Auto-Generated Quickstart fails with Python 2.7.17 pip 9.0.1 on WSL about msgraph-sample-pythondjangoapp

[ShaneC]

I followed that guide, and also explicitly upgraded both python and python-pip, no dice. I did figure it out though (and it exposes my newbie-ness with Python on Ubuntu/WSL):

The packages required for this require Python 3. On Ubuntu, python and pip commands default to Python 2. You need to invoke pip3 install -r requirements.txt. Using that it worked.

The takeaway, for the apparent novices like myself, it may be helpful to update the Graph documentation to specify in the instructions (Use pip3 command on Linux or WSL platforms).

So, perhaps, instead of:
Run this command to install the required Python package dependencies: pip install -r requirements.txt.

Changing to:
Run this command to install the required Python package dependencies: pip install -r requirements.txt. (For Ubuntu and Linux distributions, you may need to invoke pip3 install -r requirements.txt to run using Python 3)

[jasonjoh]

I'll work with the portal team to get the instruction on the quick-start page updated.

[jasonjoh]

@ShaneC there should be a version file in that zip - can you tell me what version number is in it?

[jasonjoh]

That's an odd error given that 3.2.7 is definitely available: https://pypi.org/project/asgiref/. It's the first entry in requirements.txt - I wonder if it's just failing there and stopping. Can you try pip install Django==3.0.4 and see if that succeeds?

[ShaneC]

Thanks @jasonjoh -- The version in the zip is 1.2.

Your suspicion may be correct, the same issue happens with the Django install:

user@box:/mnt/c/Users/schism/Desktop/msgraph-training-pythondjangoapp/graph_tutorial$ pip install Django==3.0.4 Collecting Django==3.0.4 Could not find a version that satisfies the requirement Django==3.0.4 (from versions: 1.1.3, 1.1.4, 1.2, 1.2.1, 1.2.2, 1.2.3, 1.2.4, 1.2.5, 1.2.6, 1.2.7, 1.3, 1.3.1, 1.3.2, 1.3.3, 1.3.4, 1.3.5, 1.3.6, 1.3.7, 1.4, 1.4.1, 1.4.2, 1.4.3, 1.4.4, 1.4.5, 1.4.6, 1.4.7, 1.4.8, 1.4.9, 1.4.10, 1.4.11, 1.4.12, 1.4.13, 1.4.14, 1.4.15, 1.4.16, 1.4.17, 1.4.18, 1.4.19, 1.4.20, 1.4.21, 1.4.22, 1.5, 1.5.1, 1.5.2, 1.5.3, 1.5.4, 1.5.5, 1.5.6, 1.5.7, 1.5.8, 1.5.9, 1.5.10, 1.5.11, 1.5.12, 1.6, 1.6.1, 1.6.2, 1.6.3, 1.6.4, 1.6.5, 1.6.6, 1.6.7, 1.6.8, 1.6.9, 1.6.10, 1.6.11, 1.7, 1.7.1, 1.7.2, 1.7.3, 1.7.4, 1.7.5, 1.7.6, 1.7.7, 1.7.8, 1.7.9, 1.7.10, 1.7.11, 1.8a1, 1.8b1, 1.8b2, 1.8rc1, 1.8, 1.8.1, 1.8.2, 1.8.3, 1.8.4, 1.8.5, 1.8.6, 1.8.7, 1.8.8, 1.8.9, 1.8.10, 1.8.11, 1.8.12, 1.8.13, 1.8.14, 1.8.15, 1.8.16, 1.8.17, 1.8.18, 1.8.19, 1.9a1, 1.9b1, 1.9rc1, 1.9rc2, 1.9, 1.9.1, 1.9.2, 1.9.3, 1.9.4, 1.9.5, 1.9.6, 1.9.7, 1.9.8, 1.9.9, 1.9.10, 1.9.11, 1.9.12, 1.9.13, 1.10a1, 1.10b1, 1.10rc1, 1.10, 1.10.1, 1.10.2, 1.10.3, 1.10.4, 1.10.5, 1.10.6, 1.10.7, 1.10.8, 1.11a1, 1.11b1, 1.11rc1, 1.11, 1.11.1, 1.11.2, 1.11.3, 1.11.4, 1.11.5, 1.11.6, 1.11.7, 1.11.8, 1.11.9, 1.11.10, 1.11.11, 1.11.12, 1.11.13, 1.11.14, 1.11.15, 1.11.16, 1.11.17, 1.11.18, 1.11.20, 1.11.21, 1.11.22, 1.11.23, 1.11.24, 1.11.25, 1.11.26, 1.11.27, 1.11.28, 1.11.29) No matching distribution found for Django==3.0.4

Maybe a WSL issue? I just tried this same zipfile on the same Windows box within PowerShell and executed the commands on the Windows Python installation (as opposed to WSL instance), and it worked perfectly.

I'll do some more debugging and then forward to those folks.

[jasonjoh]

maybe, or some subtle difference in Python on Linux vs Windows. I wonder if you can point pip at different repositories, and it's just misconfigured?

[jasonjoh]

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/49748063/pip-install-fails-for-every-package-could-not-find-a-version-that-satisfies maybe?

[ries9112]

I ran into the same issue as described by @ShaneC and this thread was helpful. I agree it would be helpful to specify Python 3 in the error message, but I wouldn't keep it specific to Ubuntu and Linux since I am having the same issue on MacOS (with M1 chip).

I also wanted to add that the subsequent commands from the quickstart also need to be run using Python 3. See screenshots below of the error when using Python 2.7:

But these commands work fine when using python3:

[jasonjoh]

Thanks for the report @ries9112. If you run python --version, I'm guessing it reports a 2.x version? It might be enough to add to the tutorial at the beginning to run that, and if it reports 2.x, use the python3 command.

python3 doesn't seem to be universal: on my Windows 10 machine with only Python 3.9, running python3 gives an error about installing Python from the Microsoft Store!?

▶ python3 --version
Python was not found; run without arguments to install from the Microsoft Store, or disable this shortcut from Settings > Manage App Execution Aliases.

[jasonjoh]

Closing as we've greatly simplified the downloadable quickstart, and it's no longer based on this project.