pkg_resources is deprecated as an API

[codyschug]

Mac Mini M1 running MacOS 14.5

Got through all the installation steps just fine, but when I go to run the program, I get hit with the following:

DeprecationWarning: pkg_resources is deprecated as an API. See https://setuptools.pypa.io/en/latest/pkg_resources.html

and

ImportError: cannot import name 'packaging' from 'pkg_resources' (/Applications/AI/StoryToolkitAI/venv/lib/python3.10/site-packages/pkg_resources/__init__.py)

Didn't see anybody else running into this using the search function, so I must be doing something wrong. Any help will be greatly appreciated!

[Benosik]

Hey, I have the same thing in windows 11 :(

[braden-acdc]

Getting the exact same errors.

Macbook Pro M1 Max
macOS Sonoma 14.5
Resolve Studio 18.6

[nutzlichsein]

same errors

Macbook Pro M2 Max
MacOS Sonoma 14.5

POSSIBLE SOLUTION UPDATE: install pip setuptools below version 70
So, once in venv, install pip setuptools v 69.5.1 with this command:
pip install setuptools==69.5.1

and then run start storytoolkitAI again with the provided command:
venv/bin/python StoryToolkitAI/storytoolkitai

mine works..

[helmutgranda]

I still get the error but I leave it alone and a few moments later the app starts...

  import pkg_resources
INFO: Config setting last_update saved as "0.24.2"
INFO: Updated config file /Users/XYZ/StoryToolkitAI/config.json with l
---
INFO: Starting StoryToolkitAI GUI
INFO: Config setting ignore_update saved as "False"
INFO: Updated config file /Users/XYZ/StoryToolkitAI/config.json with ignore_update data.
INFO: Config file /Users/XYZ/StoryToolkitAI/config.json saved.```