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OpenClaw: Python Dependency Version Conflicts

Published 2/14/2024 • by OpenAgent.bot Team

Symptoms

pip install fails with "ERROR: Cannot install openclaw and package X because these package versions have conflicting dependencies"

Root Cause

Incompatible package versions in the current Python environment

Solution
  1. Create a fresh virtual environment:
python3 -m venv openclaw_env
source openclaw_env/bin/activate  # On Windows: openclaw_env\Scripts\activate
  1. Upgrade pip: pip install --upgrade pip
  2. Install OpenClaw: pip install openclaw
  3. If conflicts persist, use: pip install openclaw --no-deps then manually install dependencies
Verification

Run python -c "import openclaw; print(openclaw.__version__)" to confirm successful installation.

Tags

installationdependenciespython

Affected Components

installationdependencies