"pip install btchip-python" does not work, runs into error

[SteffenIvanhoe]

Here is what I get when trying to install it:

pip install btchip-python
Collecting btchip-python
Collecting hidapi>=0.7.99 (from btchip-python)
Using cached hidapi-0.7.99.post20.tar.gz
Collecting setuptools>=19.0 (from hidapi>=0.7.99->btchip-python)
Using cached setuptools-36.2.7-py2.py3-none-any.whl
Building wheels for collected packages: hidapi
Running setup.py bdist_wheel for hidapi ... error
Complete output from command /usr/bin/python -u -c "import setuptools, tokenize;file='/tmp/pip-build-mXtvEp/hidapi/setup.py';exec(compile(getattr(tokenize, 'open', open)(file).read().replace('\r\n', '\n'), file, 'exec'))" bdist_wheel -d /tmp/tmp7zOcANpip-wheel- --python-tag cp27:
running bdist_wheel
running build
running build_ext
cythoning hid.pyx to hid.c
building 'hid' extension
creating build
creating build/temp.linux-x86_64-2.7
creating build/temp.linux-x86_64-2.7/hidapi
creating build/temp.linux-x86_64-2.7/hidapi/libusb
x86_64-linux-gnu-gcc -pthread -DNDEBUG -g -fwrapv -O2 -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -fno-strict-aliasing -Wdate-time -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -g -fstack-protector-strong -Wformat -Werror=format-security -fPIC -Ihidapi/hidapi -I/usr/include/libusb-1.0 -I/usr/include/python2.7 -c hid.c -o build/temp.linux-x86_64-2.7/hid.o
hid.c: In function ‘__pyx_pf_3hid_6device_open’:
hid.c:1720:45: warning: passing argument 1 of ‘PyUnicodeUCS4_AsWideChar’ from incompatible pointer type [-Wincompatible-pointer-types]
__pyx_v_result = PyUnicode_AsWideChar(__pyx_v_serial_number, __pyx_v_cserial_number, __pyx_v_serial_len);
^
In file included from /usr/include/python2.7/Python.h:85:0,
from hid.c:4:
/usr/include/python2.7/unicodeobject.h:246:31: note: expected ‘PyUnicodeObject * {aka struct *}’ but argument is of type ‘PyObject * {aka struct _object *}’
define PyUnicode_AsWideChar PyUnicodeUCS4_AsWideChar
^
/usr/include/python2.7/unicodeobject.h:591:24: note: in expansion of macro ‘PyUnicode_AsWideChar’
PyAPI_FUNC(Py_ssize_t) PyUnicode_AsWideChar(
^
x86_64-linux-gnu-gcc -pthread -DNDEBUG -g -fwrapv -O2 -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -fno-strict-aliasing -Wdate-time -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -g -fstack-protector-strong -Wformat -Werror=format-security -fPIC -Ihidapi/hidapi -I/usr/include/libusb-1.0 -I/usr/include/python2.7 -c hidapi/libusb/hid.c -o build/temp.linux-x86_64-2.7/hidapi/libusb/hid.o
hidapi/libusb/hid.c:47:20: fatal error: libusb.h: No such file or directory
compilation terminated.
error: command 'x86_64-linux-gnu-gcc' failed with exit status 1

I tried to install with sudo apt-get install python-btchip but this only installs an older version which misses the attribute enableAlternate2fa which is needed by the referencing software!

[SteffenIvanhoe]

Today I tried again in another Windows box to install with the PIP from Python 3.6.2.
This installation failed again, if for a different reason then the one mentioned above:

