Error when installing osmnx (A GDAL API version must be specified) problem

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I want to install osmnx, I wrote pip install osmnx in cmd, but it returns me an error:

C:\Users\Horseman.mini>pip install osmnx
Collecting osmnx
Using cached     https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/69/77/98cbee7f94abe2c60013fd8751f2b2d6054d48078c61f9774cff0b341f43/osmnx-0.10-py2.py3-none-any.whl
Requirement already satisfied: numpy>=1.16 in     c:\users\horseman.mini\appdata\local\programs\python\python37\lib\site-packages (from osmnx) (1.17.4)
Collecting networkx>=2.3
Using cached https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/41/8f/dd6a8e85946def36e4f2c69c84219af0fa5e832b018c970e92f2ad337e45/networkx-2.4-py3-none-any.whl
Requirement already satisfied: Shapely>=1.6 in     c:\users\horseman.mini\appdata\local\programs\python\python37\lib\site-packages (from osmnx) (1.6.4.post2)
Requirement already satisfied: requests>=2.21 in c:\users\horseman.mini\appdata\local\programs\python\python37\lib\site-packages (from osmnx) (2.22.0)
Requirement already satisfied: pandas>=0.24 in c:\users\horseman.mini\appdata\local\programs\python\python37\lib\site-packages (from osmnx) (0.25.3)
Requirement already satisfied: matplotlib>=2.2 in c:\users\horseman.mini\appdata\local\programs\python\python37\lib\site-packages (from osmnx) (3.1.2)
Collecting Rtree>=0.8.3
Downloading https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/36/2f/9dc53cfb8edb32a0fb89e689f89e3b4c1a4455652032386fd2dd034c711a/rtree-0.9.1-0_py37hbf79ddb-cp37-cp37m-win_amd64.whl (3.8MB)
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Collecting descartes>=1.1
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Collecting geopandas>=0.5
Using cached https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/5b/0c/e6c99e561b03482220f00443f610ccf4dce9b50f4b1093d735f93c6fc8c6/geopandas-0.6.2-py2.py3-none-any.whl
Requirement already satisfied: decorator>=4.3.0 in c:\users\horseman.mini\appdata\local\programs\python\python37\lib\site-packages (from networkx>=2.3->osmnx) (4.4.1)
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Collecting fiona
Using cached https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/9d/f4/0a0ddc6174c4a93679b5f1dd3535e7ef8989828e6d5f86112de681f8c87b/Fiona-1.8.11.tar.gz
 ERROR: Command errored out with exit status 1:
 command: 'c:\users\horseman.mini\appdata\local\programs\python\python37\python.exe' -c 'import sys, setuptools, tokenize; sys.argv[0] = '"'"'C:\\Users\\HORSEM~1.MIN\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\pip-install-ecd90yd9\\fiona\\setup.py'"'"'; __file__='"'"'C:\\Users\\HORSEM~1.MIN\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\pip-install-ecd90yd9\\fiona\\setup.py'"'"';f=getattr(tokenize, '"'"'open'"'"', open)(__file__);code=f.read().replace('"'"'\r\n'"'"', '"'"'\n'"'"');f.close();exec(compile(code, __file__, '"'"'exec'"'"'))' egg_info --egg-base 'C:\Users\HORSEM~1.MIN\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-install-ecd90yd9\fiona\pip-egg-info'
     cwd: C:\Users\HORSEM~1.MIN\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-install-ecd90yd9\fiona\
Complete output (1 lines):
A GDAL API version must be specified. Provide a path to gdal-config using a GDAL_CONFIG environment variable or use a GDAL_VERSION environment variable.
----------------------------------------
ERROR: Command errored out with exit status 1: python setup.py egg_info Check the logs for full command output.

I use windows 10, python versions: 2.7 and 3.7

I don't understand what should I do to successfully install osmnx, what should I specify and how? (The same A GDAL API version must be specified problem I have when I try to install geopandas). I'd be greatful for your help!

EDIT 1: I can freely import gdal after installing, but after I do:

setx PATH "%PATH%;C:\Program Files (x86)\GDAL"
setx PATH "%GDAL_DATA%;C:\Program Files (x86)\GDAL\gdal-data"
setx PATH "%GDAL_DRIVER_PATH%;C:\Program Files (x86)\GDAL\gdalplugins"

I cannot use pip and python commands in cmd anymore so I can't do pip install osmnx! If I don't setx all this it returns me the same error as it was in the begining.

