pipx install eth-brownie error : Fatal error from pip prevented installation. Full pip output in file:

Question

Hi I am trying to install Brownie but I seem to run into the below issue.

C:\Users\gmlad>pipx install eth-brownie

Fatal error from pip prevented installation. Full pip output in file:
    C:\Users\gmlad\.local\pipx\logs\cmd_2021-12-03_16.35.47_pip_errors.log

pip failed to build packages:
    bitarray
    cytoolz
    lru-dict
    multidict
    psutil
    yarl

Some possibly relevant errors from pip install:
    error: command 'cl.exe' failed: None

Error installing eth-brownie.

Answer 1

This is not the eth-brownie problem, but overall pipx issue. I've got the same error after switching from Python 3.9 to 3.10 on Arch Linux. This answer solved it, although it's for Windows) Try it out: https://stackoverflow.com/a/70080178/13389142