C:\Users\Win7 VirtualBox>py -m pip install btchip-python
Collecting btchip-python
Using cached btchip-python-0.1.21.tar.gz
Collecting hidapi>=0.7.99 (from btchip-python)
Using cached hidapi-0.7.99.post20.tar.gz
Complete output from command python setup.py egg_info:
Compiling C:\Users\WIN7VI1\AppData\Local\Temp\easy_install-o2fky35b\Cython-
0.27\Cython\Plex\Scanners.py because it changed.
Compiling C:\Users\WIN7VI1\AppData\Local\Temp\easy_install-o2fky35b\Cython-
0.27\Cython\Plex\Actions.py because it changed.
Compiling C:\Users\WIN7VI1\AppData\Local\Temp\easy_install-o2fky35b\Cython-
0.27\Cython\Compiler\Pythran.py because it changed.
Compiling C:\Users\WIN7VI1\AppData\Local\Temp\easy_install-o2fky35b\Cython-
0.27\Cython\Compiler\Lexicon.py because it changed.
Compiling C:\Users\WIN7VI1\AppData\Local\Temp\easy_install-o2fky35b\Cython-
0.27\Cython\Compiler\Scanning.py because it changed.
Compiling C:\Users\WIN7VI1\AppData\Local\Temp\easy_install-o2fky35b\Cython-
0.27\Cython\Compiler\Parsing.py because it changed.
Compiling C:\Users\WIN7VI1\AppData\Local\Temp\easy_install-o2fky35b\Cython-
0.27\Cython\Compiler\Visitor.py because it changed.
Compiling C:\Users\WIN7VI1\AppData\Local\Temp\easy_install-o2fky35b\Cython-
0.27\Cython\Compiler\FlowControl.py because it changed.
Compiling C:\Users\WIN7VI1\AppData\Local\Temp\easy_install-o2fky35b\Cython-
0.27\Cython\Compiler\Code.py because it changed.
Compiling C:\Users\WIN7VI1\AppData\Local\Temp\easy_install-o2fky35b\Cython-
0.27\Cython\Runtime\refnanny.pyx because it changed.
Compiling C:\Users\WIN7VI1\AppData\Local\Temp\easy_install-o2fky35b\Cython-
0.27\Cython\Tempita_tempita.py because it changed.
[ 1/11] Cythonizing C:\Users\WIN7VI1\AppData\Local\Temp\easy_install-o2fky3
5b\Cython-0.27\Cython\Compiler\Code.py
[ 2/11] Cythonizing C:\Users\WIN7VI1\AppData\Local\Temp\easy_install-o2fky3
5b\Cython-0.27\Cython\Compiler\FlowControl.py
[ 3/11] Cythonizing C:\Users\WIN7VI1\AppData\Local\Temp\easy_install-o2fky3
5b\Cython-0.27\Cython\Compiler\Lexicon.py
[ 4/11] Cythonizing C:\Users\WIN7VI1\AppData\Local\Temp\easy_install-o2fky3
5b\Cython-0.27\Cython\Compiler\Parsing.py
[ 5/11] Cythonizing C:\Users\WIN7VI1\AppData\Local\Temp\easy_install-o2fky3
5b\Cython-0.27\Cython\Compiler\Pythran.py
[ 6/11] Cythonizing C:\Users\WIN7VI1\AppData\Local\Temp\easy_install-o2fky3
5b\Cython-0.27\Cython\Compiler\Scanning.py
[ 7/11] Cythonizing C:\Users\WIN7VI1\AppData\Local\Temp\easy_install-o2fky3
5b\Cython-0.27\Cython\Compiler\Visitor.py
[ 8/11] Cythonizing C:\Users\WIN7VI1\AppData\Local\Temp\easy_install-o2fky3
5b\Cython-0.27\Cython\Plex\Actions.py
[ 9/11] Cythonizing C:\Users\WIN7VI1\AppData\Local\Temp\easy_install-o2fky3
5b\Cython-0.27\Cython\Plex\Scanners.py
[10/11] Cythonizing C:\Users\WIN7VI1\AppData\Local\Temp\easy_install-o2fky3
5b\Cython-0.27\Cython\Runtime\refnanny.pyx
[11/11] Cythonizing C:\Users\WIN7VI1\AppData\Local\Temp\easy_install-o2fky3
5b\Cython-0.27\Cython\Tempita_tempita.py
Unable to find pgen, not compiling formal grammar.
warning: no files found matching '2to3-fixers.txt'
warning: no files found matching 'Doc*'
warning: no files found matching '.pyx' under directory 'Cython\Debugger\Te
sts'
warning: no files found matching '.pxd' under directory 'Cython\Debugger\Te
sts'
warning: no files found matching '*.pxd' under directory 'Cython\Utility'
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:\Users\Win7 VirtualBox\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib
site-packages\setuptools\msvc.py", line 477, in init
self.vc_ver = self.find_available_vc_vers()[-1]
IndexError: list index out of range

During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "C:\Users\Win7 VirtualBox\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib\

