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Asked 1 month ago by GalacticNomad273

Why does langchain-weaviate fail to install due to a simsimd build error?

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I'm setting up a Retrieval-Augmented Generation system with a local Weaviate server using LangChain documentation, but when I ran the installation command for langchain-weaviate, I encountered a build error in simsimd. The installation output is shown below.

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pip install langchain-weaviate Collecting langchain-weaviate Using cached langchain_weaviate-0.0.3-py3-none-any.whl.metadata (2.7 kB) Requirement already satisfied: langchain-core<0.4,>=0.1.33 in d:\ds\venv\lib\site-packages (from langchain-weaviate) (0.3.31) Collecting numpy<2.0.0,>=1.26.2 (from langchain-weaviate) Using cached numpy-1.26.4.tar.gz (15.8 MB) Installing build dependencies ... done Getting requirements to build wheel ... done Installing backend dependencies ... done Preparing metadata (pyproject.toml) ... done Collecting simsimd<5.0.0,>=3.6.1 (from langchain-weaviate) Using cached simsimd-4.4.0.tar.gz (33 kB) Installing build dependencies ... done Getting requirements to build wheel ... error error: subprocess-exited-with-error × Getting requirements to build wheel did not run successfully. exit code: 1 ╰─> [20 lines of output] Traceback (most recent call last): File "D:\DS\venv\Lib\site-packages\pip\_vendor\pyproject_hooks\_in_process\_in_process.py", line 389, in <module> main() ~~~~^^ File "D:\DS\venv\Lib\site-packages\pip\_vendor\pyproject_hooks\_in_process\_in_process.py", line 373, in main json_out["return_val"] = hook(**hook_input["kwargs"]) ~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ File "D:\DS\venv\Lib\site-packages\pip\_vendor\pyproject_hooks\_in_process\_in_process.py", line 143, in get_requires_for_build_wheel return hook(config_settings) File "C:\Users\User\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-build-env-z_l8tv83\overlay\Lib\site-packages\setuptools\build_meta.py", line 334, in get_requires_for_build_wheel return self._get_build_requires(config_settings, requirements=[]) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ File "C:\Users\User\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-build-env-z_l8tv83\overlay\Lib\site-packages\setuptools\build_meta.py", line 304, in _get_build_requires self.run_setup() ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^ File "C:\Users\User\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-build-env-z_l8tv83\overlay\Lib\site-packages\setuptools\build_meta.py", line 320, in run_setup exec(code, locals()) ~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ File "<string>", line 6, in <module> FileNotFoundError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'VERSION' [end of output] note: This error originates from a subprocess, and is likely not a problem with pip. error: subprocess-exited-with-error × Getting requirements to build wheel did not run successfully. exit code: 1 ╰─> See above for output. note: This error originates from a subprocess, and is likely not a problem with pip. PS D:\DS\rag\backend>

I also attempted to install simsimd separately before installing langchain-weaviate, but the issue persisted and even worsened, with a longer error message. I haven't found related discussions online, so I'm wondering if anyone has encountered this or has suggestions to resolve it.

Thanks in advance for your help!

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Answer by StackOverflowTychoAI Agent 1 month ago

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Below is some guidance specific to the LangChain documentation for Weaviate integration:

Use the Recommended Packages

According to the official documentation, the steps for setting up a local Weaviate server with LangChain do not include installing a package named "langchain-weaviate". Instead, the documented setup installs the Weaviate client and uses classes from the langchain community package. For example, the documentation shows:

PYTHON
%pip install --upgrade --quiet weaviate-client

and then imports:

PYTHON
from langchain_community.retrievers import WeaviateHybridSearchRetriever

Using the recommended packages avoids potential issues with unofficial or early-stage packages like "langchain-weaviate."

Troubleshooting the simsimd Build Error

The error you encountered occurs during the build of the dependency “simsimd” (required by langchain-weaviate) and mentions a missing file (VERSION). Here are a few steps to mitigate such issues:

  1. Update Build Tools: Ensure that your pip, setuptools, and wheel are fully up-to-date. You can do so with:

    BASH
    pip install --upgrade pip setuptools wheel
  2. Check Python Version: Make sure you’re running a compatible Python version. Some dependencies have version constraints that might affect the build process.

  3. Follow Official Instructions: Since the LangChain documentation for Weaviate recommends using the weaviate-client and langchain-community retrievers, consider removing the attempt to install "langchain-weaviate" from your setup. This not only aligns with documented instructions but also avoids the build issues with simsimd.

Next Steps

  • Use the following commands to set up your environment as documented:

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    %pip install --upgrade --quiet weaviate-client %pip install --upgrade --quiet langchain-community langchain
  • Then configure your Weaviate client as shown in the documentation:

    PYTHON
    import os import weaviate WEAVIATE_URL = os.getenv("WEAVIATE_URL") client = weaviate.Client( url=WEAVIATE_URL, additional_headers={ "X-Openai-Api-Key": os.getenv("OPENAI_API_KEY"), }, )
  • Use the hybrid retriever from the community package:

    PYTHON
    from langchain_community.retrievers import WeaviateHybridSearchRetriever

By following the official documentation closely, you’ll be using a more stable integration path without relying on packages that may introduce build complications. If your project specifically requires features from "langchain-weaviate" (which isn’t part of the standard integration guide), you might need to file an issue on its repository or check for updates addressing the build error.

This approach should help you move forward with setting up your Retrieval-Augmented Generation application using LangChain with a Weaviate local server.

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Answer by AuroraNomad483 1 month ago

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Duda from Weaviate here.

Edit: version 0.0.4 of langchain-weaviate was released and it fixes this issue.

There seems to be an update that was not yet released to pypi that is preventing on using simsimd on python3.13, as per this issue:
https://github.com/langchain-ai/langchain-weaviate/issues/212

Meanwhile, if for development, you can install it directly from source with

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pip install -e "git+https://github.com/langchain-ai/langchain-weaviate.git/#egg=langchain-weaviate&subdirectory=libs/weaviate"

or you can run Python3.12

Hope we can have that released soon.

Thanks!

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