pip install modal-client error

[hiqsociety]

pip install modal-client

      copying grpclib/channelz/v1/channelz_grpc.py -> build/lib/grpclib/channelz/v1
      copying grpclib/channelz/v1/__init__.py -> build/lib/grpclib/channelz/v1
      copying grpclib/channelz/v1/channelz_pb2.py -> build/lib/grpclib/channelz/v1
      copying grpclib/py.typed -> build/lib/grpclib
      copying grpclib/reflection/v1alpha/reflection_pb2.pyi -> build/lib/grpclib/reflection/v1alpha
      copying grpclib/reflection/v1/reflection_pb2.pyi -> build/lib/grpclib/reflection/v1
      copying grpclib/health/v1/health_pb2.pyi -> build/lib/grpclib/health/v1
      copying grpclib/channelz/v1/channelz_pb2.pyi -> build/lib/grpclib/channelz/v1
      running install
      running install_lib
      Traceback (most recent call last):
        File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/pip/_vendor/pep517/in_process/_in_process.py", line 363, in <module>
          main()
        File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/pip/_vendor/pep517/in_process/_in_process.py", line 345, in main
          json_out['return_val'] = hook(**hook_input['kwargs'])
                                   ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
        File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-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 158, in run_setup
          exec(compile(code, __file__, 'exec'), locals())
        File "setup.py", line 3, in <module>
          setuptools.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 grpclib
Failed to build grpclib
ERROR: Could not build wheels for grpclib, which is required to install pyproject.toml-based projects

[myoung]

I ran into the same issue. Try upgrading setup tools:
pip install -U setuptools

Then, I needed this to get the grcplib install to work:
export SETUPTOOLS_USE_DISTUTILS=stdlib

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