[SOLVED] ERROR: NetworKit compilation requires cmake. #288

ERROR: NetworKit compilation requires cmake. #288

I use python3.7 and installed minGW has:

GCC 8.2.0-3,
CMake 3.13.3,
Ninja 1.8.2,
Cython 0.29.3,

but

pip install networkit

gives the error as follows:

C:\Users\anjali\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python37\Scripts>pip install networkit
Collecting networkit
Using cached https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/d4/36/39298b5c1ddccd062505e7e2f9dcb14235ddd158008bda62cdbb907de8e3/networkit-5.0.tar.gz
Complete output from command python setup.py egg_info:
ERROR: NetworKit compilation requires cmake.
----------------------------------------
Command "python setup.py egg_info" failed with error code 1 in C:\Users\anjali\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-install-c4hcov67\networkit\

Could you provide a solution to fix this?

Solution

This question has already been answered in this GitHub issue. In short, NetworKit Python builds are not yet supported on Windows, where it is only possible to build the NetworKit C++ core and use it as an external C++ library. Possible solutions are to install NetworKit in a Linux VM or to use WSL.