ERROR: Invalid requirement: 'myLibraryName>=1.0.0.*': .* suffix can only be used with == or != operators myLibraryName>=1.0.0.* about pip

[notatallshaw]

As the error says:

.* suffix can only be used with == or != operators

Remove the .*

[AlexanderRommel]

If I remove the .* from my requirement.txt (which also contains following entry: app-common-build-scripts-rof>=1.0.0.*) no library can be installed due to following error:

2024-06-27 10:33:47.580 [info] ERROR: Could not find a version that satisfies the requirement app-common-build-scripts-rof>=1.0.0 (from versions: 1.0.0.dev1245387, 1.0.0.dev1245394, 1.0.0.dev1246504, 1.0.0.dev1247852, 1.0.0.dev1247871, 1.0.0.dev1248017, 1.0.0.dev1248360, 1.0.0.dev1248390, 1.0.0.dev1248558, 1.0.0.dev1248840, 1.0.0.dev1248995, 1.0.0.dev1249001, 1.0.0.dev1249018, 1.0.0.dev1249108, 1.0.0.dev1249909, 1.0.0.dev1249915, 1.0.0.dev1249926, 1.0.0.dev1249935, 1.0.0.dev1252140, 1.0.0.dev1253905, 1.0.0.dev1254142, 1.0.0.dev1263909, 1.0.0.dev1269823, 1.0.0.dev1273561, 1.0.0.dev1274351, 1.0.0.dev1275885, 1.0.0.dev1276773, 1.0.0.dev1279151, 1.0.0.dev1279830, 1.0.0.dev1279833, 1.0.0.dev1280960, 1.0.0.dev1280981, 1.0.0.dev1281009, 1.0.0.dev1285647, 1.0.0.dev1286279, 1.0.0.dev1286293, 1.0.0.dev1286596, 1.0.0.dev1288541, 1.0.0.dev1288550, 1.0.0.dev1292646, 1.0.0.dev1292964, 1.0.0.dev1303592, 1.0.0.dev1303605, 1.0.0.dev1303658, 1.0.0.dev1303663, 1.0.0.dev1305005)
2024-06-27 10:33:47.581 [info] ERROR: No matching distribution found for app-common-build-scripts-rof>=1.0.0

It seems as if it can't choose one of the available versions (that's the reason, why I need .*)

[uranusjr]

Because none of those versions are larger than 1.0.0 (dev versions are considered prior/smaller than a stable version). I think the correct fix for you is to change the >= to ==. Or just remove the version constraint entirely since the package doesn’t need that in the first place.

[AlexanderRommel]

Unfortunately, also using of == instead of >= do not work due to following error:

2024-06-27 12:56:15.922 [info] ERROR: Could not find a version that satisfies the requirement app-common-build-scripts-rof==1.0.0.* (from versions: 1.0.0.dev1245387, 1.0.0.dev1245394, 1.0.0.dev1246504, 1.0.0.dev1247852, 1.0.0.dev1247871, 1.0.0.dev1248017, 1.0.0.dev1248360, 1.0.0.dev1248390, 1.0.0.dev1248558, 1.0.0.dev1248840, 1.0.0.dev1248995, 1.0.0.dev1249001, 1.0.0.dev1249018, 1.0.0.dev1249108, 1.0.0.dev1249909, 1.0.0.dev1249915, 1.0.0.dev1249926, 1.0.0.dev1249935, 1.0.0.dev1252140, 1.0.0.dev1253905, 1.0.0.dev1254142, 1.0.0.dev1263909, 1.0.0.dev1269823, 1.0.0.dev1273561, 1.0.0.dev1274351, 1.0.0.dev1275885, 1.0.0.dev1276773, 1.0.0.dev1279151, 1.0.0.dev1279830, 1.0.0.dev1279833, 1.0.0.dev1280960, 1.0.0.dev1280981, 1.0.0.dev1281009, 1.0.0.dev1285647, 1.0.0.dev1286279, 1.0.0.dev1286293, 1.0.0.dev1286596, 1.0.0.dev1288541, 1.0.0.dev1288550, 1.0.0.dev1292646, 1.0.0.dev1292964, 1.0.0.dev1303592, 1.0.0.dev1303605, 1.0.0.dev1303658, 1.0.0.dev1303663, 1.0.0.dev1305005)
2024-06-27 12:56:15.922 [info] ERROR: No matching distribution found for app-common-build-scripts-rof==1.0.0.*

[pfmoore]

If you want to use dev versions, you need --pre.

Regardless, this is not a bug in pip, it's a deliberate change enforcing the long-established rules for version comparisons. Prior to this release of pip you were (without realising it) relying on a bug in pip which we've now fixed.

[AlexanderRommel]

Thanks @pfmoore!

After changing from ">=1.0.0.*" (app-common-build-scripts-rof>=1.0.0.*) to ">=1.0.dev0" (app-common-build-scripts-rof>=1.0.dev0) the corresponding latest libraries could be built again.