Error during Django Deployment: Cannot import 'setuptools.build_meta'

Question

I have encountered this error while deploying my Django project on Render. The error is as follows:

pip._vendor.pyproject_hooks._impl.BackendUnavailable: Cannot import 'setuptools.build_meta'

I have upgraded setuptools, even reinstalled the package but still can't figure out what the issue is.

PS- I am using Django 5.2.7 and Python 3.11

Jeremy Caney · Accepted Answer · 2025-10-19 22:00:06Z

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This is a common issue in deployment. It works for me when I update pip and wheel:

python -m pip install --upgrade pip setuptools wheel

I hope this fixes the issue for you.

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