Python development environment

[standenman]

I am having horrible problems with using Python on my Windows machine. I want to try scispacy out and I cannot get it to install. I am wondering if there is a better development environment that my desktop. I am put the code through the paces and figure out if spacy can meet my ML needs for medical record review and summarization. Is there a better path I could be on?

[snippsat]

I want to try scispacy out and I cannot get it to install.

The problem is NMSLIB it need compiler for newer version on windows.
Can use wheel then need to use Python 3.8,make a virtual environment 3.8 then do this.

pip install nmslib-2.1.1-cp38-cp38-win_amd64.whl
pip install scispacy

scispacy is a side project of spaCy and that is dos not have conda install(would have fixed complier problems) and use NMSLIB make this problem on Windows.

[standenman]

Thanks for your response. In my virtual environment, I get this error:

ERROR: nmslib-2.1.1-cp38-cp38-win_amd64.whl is not a supported wheel on this platform.

[snippsat]

Thanks for your response. In my virtual environment, I get this error:

ERROR: nmslib-2.1.1-cp38-cp38-win_amd64.whl is not a supported wheel on this platform.

You most use Python 3.8,and not Python 3.11 as you showed in a other Thread.
Link 3.8 use Windows installer (64-bit) do not add to Path.
Then in root folder where you have installed.

# Testet that it point to 3.8
C:\Python38
λ python -V
Python 3.8.9

# Make enviroment
C:\Python38
λ python -m venv sci_env

# cd in 
C:\Python38
λ cd sci_env\

# Activate
C:\Python38\sci_env
λ C:\Python38\sci_env\Scripts\activate.bat

# See that it point to sci_env folder
(sci_env) C:\Python38\sci_env
λ pip -V
pip 20.2.3 from c:\python38\sci_env\lib\site-packages\pip (python 3.8)

# List file use <dir > in cmd
(sci_env) C:\Python38\sci_env
λ ls
Include/  Lib/  Scripts/  nmslib-2.1.1-cp38-cp38-win_amd64.whl  pyvenv.cfg

# Install wheel
(sci_env) C:\Python38\sci_env
λ pip install nmslib-2.1.1-cp38-cp38-win_amd64.whl
Processing c:\python38\sci_env\nmslib-2.1.1-cp38-cp38-win_amd64.whl
.....

# Install scispacy
(sci_env) C:\Python38\sci_env
λ pip install scispacy
Collecting scispacy
.....

# Test that it work
(sci_env) C:\Python38\sci_env
λ python
Python 3.8.9 (tags/v3.8.9:a743f81, Apr  6 2021, 14:02:34) [MSC v.1928 64 bit (AMD64)] on win32
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> import scispacy
>>> import spacy
>>>
>>> scispacy.__version__
'0.5.2'
>>> exit()