Error in installing sentence_transformers package of python

Question

I need to install the package sentence_transformers==1.1.0. I tried in multiple ways by running the commands pip install sentence-transformers and pip install sentence_transformers.

The error was not in pip, it was showing:

FileNotFoundError: [WinError 2] The system cannot find the file specified
[end of output]

note: This error originates from a subprocess, and is likely not a problem with pip.
error: metadata-generation-failed

× Encountered error while generating package metadata.
╰─> See above for output.

note: This is an issue with the package mentioned above, not pip.
hint: See above for details.

Answer 1

I don't know which system or python version you are using or the cause of this error. But you can try installing it with a virtual environment. It is always recommended to create one while working with any project.

If using Ubuntu or debian Install venv with

apt install python3.11-venv

Or if you are using windows the it is already installed.

Now create the virtual environment with

Python -m venv env

env is just the name of the environment you can change it, if you want to.

Then run this to activate the environment.

source env/bin/activate

Now you can install the package you want to install.

In this case. pip install sentence_transformers or pip install sentence_transformers==1.1.0

In my system I had no problem installing it with or without virtual environment. I am using windows 11 with python 3.11.8.