EDIT 2: I used repair in the python installer and it gave me back my pip and python commands in cmd. After installing gdal it imports good, but after pip install osmnx it returns me the same error

ERROR: Command errored out with exit status 1:
 command: 'c:\users\horseman.mini\appdata\local\programs\python\python37\python.exe' -c 'import sys, setuptools, tokenize; sys.argv[0] = '"'"'C:\\Users\\HORSEM~1.MIN\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\pip-install-iqd4diwx\\fiona\\setup.py'"'"'; __file__='"'"'C:\\Users\\HORSEM~1.MIN\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\pip-install-iqd4diwx\\fiona\\setup.py'"'"';f=getattr(tokenize, '"'"'open'"'"', open)(__file__);code=f.read().replace('"'"'\r\n'"'"', '"'"'\n'"'"');f.close();exec(compile(code, __file__, '"'"'exec'"'"'))' egg_info --egg-base 'C:\Users\HORSEM~1.MIN\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-install-iqd4diwx\fiona\pip-egg-info'
     cwd: C:\Users\HORSEM~1.MIN\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-install-iqd4diwx\fiona\
Complete output (1 lines):
A GDAL API version must be specified. Provide a path to gdal-config using a 
GDAL_CONFIG environment variable or use a GDAL_VERSION environment variable.
----------------------------------------
ERROR: Command errored out with exit status 1: python setup.py egg_info Check the logs for full command output.

As far as I understand I installed gdal but gdal version didn't specified yet. What I haven't done yet or do wrong? I found some info, maybe it will be helpful

You have to set the GDAL environment variables: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/58059373/no-module-named-ogr/58281021#58281021 — Felipe Gutierrez, Nov 26 '19 at 15:42
You can do it manually if it messing things up, look up on google how to set environment variables, the first thing in between the % is the path and the next is the value to set. — Felipe Gutierrez, Nov 26 '19 at 16:55
@FelipeGutierrez see edit 2, please. I returned python and pip commands, but it still doesn't work — , Nov 26 '19 at 16:57
Would you mind running a batch script that I wrote that does that? — Felipe Gutierrez, Nov 26 '19 at 17:10
@FelipeGutierrez wait, I need to specify in env variables path to gdal-config folder? I have no files named gdal-config! — , Nov 26 '19 at 17:26
https://sandbox.idre.ucla.edu/sandbox/tutorials/installing-gdal-for-windows#Installing_GDAL_for_Windows — Felipe Gutierrez, Nov 26 '19 at 17:44
When you have installed GDAL, use this batch script to add the paths automatically: https://felipunky.github.io/Scripts/GIS/GDALPATH.bat — Felipe Gutierrez, Nov 26 '19 at 17:51
@FelipeGutierrez I installed GDAL successfully and added paths.. If I type gdalinfo --version in cmd it returns me GDAL 2.4.1, released 2019/03/15. When I exec bat file it writes syntax error and variables set. But I have the same error about GDAL_CONFIG — , Nov 26 '19 at 18:03
@FelipeGutierrez I added paths from tutorial you send 19 min ago — , Nov 26 '19 at 18:04
@FelipeGutierrez maybe you could see the core of the problem if you watch it in TeamViewer? — , Nov 26 '19 at 18:08
You probably need to add another environment variable to GDAL_VERSION with the version you installed — Felipe Gutierrez, Nov 26 '19 at 19:12
Try running `gdalinfo --version` on the cmd and add the version an evironment variable. `GDAL_VERSION=2.2.4` in my case — Felipe Gutierrez, Nov 26 '19 at 19:20
@FelipeGutierrez returns GDAL 2.4.2, released 2019/06/28. What should be the name of the variable and its path ? — , Nov 26 '19 at 19:24
The variable is `GDAL_VERSION` and the value is the version number. — Felipe Gutierrez, Nov 26 '19 at 19:32
@FelipeGutierrez It works. Now I have no error related with gdal_version — , Nov 26 '19 at 19:38
Feel free to mark it as an answer if it solved your problem. — Felipe Gutierrez, Nov 26 '19 at 19:47
@FelipeGutierrez marked as a solution. Thank you! BTW do you know how to install fiona? I have a little problem with it when installing osmnx — , Nov 26 '19 at 20:09
No, I haven't used Fiona or osmx, I mostly use the C# GDAL bindings. — Felipe Gutierrez, Nov 26 '19 at 20:15

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 26 '19 at 19:46

You have to install and set environment variables for GDAL, on top of the ones mentioned in the question, you must also add a GDAL_VERSION environment variable with the version you have already installed, you can check which one it is by running gdalinfo --version from the cmd, in my case the value of the environment variable would be GDAL_VERSION=2.2.4, it might change depending on which version you installed.

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 27 '21 at 17:58

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I don't understand what should I do to successfully install osmnx, what should I specify and how?

Note that the OSMnx installation instructions provide easy step-by-step instructions. You don't have to do any complicated GDAL configuring, etc.

answered Apr 27 '21 at 17:58

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