM/src/waf",
      line 167, in <module>
          from waflib import Scripting
        File
      "/home/marius/.cache/uv/sdists-v7/pypi/essentia/2.1b6.dev234/NoAihVUrZW7YDRugt0TlM/src/.waf3-2.0.18-77b2fa32f72970f15a949a4a564841e2/waflib/Scripting.py",
      line 7, in <module>
          from waflib import
      Utils,Configure,Logs,Options,ConfigSet,Context,Errors,Build,Node
        File
      "/home/marius/.cache/uv/sdists-v7/pypi/essentia/2.1b6.dev234/NoAihVUrZW7YDRugt0TlM/src/.waf3-2.0.18-77b2fa32f72970f15a949a4a564841e2/waflib/Configure.py",
      line 6, in <module>
          from waflib import ConfigSet,Utils,Options,Logs,Context,Build,Errors
        File
      "/home/marius/.cache/uv/sdists-v7/pypi/essentia/2.1b6.dev234/NoAihVUrZW7YDRugt0TlM/src/.waf3-2.0.18-77b2fa32f72970f15a949a4a564841e2/waflib/Options.py",
      line 6, in <module>
          from waflib import Logs,Utils,Context,Errors
        File
      "/home/marius/.cache/uv/sdists-v7/pypi/essentia/2.1b6.dev234/NoAihVUrZW7YDRugt0TlM/src/.waf3-2.0.18-77b2fa32f72970f15a949a4a564841e2/waflib/Context.py",
      line 5, in <module>
          import os,re,imp,sys
      ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'imp'
      Traceback (most recent call last):
        File "<string>", line 11, in <module>
        File
      "/home/marius/.cache/uv/builds-v0/.tmphUEDzL/lib/python3.12/site-packages/setuptools/build_meta.py",
      line 435, in build_wheel
          return _build(['bdist_wheel'])
                 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
        File
      "/home/marius/.cache/uv/builds-v0/.tmphUEDzL/lib/python3.12/site-packages/setuptools/build_meta.py",
      line 426, in _build
          return self._build_with_temp_dir(
                 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
        File
      "/home/marius/.cache/uv/builds-v0/.tmphUEDzL/lib/python3.12/site-packages/setuptools/build_meta.py",
      line 407, in _build_with_temp_dir
          self.run_setup()
        File
      "/home/marius/.cache/uv/builds-v0/.tmphUEDzL/lib/python3.12/site-packages/setuptools/build_meta.py",
      line 522, in run_setup
          super().run_setup(setup_script=setup_script)
        File
      "/home/marius/.cache/uv/builds-v0/.tmphUEDzL/lib/python3.12/site-packages/setuptools/build_meta.py",
      line 320, in run_setup
          exec(code, locals())
        File "<string>", line 123, in <module>
        File
      "/home/marius/.cache/uv/builds-v0/.tmphUEDzL/lib/python3.12/site-packages/setuptools/__init__.py",
      line 117, in setup
          return distutils.core.setup(**attrs)
                 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
        File
      "/home/marius/.cache/uv/builds-v0/.tmphUEDzL/lib/python3.12/site-packages/setuptools/_distutils/core.py",
      line 186, in setup
          return run_commands(dist)
                 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
        File
      "/home/marius/.cache/uv/builds-v0/.tmphUEDzL/lib/python3.12/site-packages/setuptools/_distutils/core.py",
      line 202, in run_commands
          dist.run_commands()
        File
      "/home/marius/.cache/uv/builds-v0/.tmphUEDzL/lib/python3.12/site-packages/setuptools/_distutils/dist.py",
      line 983, in run_commands
          self.run_command(cmd)
        File
      "/home/marius/.cache/uv/builds-v0/.tmphUEDzL/lib/python3.12/site-packages/setuptools/dist.py",
      line 999, in run_command
          super().run_command(command)
        File
      "/home/marius/.cache/uv/builds-v0/.tmphUEDzL/lib/python3.12/site-packages/setuptools/_distutils/dist.py",
      line 1002, in run_command
          cmd_obj.run()
        File
      "/home/marius/.cache/uv/builds-v0/.tmphUEDzL/lib/python3.12/site-packages/setuptools/command/bdist_wheel.py",
      line 379, in run
          self.run_command("build")
        File
      "/home/marius/.cache/uv/builds-v0/.tmphUEDzL/lib/python3.12/site-packages/setuptools/_distutils/cmd.py",
      line 339, in run_command
          self.distribution.run_command(command)
        File
      "/home/marius/.cache/uv/builds-v0/.tmphUEDzL/lib/python3.12/site-packages/setuptools/dist.py",
      line 999, in run_command
          super().run_command(command)
        File
      "/home/marius/.cache/uv/builds-v0/.tmphUEDzL/lib/python3.12/site-packages/setuptools/_distutils/dist.py",
      line 1002, in run_command
          cmd_obj.run()
        File
      "/home/marius/.cache/uv/builds-v0/.tmphUEDzL/lib/python3.12/site-packages/setuptools/_distutils/command/build.py",
      line 136, in run
          self.run_command(cmd_name)
        File
      "/home/marius/.cache/uv/builds-v0/.tmphUEDzL/lib/python3.12/site-packages/setuptools/_distutils/cmd.py",
      line 339, in run_command
          self.distribution.run_command(command)
        File
      "/home/marius/.cache/uv/builds-v0/.tmphUEDzL/lib/python3.12/site-packages/setuptools/dist.py",
      line 999, in run_command
          super().run_command(command)
        File
      "/home/marius/.cache/uv/builds-v0/.tmphUEDzL/lib/python3.12/site-packages/setuptools/_distutils/dist.py",
      line 1002, in run_command
          cmd_obj.run()
        File "<string>", line 54, in run
      IndexError: list index out of range

      hint: This usually indicates a problem with the package or the build
      environment.

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