Can't install bob package by pip

Question

I am on Windows 7 with python 3.6. I am trying to install bob package by typing pip install bob in the command window. But I get the following error:

C:\Users\azhidinov_37005\AppData\Local\Programs\boost_1_66_0\boost_1_66_0\libs\p
ython\example\quickstart>C:\Users\azhidinov_37005\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\
Python36\Scripts\pip.exe install bob
Collecting bob
  Using cached bob-3.0.0.zip
Requirement already satisfied: setuptools in c:\users\azhidinov_37005\appdata\lo
cal\programs\python\python36\lib\site-packages (from bob)
Requirement already satisfied: bob.extension==2.4.5 in c:\users\azhidinov_37005\
appdata\local\programs\python\python36\lib\site-packages (from bob)
Collecting bob.blitz==2.0.14 (from bob)
  Using cached bob.blitz-2.0.14.zip
    Complete output from command python setup.py egg_info:
    Traceback (most recent call last):
      File "<string>", line 1, in <module>
      File "C:\Users\AZHIDI~1\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-build-hpictomi\bob.blitz\se
tup.py", line 70, in <module>
        system_include_dirs=system_include_dirs,
      File "c:\users\azhidinov_37005\appdata\local\programs\python\python36\lib\
site-packages\bob\extension\__init__.py", line 356, in __init__
        boost_pkg = boost(boost_req.replace('boost', '').strip())
      File "c:\users\azhidinov_37005\appdata\local\programs\python\python36\lib\
site-packages\bob\extension\boost.py", line 69, in __init__
        raise RuntimeError("could not find boost's `version.hpp' - have you inst
alled Boost on this machine?")
    RuntimeError: could not find boost's `version.hpp' - have you installed Boos
t on this machine?

    ----------------------------------------
Command "python setup.py egg_info" failed with error code 1 in C:\Users\AZHIDI~1
\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-build-hpictomi\bob.blitz\

After that I downloaded boost from here http://www.boost.org/users/history/version_1_66_0.html Unziped and built it. Then built separetely boost.python. Now I have all of them in root directory. But when type pip install bob stil get the same error. I think python can't locate the boost directory. What should I do? Please help!

This seems like a similar post. Might help https://stackoverflow.com/questions/46374747/cmake-3-9-3-cannot-find-boost1-65-1-boost-python — Orenshi, Feb 07 '18 at 12:27
@Orenshi Thank you for your comment. But it is about building boost. I built already my boost. But pip cannot find **version.hpp** in boost/ subdirectory, although it is there. I think I need somehow explicitely say the pip to look inside the boost/ subdirectory for **version.hpp**, but don't know how. — Abl93, Feb 08 '18 at 03:20

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 01 '18 at 07:24

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Try:

sudo apt-get install libboost-all-dev

or https://sourceforge.net/projects/boost/files/boost-binaries/1.53.0/

answered Apr 01 '18 at 07:24

Alano

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 25 '18 at 16:54

From: https://www.idiap.ch/software/bob/install

Bob does not work on Windows and hence no conda packages are available for it. It will not work even if you install it from source. If you are an experienced user and manage to make Bob work on Windows, please let us know through our mailing list.

There is already some effort to make Bob work on Windows:

If you are interested and experienced, you can contribute.

Can't install bob package by pip

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