Unable to install package - ERROR: Failed building wheel for matplotlib

[Jon77Ruler]

I've tried within Windows using a new, clean Conda environment, and within WSL Ubuntu 22.04 using both venv- and conda-created "empty" and default environments.

In each case, the installer downloads a load of packages, but errors with the titular message each time. This is both with the standard package, and the github latest version.

ERROR: Failed building wheel for matplotlib

Reading back up the text; there is this:

GNU make (>= 3.80) or makepp (>= 1.19) is required to build FreeType2.
Please try
MAKE= ./configure
or
MAKE="makepp --norc-substitution" ./configure

Do I need to install something else first?

[judecalvillo]

I'm encountering the same, regardless of whether base or venv, on Mac silicon. Always fails at building wheel for Matplotlib. Any help would be much appreciated!

[judecalvillo]

For what it's worth, @Jon77Ruler , it appears that downgrading to Python 3.9.21 did the trick for me. All requirements installed and imported fine.

[Jon77Ruler]

@judecalvillo Thank you very much!
Using this version allowed successful installation. I then had to sort out version discrepancies for several other packages, but I've got it running.

I also came across this thread (#321) where at the bottom (post Oct 28, 2024) it looks like someone had succeeded in pairing package versions for later python versions too.