Lab 2.1 Development Environment set up

tisa

I am finding a lot of problems setting upt hte environment because the files are obsoleted. The last that I founs and I can´t solve is with : ./network.sh up createChannel -ca -s couchdb
This is the error:
from distutils.spawn import find_executable
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'distutils'
Can someone help me? Is there another tutorial that I can follow to set up the environment?

Bobbijn

Hello @Tisa
Let's see if we can get to the bottom of this issue. It seems like you're encountering issues because distutils is not installed. This module is required by the Hyperledger Fabric sample scripts. Here's some suggestions to resolve this issue:
1. Install distutils:
If you're using Ubuntu, you can install distutils by running: sudo apt-get install python3-distutils

2. Ensure You Have Python Installed:
   Make sure you have Python 3 installed: python3 --version

3. Re-run the Network Script: ./network.sh up createChannel -ca -s couchdb

Here are some additional resources, Fabric Development Environment Setup Guide for the latest best practices.

Please keep me posted on your progress, Bobbi

tisa

Hi Bobbijn,

I tried to run sudo apt-get install python3-distutils and got:

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
Package python3-distutils is not available, but is referred to by another package.
This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or
is only available from another source

E: Package 'python3-distutils' has no installation candidate

Bobbijn

Hello @Tisa,

It looks like the package python3-distutils is not directly available in your package manager, which can happen depending on the version of Ubuntu you're using or your system's package sources. Here are a few alternative steps you can take to resolve the issue:

1. Alternative Package Installation:
   On some versions of Ubuntu,** python3-distutils** is included in the python3-lib2to3 package. You can try installing it by running:
   bash
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   sudo apt-get update
   sudo apt-get install python3-lib2to3

If that doesn’t work, another method is to ensure that you have the universe repository enabled, which contains additional packages not included in the main repository:
bash
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sudo add-apt-repository universe
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install python3-distutils

2. Verify Python Installation:
   Double-check which version of Python 3 is installed:
   bash
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   python3 --version

Ensure that it’s Python 3.6 or newer, as older versions might not support all features needed for Hyperledger Fabric.

3. Re-run the Network Script:
   After setting up the environment, try to run the network script again:
   bash
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   ./network.sh up createChannel -ca -s couchdb

If you continue to have issues, it might be helpful to consult the official Hyperledger Fabric documentation (https://hyperledger-fabric.readthedocs.io/) for updated instructions on setting up the development environment.
Hope This Helps, Bobbi