So I am trying to pip install gdal but got an error. So I am running the following: Python 3.6.4 anaconda distribution Windows 10 (x64) Microsoft Visual 2017 Redistribute both x64 and x86 (both installed by the vs builder tool) MS Visual was installed because of this error before Here is the trace log for the error: Any ideas how

installing Gdal on Windows 10 with python 3.6.4: fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: ‘cpl_port.h’

So I am trying to pip install gdal but got an error.

  extensions/gdal_wrap.cpp(3168): fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'cpl_port.h': No such file or directory
  error: command 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\BuildTools\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.13.26128\bin\HostX86\x64\cl.exe' failed with exit status 2

So I am running the following:

Python 3.6.4 anaconda distribution
Windows 10 (x64)
Microsoft Visual 2017 Redistribute both x64 and x86 (both installed by the vs builder tool)

MS Visual was installed because of this error before

error: Microsoft Visual C++ 14.0 is required. Get it with "Microsoft Visual C++ Build Tools": http://landinghub.visualstudio.com/visual-cpp-build-tools

Here is the trace log for the error:

 C:UsersDesktop>pip install gdal
Collecting gdal
  Using cached GDAL-2.2.4.tar.gz
Building wheels for collected packages: gdal
  Running setup.py bdist_wheel for gdal ... error
  Complete output from command c:usersenvsecoscanscriptspython.exe -u -c "import setuptools, tokenize;__file__='C:\Users\0\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-build-wc3za_f8\gdal\setup.py';f=getattr(tokenize, 'open', open)(__file__);code=f.read().replace('rn', 'n');f.close();exec(compile(code, __file__, 'exec'))" bdist_wheel -d C:UsersAppDataLocalTemptmp9t7nk1ompip-wheel- --python-tag cp36:
  running bdist_wheel
  running build
  running build_py
  creating build
  creating buildlib.win-amd64-3.6
  copying gdal.py -> buildlib.win-amd64-3.6
  copying ogr.py -> buildlib.win-amd64-3.6
  copying osr.py -> buildlib.win-amd64-3.6
  copying gdalconst.py -> buildlib.win-amd64-3.6
  copying gnm.py -> buildlib.win-amd64-3.6
  creating buildlib.win-amd64-3.6osgeo
  copying osgeogdal.py -> buildlib.win-amd64-3.6osgeo
  copying osgeogdalconst.py -> buildlib.win-amd64-3.6osgeo
  copying osgeogdalnumeric.py -> buildlib.win-amd64-3.6osgeo
  copying osgeogdal_array.py -> buildlib.win-amd64-3.6osgeo
  copying osgeognm.py -> buildlib.win-amd64-3.6osgeo
  copying osgeoogr.py -> buildlib.win-amd64-3.6osgeo
  copying osgeoosr.py -> buildlib.win-amd64-3.6osgeo
  copying osgeo__init__.py -> buildlib.win-amd64-3.6osgeo
  Fixing buildlib.win-amd64-3.6gdal.py buildlib.win-amd64-3.6ogr.py buildlib.win-amd64-3.6osr.py buildlib.win-amd64-3.6gdalconst.py buildlib.win-amd64-3.6gnm.py buildlib.win-amd64-3.6osgeogdal.py buildlib.win-amd64-3.6osgeogdalconst.py buildlib.win-amd64-3.6osgeogdalnumeric.py buildlib.win-amd64-3.6osgeogdal_array.py buildlib.win-amd64-3.6osgeognm.py buildlib.win-amd64-3.6osgeoogr.py buildlib.win-amd64-3.6osgeoosr.py buildlib.win-amd64-3.6osgeo__init__.py
  Skipping optional fixer: ws_comma
  Fixing buildlib.win-amd64-3.6gdal.py buildlib.win-amd64-3.6ogr.py buildlib.win-amd64-3.6osr.py buildlib.win-amd64-3.6gdalconst.py buildlib.win-amd64-3.6gnm.py buildlib.win-amd64-3.6osgeogdal.py buildlib.win-amd64-3.6osgeogdalconst.py buildlib.win-amd64-3.6osgeogdalnumeric.py buildlib.win-amd64-3.6osgeogdal_array.py buildlib.win-amd64-3.6osgeognm.py buildlib.win-amd64-3.6osgeoogr.py buildlib.win-amd64-3.6osgeoosr.py buildlib.win-amd64-3.6osgeo__init__.py
  Skipping optional fixer: ws_comma
  running build_ext
  building 'osgeo._gdal' extension
  creating buildtemp.win-amd64-3.6
  creating buildtemp.win-amd64-3.6Release
  creating buildtemp.win-amd64-3.6Releaseextensions
  C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft Visual Studio2017BuildToolsVCToolsMSVC14.13.26128binHostX86x64cl.exe /c /nologo /Ox /W3 /GL /DNDEBUG /MD -I../../port -I../../gcore -I../../alg -I../../ogr/ -I../../ogr/ogrsf_frmts -I../../gnm -I../../apps -Ic:usersanaconda3include -Ic:usersanaconda3include -I. "-IC:Program Files (x86)Microsoft Visual Studio2017BuildToolsVCToolsMSVC14.13.26128include" "-IC:Program Files (x86)Windows Kits10include10.0.16299.0ucrt" "-IC:Program Files (x86)Windows Kits10include10.0.16299.0shared" "-IC:Program Files (x86)Windows Kits10include10.0.16299.0um" "-IC:Program Files (x86)Windows Kits10include10.0.16299.0winrt" "-IC:Program Files (x86)Windows Kits10include10.0.16299.0cppwinrt" /EHsc /Tpextensions/gdal_wrap.cpp /Fobuildtemp.win-amd64-3.6Releaseextensions/gdal_wrap.obj
  gdal_wrap.cpp
  extensions/gdal_wrap.cpp(3168): fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'cpl_port.h': No such file or directory
  error: command 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\BuildTools\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.13.26128\bin\HostX86\x64\cl.exe' failed with exit status 2

Any ideas how to fix this? I just want use the ogr2ogr in gdal to convert .shp to GeoJSON then to topojson.

Answer

I had the same problem and found the solution here: gdal-installation-error-using-pip

That is: download the wheel file and install from the command line.

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