Cannot upgrade/install the newest Minerl package

[Smu-Tan]

I installed Minerl 0.3.6 version, but failed to upgrade it.

Here's the error I encountered:

[Miffyli]

Hmm this might be some remnant files that do not wish to be deleted. I think your best bet is to either manually remove the directory in question and then call pip install minerl, or to create a fresh environment.

[Smu-Tan]

Hmm this might be some remnant files that do not wish to be deleted. I think your best bet is to either manually remove the directory in question and then call pip install minerl, or to create a fresh environment.

Thx for help! I tried to delete files that were mentioned in the errors then install minerl, as well as create a new environment. Unfortunately, both methods cannot work.

[Miffyli]

Hmm quick googling seems to indicate this might be a OS issue (e.g. anti-virus locking files) pypa/pip#4734

Does the package install correctly for you? This seems to be some temp cleaning up issues. You can try this by opening Python and doing import minerl. Some people suggest running the pip command as admin (not really super safe, but that is just how Windows wants do things...).

[SammyTaleb]

I have exactly the same issue, I cannot install the minerl package. A quick view to the traceback error shows that the building fails because the folder directory cannot be found : "[Win Error 3]"

[Smu-Tan]

I have exactly the same issue, I cannot install the minerl package. A quick view to the traceback error shows that the building fails because the folder directory cannot be found : "[Win Error 3]"

Can you try pip install minerl==0.3.6? that's how I installed the package before, but I cant upgrade it to 0.4.0.

[Miffyli]

For the time being you can try using pip install minerl==0.3.7. This version has most of the utilities of 0.4.0, except for the new BASALT environments and a new dataloader, but you can still get started with it :)

Meanwhile could you guys provide the environments and operating systems you use so I could try replicating this issue (e.g. are you using anaconda? Windows 10/11? etc)

[Smu-Tan]

For the time being you can try using pip install minerl==0.3.7. This version has most of the utilities of 0.4.0, except for the new BASALT environments and a new dataloader, but you can still get started with it :)

Meanwhile could you guys provide the environments and operating systems you use so I could try replicating this issue (e.g. are you using anaconda? Windows 10/11? etc)

Hi, 0.3.7 works for me! I'm using windows 10 (version 2004), conda 4.9.2.

[SammyTaleb]

@Smu-Tan I've tried the version 0.3.6 but no distribution is found for matplotlib==3.0.3

@Miffyli minerl==0.3.7 failed building wheel but curiously it works.

I am using anaconda on Windows 10 20H2
The environment is a fresh one, with only tensorflow, numpy and their dependencies installed on it
Do you need other details ?

[Miffyli]

Thanks @Smu-Tan and @SammyTaleb ! This should be enough, I will look into this in the following days :)

[Miffyli]

Hmm I was not able to reproduce the error on my machine :/. Steps:

1. Install miniconda (Python 3.8) from here: https://docs.conda.io/en/latest/miniconda.html
2. Create new environment in the miniconda prompt and install minerl:

conda create -n minerl python=3.9
conda activate minerl
pip install minerl

3. In python prompt run

import minerl, gym
env = gym.make("MineRLTreechop-v0")
obs = env.reset()

Other things you might want to check out:

• Check that you have long-paths enabled in Windows: https://lifehacker.com/windows-10-allows-file-names-longer-than-260-characters-1785201032
• Try the above "run pip with admin" in case your anti-virus is in the way

[Sparks123]

I have exactly the same issue. Have you guys solve it?

[Sparks123]

I have exactly the same issue. Have you guys solve it?

my os is windows 10. But minerl(0.4.0) can be installed on Ubuntu

[Miffyli]

If anybody can share a full output log when you try to install/run MineRL, that would go a long way! Meanwhile, also check your java versions that they match (see here #559 (comment) )

[Sparks123]

Hmm I was not able to reproduce the error on my machine :/. Steps:

1. Install miniconda (Python 3.8) from here: https://docs.conda.io/en/latest/miniconda.html
2. Create new environment in the miniconda prompt and install minerl:

conda create -n minerl python=3.9
conda activate minerl
pip install minerl

1. In python prompt run

import minerl, gym
env = gym.make("MineRLTreechop-v0")
obs = env.reset()

Other things you might want to check out:

• Check that you have long-paths enabled in Windows: https://lifehacker.com/windows-10-allows-file-names-longer-than-260-characters-1785201032
• Try the above "run pip with admin" in case your anti-virus is in the way

I finally solve the problem with doing nothing but try several times with your solutions(run pip with admin and Check that you have long-paths enabled in Windows). Anyway thanks a lot.