Installation Error

[mcsteel88]

I am getting the below error when trying to run the setup file via CMD. Does anyone know how to fix this?

C:\Program Files (x86)\bulk-downloader-for-reddit-2.4.2>python "setup.py"
ERROR:root:Error parsing
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "c:\program files (x86)\bulk-downloader-for-reddit-2.4.2.eggs\pbr-5.7.0-py3.9.egg\pbr\core.py", line 96, in pbr
attrs = util.cfg_to_args(path, dist.script_args)
File "c:\program files (x86)\bulk-downloader-for-reddit-2.4.2.eggs\pbr-5.7.0-py3.9.egg\pbr\util.py", line 272, in cfg_to_args
pbr.hooks.setup_hook(config)
File "c:\program files (x86)\bulk-downloader-for-reddit-2.4.2.eggs\pbr-5.7.0-py3.9.egg\pbr\hooks_init_.py", line 25, in setup_hook
metadata_config.run()
File "c:\program files (x86)\bulk-downloader-for-reddit-2.4.2.eggs\pbr-5.7.0-py3.9.egg\pbr\hooks\base.py", line 27, in run
self.hook()
File "c:\program files (x86)\bulk-downloader-for-reddit-2.4.2.eggs\pbr-5.7.0-py3.9.egg\pbr\hooks\metadata.py", line 25, in hook
self.config['version'] = packaging.get_version(
File "c:\program files (x86)\bulk-downloader-for-reddit-2.4.2.eggs\pbr-5.7.0-py3.9.egg\pbr\packaging.py", line 874, in get_version
raise Exception("Versioning for this project requires either an sdist"
Exception: Versioning for this project requires either an sdist tarball, or access to an upstream git repository. It's also possible that there is a mismatch between the package name in setup.cfg and the argument given to pbr.version.VersionInfo. Project name bdfr was given, but was not able to be found.
error in setup command: Error parsing C:\Program Files (x86)\bulk-downloader-for-reddit-2.4.2\setup.cfg: Exception: Versioning for this project requires either an sdist tarball, or access to an upstream git repository. It's also possible that there is a mismatch between the package name in setup.cfg and the argument given to pbr.version.VersionInfo. Project name bdfr was given, but was not able to be found.

C:\Program Files (x86)\bulk-downloader-for-reddit-2.4.2>

[Serene-Arc]

Try python3 -m pip install -U wheel first and then try installing again.

[Serene-Arc]

How are you trying to install this? Through pip? Are you using the same install as the one with wheel?

[mcsteel88]

ive just tried to run the setup using command python "setup.py". please note i am not a developer so this stuff is a little new to me. last time i isntalled this software it was much simpler, id be happy to pay someone a small fee to show me how to set it up.

[Serene-Arc]

Ah, okay, no that's not the right way to install it. Do you want the absolute latest commits that we have and know git? Or do you just want to have the BDFR and have it work?

[mcsteel88]

I really just want the BDFR to work at this time and I need it ASAP. What do you mean by" latest commits that we have and know git?"

[Serene-Arc]

Nevermind then. Delete whatever you've downloaded from GitHub and run python3 -m pip install -U bdfr