Error trying to install python package Box2D

Question

I'm trying to install version 2.3.10 of package Box2D via pip. However pip returns the following error message:

ERROR: Could not find a version that satisfies the requirement Box2D==2.3.10 (from versions: 2.0.2b1, 2.3b0, 2.3.2)

It looks as though pip does not know about the existence of any version more recent than 2.3.2. However, from this link it seems clear that it should. Any ideas?

Answer 1

I got the same error for Box2D, but solved as follows.

I am using Anaconda environment with python3.9.

try these.

conda install swig

pip install box2d

Answer 2

Box2D 2.3.10 provides wheels for Python 2.7 and 3.5 up to 3.8. No wheels for 3.9 or 3.10 and no source code.

Version 2.3.2 has only source code .

So either you use version 2.3.2 or downgrade to Python 3.8 or install using conda or install from Github:

pip install "git+https://github.com/pybox2d/pybox2d.git@2.3.10#egg=Box2D-2.3.10"

Or install from Github release :

pip install https://github.com/pybox2d/pybox2d/archive/refs/tags/2.3.10.tar.gz

Upd It also requires swig so I tried

sudo apt install swig &&
pip install "git+https://github.com/pybox2d/pybox2d.git@2.3.10#egg=Box2D"

and it worked for me.