distutils\core.py", line 148, in setup
dist.run_commands()
File "C:\Users\Win7 VirtualBox\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib
distutils\dist.py", line 955, in run_commands
self.run_command(cmd)
File "C:\Users\Win7 VirtualBox\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib
distutils\dist.py", line 974, in run_command
cmd_obj.run()
File "C:\Users\Win7 VirtualBox\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib
site-packages\setuptools\command\bdist_egg.py", line 161, in run
cmd = self.call_command('install_lib', warn_dir=0)
File "C:\Users\Win7 VirtualBox\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib
site-packages\setuptools\command\bdist_egg.py", line 147, in call_command
self.run_command(cmdname)
File "C:\Users\Win7 VirtualBox\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib
distutils\cmd.py", line 313, in run_command
self.distribution.run_command(command)
File "C:\Users\Win7 VirtualBox\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib
distutils\dist.py", line 974, in run_command
cmd_obj.run()
File "C:\Users\Win7 VirtualBox\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib
site-packages\setuptools\command\install_lib.py", line 11, in run
self.build()
File "C:\Users\Win7 VirtualBox\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib
distutils\command\install_lib.py", line 107, in build
self.run_command('build_ext')
File "C:\Users\Win7 VirtualBox\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib
distutils\cmd.py", line 313, in run_command
self.distribution.run_command(command)
File "C:\Users\Win7 VirtualBox\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib
distutils\dist.py", line 974, in run_command
cmd_obj.run()
File "C:\Users\Win7 VirtualBox\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib
site-packages\setuptools\command\build_ext.py", line 75, in run
_build_ext.run(self)
File "C:\Users\Win7 VirtualBox\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib
distutils\command\build_ext.py", line 339, in run
self.build_extensions()
File "C:\Users\Win7 VirtualBox\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib
distutils\command\build_ext.py", line 448, in build_extensions
self._build_extensions_serial()
File "C:\Users\Win7 VirtualBox\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib
distutils\command\build_ext.py", line 473, in _build_extensions_serial
self.build_extension(ext)
File "C:\Users\Win7 VirtualBox\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib
site-packages\setuptools\command\build_ext.py", line 196, in build_extension
_build_ext.build_extension(self, ext)
File "C:\Users\Win7 VirtualBox\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib
distutils\command\build_ext.py", line 533, in build_extension
depends=ext.depends)
File "C:\Users\Win7 VirtualBox\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib
distutils_msvccompiler.py", line 304, in compile
self.initialize()
File "C:\Users\Win7 VirtualBox\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib
distutils_msvccompiler.py", line 197, in initialize
vc_env = _get_vc_env(plat_spec)
File "C:\Users\Win7 VirtualBox\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib
site-packages\setuptools\msvc.py", line 172, in msvc14_get_vc_env
return EnvironmentInfo(plat_spec, vc_min_ver=14.0).return_env()
File "C:\Users\Win7 VirtualBox\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib
site-packages\setuptools\msvc.py", line 771, in init
self.si = SystemInfo(self.ri, vc_ver)
File "C:\Users\Win7 VirtualBox\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib
site-packages\setuptools\msvc.py", line 480, in init
raise distutils.errors.DistutilsPlatformError(err)
distutils.errors.DistutilsPlatformError: Microsoft Visual C++ 14.0 is requir
ed. Get it with "Microsoft Visual C++ Build Tools": http://landinghub.visualstud
io.com/visual-cpp-build-tools

During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "C:\Users\Win7 VirtualBox\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib\

site-packages\setuptools\sandbox.py", line 157, in save_modules
yield saved
File "C:\Users\Win7 VirtualBox\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib
site-packages\setuptools\sandbox.py", line 198, in setup_context
yield
File "C:\Users\Win7 VirtualBox\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib
site-packages\setuptools\sandbox.py", line 248, in run_setup
DirectorySandbox(setup_dir).run(runner)
File "C:\Users\Win7 VirtualBox\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib
site-packages\setuptools\sandbox.py", line 278, in run
return func()
File "C:\Users\Win7 VirtualBox\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib
site-packages\setuptools\sandbox.py", line 246, in runner
_execfile(setup_script, ns)
File "C:\Users\Win7 VirtualBox\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib
site-packages\setuptools\sandbox.py", line 47, in _execfile
exec(code, globals, locals)
File "C:\Users\WIN7VI~1\AppData\Local\Temp\easy_install-o2fky35b\Cython-0.
27\setup.py", line 278, in
File "C:\Users\Win7 VirtualBox\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib
distutils\core.py", line 163, in setup
raise SystemExit("error: " + str(msg))
SystemExit: error: Microsoft Visual C++ 14.0 is required. Get it with "Micro
soft Visual C++ Build Tools": http://landinghub.visualstudio.com/visual-cpp-buil
d-tools

