Error while installation: ERROR: The tar file (...) has a file (...) trying to install outside target directory (...)

[rutvikbhatt]

My system Information:
OS: Windows 10
python --version: Python 3.7.4
pip --version: pip 20.3 from ...\kivy_venv\lib\site-packages\pip (python 3.7)
Cython.__version__: '0.29.21'

When I try to install pyobjus via pip install pyobjus I get the following error:

The tar file (C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-unpack-7ayiqdx3\pyobjus-1.2.0.tar.gz) has a file (C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-install-vylrktj0\pyobjus_50784346373745f7934152638e263086\objc_classes/aux) trying to install outside target directory (C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-install-vylrktj0\pyobjus_50784346373745f7934152638e263086)

If I clone this GitHub repository and then try to run the setup.py I get the following
Pyobjus platform is win32 Traceback (most recent call last): File "setup.py", line 35, in <module> class PyObjusBuildExt(build_ext, object): NameError: name 'build_ext' is not defined

From a forum then I found the other way to install it pip install https://github.com/kivy/pyobjus/archive/master.zip
When doing that I get the following error:
`ERROR: Could not install packages due to an EnvironmentError: [WinError 267] The directory name is invalid: 'C:\Users\\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-req-build-_4lcptd1\objc_classes/aux'

I tried to find the fix for each of these errors but turned up empty-handed. Some help would be really appreciated as I need this library.

Many thanks.

[drjjjm18]

Hi, did you make any progress with this? I'm running into the same error

[pakal]

The "aux" directory name is somehow forbidden under Windows, thus giving the third error. To solve this, the codebase should have the folder name changed.

[brentpicasso]

I just ran into this issue; anything we can do to fix it? Having this working under windows is important.

Thanks!

[brentpicasso]

Seems like windows is complaining about the aux path. Any hints on how that is being added to the path? I have searched the code for it.

  Downloading https://github.com/kivy/pyobjus/archive/refs/heads/master.zip
     - 192.1 kB 12.7 MB/s 0:00:00
ERROR: Could not install packages due to an OSError: [WinError 267] The directory name is invalid: 'C:\\Users\\brent\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\pip-req-build-qfhojfav\\objc_classes/aux'```

[brentpicasso]

I'm catching up on this issue - seems like it is the aux folder name. Posted some suggestions here : #44

[Julian-O]

Closing as duplicate of #44.