pip install error on other language Windows

[ladofa]

Provide environment information

conda of python 3.12.4

What OS are you using?

Windows 10 (Korean)

Describe the Bug

pip install labelme
-> doesn't work on Korean Windows 10/11

Expected Behavior

The reason comes from setup.py open() function.
Korean python uses cp949 encoding in default.
open of line 14 and 73 should be have encoding='utf-8' option.

To Reproduce

No response

[YejinHwang909]

@ladofa
can you modify setup.py?

def get_long_description():
    with open("README.md", encoding="utf-8") as f:
        long_description = f.read()

It works for me.

[ladofa]

@ladofa can you modify setup.py?

def get_long_description():
    with open("README.md", encoding="utf-8") as f:
        long_description = f.read()

It works for me.

yeah i already did it for me, i am asking for

pip install labelme 😉

[YejinHwang909]

@ladofa
How about going to the labelme folder and running the pip install . command?

[ladofa]

@ladofa How about going to the labelme folder and running the pip install . command?

Thank you for your kind reply.
I already knew how to solve.

I'm asking for my students and all people,
not to you YejinWhang, but to the developer wkentaro.
Please fix it.

[ltminnovator]

I have just encountered the same issue on a Windows 11 Pro 23H2 computer. I use English system settings but the original Windows install was the Traditional Chinese version.

Thank you for the info on how to workaround, but I work with non-programmers who tend to struggle with simple technical instructions, and would like to avoid any complications in future

[taken-yjyoon]

yeap... this is a problem, and happeded to me also, and while I can fix it myself, I have to work with someone whose not good at tech, so... please?

however, there is an alternative method that have worked for me that is using conda to install everything, and then install pyqt5 separatively

conda install labelme -c conda-forge
pip install pyqt5-tools

[wkentaro]

Sorry for being late. Will be fixed by #1525

[ladofa]

Sorry for being late. Will be fixed by #1525

I am always grateful to you for creating this program. Wishing you a Happy New Year!

[wkentaro]

You too, Iadofa! Will try being more prompt this year :D