[GH-ISSUE #518] setuptools.build_meta error. Cannot install OpenAI CLIP on Windows 10 with PyTorch 2.1.2+cu121 #436

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opened 2026-10-31 21:14:57 +00:00 by bsakaguchi · 1 comment
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Originally created by @alexsh-coder on GitHub (Nov 7, 2025).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/openai/CLIP/issues/518

I'm trying to install a clip for stable diffusion.
Installation fails with the following error:

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Originally created by @alexsh-coder on GitHub (Nov 7, 2025). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/openai/CLIP/issues/518 I'm trying to install a clip for stable diffusion. Installation fails with the following error: <img width="1749" height="1694" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/84dddeee-2064-40b2-b0c7-c1d73f4e5036" />
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@Landorin-GH commented on GitHub (Mar 22, 2026):

New user here, I tried to install that zip version on Windows 11 ("Windows method 1") where you just have to run update.bat and run.bat and get the same error. Seeing how old this bug is someone should update the documentation stating that the easy install version is apparently broken since months...

<!-- gh-comment-id:4106777845 --> @Landorin-GH commented on GitHub (Mar 22, 2026): New user here, I tried to install that zip version on Windows 11 ("Windows method 1") where you just have to run update.bat and run.bat and get the same error. Seeing how old this bug is someone should update the documentation stating that the easy install version is apparently broken since months...
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