PlatformIO refuses to install

PlatformIO IDE
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When installing PlatformIO in VSCode I get the following results:

Installing PlatformIO IDE…
It may take a few minutes depending on your connection speed
Please do not close this window and do not open other folders until this process is completed.

Debugging information is available via VSCode > Help > Toggle Developer Tools > Console.
Failed to install PlatformIO IDE.

Then I get the following 2 errors:

Error: error: subprocess-exited-with-error Building wheel for platformio (pyproject.toml) did not run successfully. exit code: 1 [593 lines of output] running bdist_wheel running build running build_py creating build creating build\lib creating build\lib\platformio copying platformio\app.py →
build\lib\platformio copying platformio\cache.py →
build\lib\platformio copying platformio\cli.py →
build\lib\platformio copying platformio\compat.py →
build\lib\platformio copying platformio\exception.py →
build\lib\platformio copying platformio\fs.py →
build\lib\platformio copying platformio\http.py →
build\lib\platformio copying plat…

Error: Could not start PIO Home server: Timeout error at Timeout._onTimeout (c:\Users\Leisa’s Craft Room.vscode\extensions\platformio.platformio-ide-3.3.3-win32-x64\node_modules\platformio-node-helpers\dist\index.js:1:10800) at listOnTimeout (node:internal/timers:569:17) at process.processTimers (node:internal/timers:512:7)…

I followed a thread that discussed issues installing V3.3.3 and lengthened file names. I have deleted .platformio directory between every install. I have tried going back multiple versions. I have installed python separately. Nothing I have tried changes the installation result. I have upgraded my Ender 3 Pro with multiple items and need to rebuild the firmware as the firmware files I am finding online do not meet my needs. My printer is currently down and I could really use some help figuring out this installation issue.

I am running Windows 11 Home

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Delete C:\Users\<user>\.platformio again. Uninstall the PlatformIO VSCode extension. Then install the PIO core per

https://docs.platformio.org/en/latest/core/installation/methods/installer-script.html#local-download-macos-linux-windows

Does it work? If you then install the PlatformIO VSCode extension, does it work?

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Thank you so very much I had tried for several days without success. Your information had me running in just a few minutes. I am excited to get started on improving my printer even more.

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I’ve just lost 3 hours trying to install platformio on vscode on mac.
The script worked like a charm.
You should point to it from the VSCode plugin installation.

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I have same issue as described in OP, so I tried the method described here, but I get this error when i run it:

C:\KBoPlatformio>python.exe get-platformio.py
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "get-platformio.py", line 70, in <module>
    main()
  File "get-platformio.py", line 62, in main
    bootstrap()
  File "get-platformio.py", line 46, in bootstrap
    import pioinstaller.__main__
  File "C:\KBoPlatformio\.piocore-installer-pf9ani\tmpj1e4jf\pioinstaller.zip\pioinstaller\__main__.py", line 20, in <module>
  File "C:\KBoPlatformio\.piocore-installer-pf9ani\tmpj1e4jf\pioinstaller.zip\click\__init__.py", line 7, in <module>
  File "C:\KBoPlatformio\.piocore-installer-pf9ani\tmpj1e4jf\pioinstaller.zip\click\core.py", line 50
    ctx: "Context", incomplete: str
       ^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax

What am I doing wrong?

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What does python --version say?

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it says:
python.exe --version
Python 2.7.13
is it the wrong version?

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Python 2.7? You went back 20 years into the past to download this?

Please use Python 3. The latest release is compatible with Python 3.13.

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YUP used my time machine :stuck_out_tongue_closed_eyes:
With 3.13 it worked like a charm.
Cheers :grin:

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Super dekuju moc fungovalo to i na windows 11 pro, Surface Pro 10, the AI PC for business