[Bug]: RuntimeError: Couldn't install clip (ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'pkg_resources')

[EygenCat]

Checklist

• The issue exists after disabling all extensions
• The issue exists on a clean installation of webui
• The issue is caused by an extension, but I believe it is caused by a bug in the webui
• The issue exists in the current version of the webui
• The issue has not been reported before recently
• The issue has been reported before but has not been fixed yet

What happened?

When starting launch.py, the installation process fails at the "Installing clip" stage. The root cause is a ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'pkg_resources' during the metadata generation for the CLIP package. This occurs because recent versions of pip (v26.0.1) and setuptools (v80+) have deprecated or removed pkg_resources, but the CLIP installer still relies on it during the build process?

Steps to reproduce the problem

1.Perform a clean installation of the lshqqytiger/stable-diffusion-webui-amdgpu repository.
2.Run webui-user.bat.
3.The script creates a venv, updates pip to 26.0.1 , and successfully installs torch/rocm.
4. The process fails immediately when trying to install CLIP from the GitHub link.

What should have happened?

Install WebUI

What browsers do you use to access the UI ?

Google Chrome

Sysinfo

The file could not be generated due to installation failure. Full environment logs provided below
https://pastebin.com/gu2wTycn

Console logs

https://pastebin.com/MLHWhKTC

Additional information

The issue persists across multiple Python versions (tested 3.11.9 and 3.12.10). It appears to be a compatibility issue between the hardcoded CLIP installation command and the latest pip environment which lacks pkg_resources by default during build isolation.
My PС
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 8400F
GPU: AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT
RAM: 32 GB
OS: Windows 11 Pro, Version 25H2 (Build 26200.7705)
Python Versions Tested: 3.11.9 and 3.12.10

[pikesthefish]

The issue persists across multiple Python versions (tested 3.11.9 and 3.12.10). It appears to be a compatibility issue between the hardcoded CLIP installation command and the latest pip environment which lacks pkg_resources by default during build isolation.

So if I am reading this properly, you are saying that newer pip versions don't work with CLIP?

[EygenCat]

The issue persists across multiple Python versions (tested 3.11.9 and 3.12.10). It appears to be a compatibility issue between the hardcoded CLIP installation command and the latest pip environment which lacks pkg_resources by default during build isolation.

Если я правильно понимаю, вы хотите сказать, что новые версии PIP не работают с CLIP?

yes

[getBoolean]

As a temporary workaround until CLIP is updated or formally forked, you can use the patched fork from PR openai/CLIP#529

Modify modules/launch_utils.py in your cloned repo of stable-diffusion-webui-amdgpu

# BEFORE
clip_package = os.environ.get('CLIP_PACKAGE', "https://github.com/openai/CLIP/archive/d50d76daa670286dd6cacf3bcd80b5e4823fc8e1.zip")

# AFTER
clip_package = os.environ.get('CLIP_PACKAGE', "https://github.com/StarTwi/CLIP/archive/bb9d976819f587c37bd31b8fafe13358fcf8fdd7.zip")

[pikesthefish]

What ended up working was installing setuptools v80 and wheel into the venv, like the pinned issue required, then upgrade to latest.

In the end I switched to ComfyUI because SD keeps freezing my pc every time I use it.

[StarTwi]

the issue being official repo for CLIP is still using pkg_resources which was removed by the maintainer in subsequent updates
if you work around that one single package, everything else works fine

[CS1o]

Workaround with commands:
If you get the (clip, pkg_resources) error in the CMD it can be fixed by doing this:
After getting the error close the cmd. Open up a new cmd inside the stable-diffusion-webui-amdgpu folder by clicking inside the explorer bar and type cmd, then hit enter.
Then run these three commands one by one:
venv\scripts\activate
python -m pip install setuptools==81.0.0
python -m pip install --no-build-isolation https://github.com/openai/CLIP/archive/d50d76daa670286dd6cacf3bcd80b5e4823fc8e1.zip
Then relaunch the webui-user.bat

[labubu75]

Workaround with commands: If you get the (clip, pkg_resources) error in the CMD it can be fixed by doing this: After getting the error close the cmd. Open up a new cmd inside the stable-diffusion-webui-amdgpu folder by clicking inside the explorer bar and type cmd, then hit enter. Then run these three commands one by one: venv\scripts\activate python -m pip install setuptools==81.0.0 python -m pip install --no-build-isolation https://github.com/openai/CLIP/archive/d50d76daa670286dd6cacf3bcd80b5e4823fc8e1.zip Then relaunch the webui-user.bat

just like that, put it in chatgpt and it helped me as a ultra lowtech guy, salutation, you saved my life and time!

[StarTwi]

you no longer need to do it as the branch has been merged into the repo, close this issue if its resolved