Error in pip install on Ubuntu 22.04: AttributeError: install_layout. Did you mean: 'install_platlib'?

[LeoBosse]

Hello,
I just upgraded my laptop to ubuntu 22.04 and must re-install some python packages. In particular, cdflib as a dependency of other things. When I run pip install cdflib in a terminal, I get the following output (see at the end). I found similar errors on different packages online, but none with a satisfying answer (here [https://github.com/pypa/pip/issues/10857] and maybe here [https://github.com/kizniche/Mycodo/issues/1149]). Other packages worked fine.
Do you have any ideas of why this is happening? And a possible solution?
My python version is 3.10.6. I also tried to update setuptool with pip install --upgrade --force-reinstall setuptools, but in vain.
Thanks for your help,
Léo

The output of pip install cdflib:
`Defaulting to user installation because normal site-packages is not writeable
Collecting cdflib
Using cached cdflib-0.4.4.tar.gz (83 kB)
Installing build dependencies ... done
Getting requirements to build wheel ... done
Preparing metadata (pyproject.toml) ... done
Requirement already satisfied: numpy in /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages (from cdflib) (1.21.5)
Collecting attrs>=19.2.0
Using cached attrs-22.1.0-py2.py3-none-any.whl (58 kB)
Building wheels for collected packages: cdflib
Building wheel for cdflib (pyproject.toml) ... error
error: subprocess-exited-with-error

× Building wheel for cdflib (pyproject.toml) did not run successfully.
│ exit code: 1
╰─> [73 lines of output]
running bdist_wheel
running build
running build_py
creating build
creating build/lib
creating build/lib/cdflib
copying cdflib/cdfwrite.py -> build/lib/cdflib
copying cdflib/cdf_to_xarray.py -> build/lib/cdflib
copying cdflib/cdfread.py -> build/lib/cdflib
copying cdflib/epochs.py -> build/lib/cdflib
copying cdflib/xarray_to_cdf.py -> build/lib/cdflib
copying cdflib/cdf_factory.py -> build/lib/cdflib
copying cdflib/init.py -> build/lib/cdflib
copying cdflib/epochs_astropy.py -> build/lib/cdflib
creating build/lib/benchmarks
copying benchmarks/benchmarks.py -> build/lib/benchmarks
copying benchmarks/init.py -> build/lib/benchmarks
running egg_info
warning: no files found matching 'README.rst'
writing manifest file 'cdflib.egg-info/SOURCES.txt'
copying cdflib/CDFLeapSeconds.txt -> build/lib/cdflib
running install
running install_lib
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/home/leob/.local/lib/python3.10/site-packages/pip/_vendor/pep517/in_process/_in_process.py", line 363, in
main()
File "/home/leob/.local/lib/python3.10/site-packages/pip/_vendor/pep517/in_process/_in_process.py", line 345, in main
json_out['return_val'] = hook(**hook_input['kwargs'])
File "/home/leob/.local/lib/python3.10/site-packages/pip/_vendor/pep517/in_process/_in_process.py", line 261, in build_wheel
return _build_backend().build_wheel(wheel_directory, config_settings,
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/setuptools/build_meta.py", line 230, in build_wheel
return self._build_with_temp_dir(['bdist_wheel'], '.whl',
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/setuptools/build_meta.py", line 215, in _build_with_temp_dir
self.run_setup()
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/setuptools/build_meta.py", line 267, in run_setup
super(_BuildMetaLegacyBackend,
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/setuptools/build_meta.py", line 158, in run_setup
exec(compile(code, file, 'exec'), locals())
File "setup.py", line 3, in
setup()
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/setuptools/init.py", line 153, in setup
return distutils.core.setup(**attrs)
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/setuptools/_distutils/core.py", line 148, in setup
return run_commands(dist)
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/setuptools/_distutils/core.py", line 163, in run_commands
dist.run_commands()
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/setuptools/_distutils/dist.py", line 967, in run_commands
self.run_command(cmd)
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/setuptools/_distutils/dist.py", line 986, in run_command
cmd_obj.run()
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/wheel/bdist_wheel.py", line 335, in run
self.run_command('install')
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/setuptools/_distutils/cmd.py", line 313, in run_command
self.distribution.run_command(command)
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/setuptools/_distutils/dist.py", line 986, in run_command
cmd_obj.run()
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/setuptools/command/install.py", line 68, in run
return orig.install.run(self)
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/setuptools/_distutils/command/install.py", line 622, in run
self.run_command(cmd_name)
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/setuptools/_distutils/cmd.py", line 313, in run_command
self.distribution.run_command(command)
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/setuptools/_distutils/dist.py", line 985, in run_command
cmd_obj.ensure_finalized()
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/setuptools/_distutils/cmd.py", line 107, in ensure_finalized
self.finalize_options()
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/setuptools/command/install_lib.py", line 17, in finalize_options
self.set_undefined_options('install',('install_layout','install_layout'))
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/setuptools/_distutils/cmd.py", line 290, in set_undefined_options
setattr(self, dst_option, getattr(src_cmd_obj, src_option))
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/setuptools/_distutils/cmd.py", line 103, in getattr
raise AttributeError(attr)
AttributeError: install_layout. Did you mean: 'install_platlib'?
[end of output]

note: This error originates from a subprocess, and is likely not a problem with pip.
ERROR: Failed building wheel for cdflib
Failed to build cdflib
ERROR: Could not build wheels for cdflib, which is required to install pyproject.toml-based projects
`

[bryan-harter]

I'm not really 100% sure, but I just released a new version which made some small changes to the pip install setup. Perhaps try install this newer one? (0.4.7)

[LeoBosse]

It works with this version, thank you so much! :)
I just ranpip install cdflib==0.4.7

[LeoBosse]

In case others find this page, after installing the newer version, I had the exact same issue with an other packages, and it apparently comes from setuptools. Following this: pypa/setuptools#3278
I tried to run: export SETUPTOOLS_USE_DISTUTILS=stdlib in a terminal, and it worked like a charm!