Why pipenv module install from git with egg fragment fails even with requirement present?-CodePudding

Using pipenv on Windows 10 with Python 3.9.5. I am trying to use:

pipenv install git https://github.com/John-Polo/cocoapi.git#egg=PythonAPI

My repo directory tree looks like

cocoapi/PythonAPI/pycocotools
                -/setup.py
                -[more directories]

When I run the pipenv install, this is the result:

(test-jpGYXydt) C:\Users\john\Documents\code\test>pipenv install git https://github.com/John-Polo/cocoapi.git#egg=foo
Installing git https://github.com/John-Polo/cocoapi.git#egg=foo...
Error:  An error occurred while installing git https://github.com/John-Polo/cocoapi.git#egg=foo!
Error text: Collecting foo
  Cloning https://github.com/John-Polo/cocoapi.git to c:\users\john\appdata\local\temp\pip-install-9ocvuaci\foo_47404cbbe883400593b4786c6adbe805
  Resolved https://github.com/John-Polo/cocoapi.git to commit 2929bd2ef6b451054755dfd7ceb09278f935f7ad

  Running command git clone -q https://github.com/John-Polo/cocoapi.git 'C:\Users\john\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-install-9ocvuaci\foo_47404cbbe883400593b4786c6adbe805'
ERROR: File "setup.py" not found for legacy project foo from git https://github.com/John-Polo/cocoapi.git#egg=foo (from -r c:\users\john\appdata\local\temp\pipenv-qmfhwbjb-requirements\pipenv-2bqximai-requirement.txt (line 1)).

Installation Failed

I don't understand why the installation failed with "setup.py" not found when the file is contained in PythonAPI tree. How can I fix this?

EDIT: after Gonzalo's comment, I changed the location of setup.py from

cocoapi/PythonAPI/pycocotools
                -/setup.py

cocoapi/PythonAPI/pycocotools
cocoapi/setup.py

And now I get a different error. But it's not an error about not finding setup.py, so it seems that the change addressed the error this question was about.

CodePudding user response：

pip expects your setup.py on the root of your git repository, like:

cocoapi/PythonAPI/pycocotools
cocoapi/setup.py