During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "C:\Users\Win7 VirtualBox\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib\

site-packages\setuptools\command\easy_install.py", line 1101, in run_setup
run_setup(setup_script, args)
File "C:\Users\Win7 VirtualBox\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib
site-packages\setuptools\sandbox.py", line 251, in run_setup
raise
File "C:\Users\Win7 VirtualBox\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib
contextlib.py", line 99, in exit
self.gen.throw(type, value, traceback)
File "C:\Users\Win7 VirtualBox\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib
site-packages\setuptools\sandbox.py", line 198, in setup_context
yield
File "C:\Users\Win7 VirtualBox\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib
contextlib.py", line 99, in exit
self.gen.throw(type, value, traceback)
File "C:\Users\Win7 VirtualBox\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib
site-packages\setuptools\sandbox.py", line 169, in save_modules
saved_exc.resume()
File "C:\Users\Win7 VirtualBox\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib
site-packages\setuptools\sandbox.py", line 144, in resume
six.reraise(type, exc, self._tb)
File "C:\Users\Win7 VirtualBox\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib
site-packages\pkg_resources_vendor\six.py", line 685, in reraise
raise value.with_traceback(tb)
File "C:\Users\Win7 VirtualBox\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib
site-packages\setuptools\sandbox.py", line 157, in save_modules
yield saved
File "C:\Users\Win7 VirtualBox\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib
site-packages\setuptools\sandbox.py", line 198, in setup_context
yield
File "C:\Users\Win7 VirtualBox\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib
site-packages\setuptools\sandbox.py", line 248, in run_setup
DirectorySandbox(setup_dir).run(runner)
File "C:\Users\Win7 VirtualBox\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib
site-packages\setuptools\sandbox.py", line 278, in run
return func()
File "C:\Users\Win7 VirtualBox\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib
site-packages\setuptools\sandbox.py", line 246, in runner
_execfile(setup_script, ns)
File "C:\Users\Win7 VirtualBox\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib
site-packages\setuptools\sandbox.py", line 47, in _execfile
exec(code, globals, locals)
File "C:\Users\WIN7VI~1\AppData\Local\Temp\easy_install-o2fky35b\Cython-0.
27\setup.py", line 278, in
File "C:\Users\Win7 VirtualBox\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib
distutils\core.py", line 163, in setup
raise SystemExit("error: " + str(msg))
SystemExit: error: Microsoft Visual C++ 14.0 is required. Get it with "Micro
soft Visual C++ Build Tools": http://landinghub.visualstudio.com/visual-cpp-buil
d-tools

During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<string>", line 1, in <module>
  File "C:\Users\WIN7VI~1\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-build-gze5j6fp\hidapi\setup

.py", line 123, in
install_requires = ['setuptools>=19.0'],
File "C:\Users\Win7 VirtualBox\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib
distutils\core.py", line 108, in setup
setup_distribution = dist = klass(attrs)
File "C:\Users\Win7 VirtualBox\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib
site-packages\setuptools\dist.py", line 315, in init
self.fetch_build_eggs(attrs['setup_requires'])
File "C:\Users\Win7 VirtualBox\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib
site-packages\setuptools\dist.py", line 361, in fetch_build_eggs
replace_conflicting=True,
File "C:\Users\Win7 VirtualBox\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib
site-packages\pkg_resources_init.py", line 850, in resolve
dist = best[req.key] = env.best_match(req, ws, installer)
File "C:\Users\Win7 VirtualBox\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib
site-packages\pkg_resources_init_.py", line 1122, in best_match
return self.obtain(req, installer)
File "C:\Users\Win7 VirtualBox\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib
site-packages\pkg_resources_init_.py", line 1134, in obtain
return installer(requirement)
File "C:\Users\Win7 VirtualBox\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib
site-packages\setuptools\dist.py", line 429, in fetch_build_egg
return cmd.easy_install(req)
File "C:\Users\Win7 VirtualBox\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib
site-packages\setuptools\command\easy_install.py", line 665, in easy_install
return self.install_item(spec, dist.location, tmpdir, deps)
File "C:\Users\Win7 VirtualBox\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib
site-packages\setuptools\command\easy_install.py", line 695, in install_item
dists = self.install_eggs(spec, download, tmpdir)
File "C:\Users\Win7 VirtualBox\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib
site-packages\setuptools\command\easy_install.py", line 876, in install_eggs
return self.build_and_install(setup_script, setup_base)
File "C:\Users\Win7 VirtualBox\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib
site-packages\setuptools\command\easy_install.py", line 1115, in build_and_insta
ll
self.run_setup(setup_script, setup_base, args)
File "C:\Users\Win7 VirtualBox\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib
site-packages\setuptools\command\easy_install.py", line 1103, in run_setup
raise DistutilsError("Setup script exited with %s" % (v.args[0],))
distutils.errors.DistutilsError: Setup script exited with error: Microsoft V
isual C++ 14.0 is required. Get it with "Microsoft Visual C++ Build Tools": http
://landinghub.visualstudio.com/visual-cpp-build-tools

----------------------------------------

Command "python setup.py egg_info" failed with error code 1 in C:\Users\WIN7VI~1
\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-build-gze5j6fp\hidapi\