'Unable to create Windows launch for x86' while installing packages

[anishpillay2002]

I receive the following error while trying to install packages with uv but pip install crewai works fine

I've also attached a text file with the output with using verbose flag.
verbose_output.txt

PS D:\Temp\test> py -3.11 -m uv venv
Using Python 3.8.2 interpreter at: C:\Python38\python.exe
Creating virtualenv at: .venv
Activate with: .venv\Scripts\activate
PS D:\Temp\test> py -3.11 -m uv venv --python 3.11
Using Python 3.11.0 interpreter at: C:\Users\Anish Pillay\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python311\python.exe
Creating virtualenv at: .venv
Activate with: .venv\Scripts\activate
PS D:\Temp\test> .\.venv\Scripts\activate
(test) PS D:\Temp\test> uv pip install crewai
error: Failed to download and build `pypika==0.48.9`
  Caused by: Failed to build: `pypika==0.48.9`
  Caused by: Failed to install requirements from build-system.requires (install)
  Caused by: Failed to install build dependencies
  Caused by: Failed to install: wheel-0.43.0-py3-none-any.http.whl (wheel==0.43.0)
  Caused by: Unable to create Windows launch for x86 (only x64_64 is supported)
(test) PS D:\Temp\test> uv --version
uv 0.1.44 (d417daad7 2024-05-14)
(test) PS D:\Temp\test> python --version
Python 3.11.0

[charliermarsh]

Unclear if we'll add support for 32-bit launchers.

[zakimimit]

the same problem

Resolved 28 packages in 19ms
error: Failed to install: auto_py_to_exe-2.43.3-py2.py3-none-any.http.whl (auto-py-to-exe==2.43.3)
Caused by: Unable to create Windows launch for x86 (only x64_64 is supported)

i hope you fix it

[zakimimit]

My only solution is remove uv from the x86 version of python
so the when call uv pip ... it works perfectly without error

only problem that you will face is "pip install --upgrade pip"
is not working and you can't upgrade it I don't know if there is any problem that can appear if there is no update because the uv handles the installation of packages.

I hope the team explain more the tool and how the tool handles the installation of packages.

My best regards

and thank for the dev team for this valuable tool
@anishpillay2002
@charliermarsh

[charliermarsh]

Thanks @zakimimit. We'll look into supporting x86 launchers, at least see how hard it is.

Can you repeat your question? I'm having trouble following it exactly.

[zakimimit]

the is problem that "pip install --upgrade pip"
is not working and you can't upgrade it
I don't know if there is any problem that can appear if there is no update because the uv handles the installation of packages.

so my question that when I create virtual env , I always use pip install --upgrade pip.

is there any problem I will face if the don't use it because uv not support it , and the uv handle the insatlaion unstand of pip .

if you can give a bref explaniation of how uv tool handles the installation of packages.

so we get clear vison of how we use it
@charliermarsh

[charliermarsh]

Are you using uv venv to create a virtualenv, then pip install --upgrade pip inside it? If so, try uv venv --seed instead of uv venv.

[zakimimit]

yes i use uv venv

1- so they are no need of pip installer ?
2- can you explain what the uv venv --seed dose ?

@charliermarsh