error: invalid command 'osx' about briefcase HOT 8 CLOSED

Hi Svan

Did you find a solution to this problem cause i have the exact same problem with python setup.py ios command ..
Thanks

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@Cerise1 - If you've installed recently, you might have been caught by a recent update - I've renamed "osx" to "macos" to reflect Apple's own renaming of the platform.

You may also have problems if you've installed via python setup.py install, rather than pip install.

Let me know if either of these correct the problem for you. Leaving this open as a marker to update the docs to say "macos", not "osx"

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hi freakboy, thanks for your quick reply !

My problem was not with the osx command but with the iOS command cause i try to create an application for ios !

And yes i ve installed briefcase with pip install briefcase !

when i try the command i got :

python setup.py ios
usage: setup.py [global_opts] cmd1 [cmd1_opts] [cmd2 [cmd2_opts] ...]
or: setup.py --help [cmd1 cmd2 ...] or: setup.py --help-commands or: setup.py cmd --help error: invalid command 'ios'

and when i try python setup.py --help-commands it shows only some native commands like build sdist etc ...

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Ah - another option: What version of setuptools do you have installed? Older versions are known to have some problems installing distutils hooks. Try the following:

pip uninstall briefcase
pip install --upgrade setuptools
pip install briefcase

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hum pip gave me an error so i upgraded with easy-install and it worked !

But then exact same error with ios macos or android !

to make sure i am not wrong on the procedure :
i have a directory on my linux distro with a main.py file wich lauch a python script wich works well if i run pyhton main.pyon the terminal . I have also created a setup.py file as described in the briefcase readme on the same directory.
Then i go on the terminal cd to the directory and run python setup.py ios
then i get the error :(

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I had the same error because I was using distutils.core instead of setuptools setup, which is required for handling the iOS, macos and android entry points.

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I'm guessing this means we should add setuptools>=27.0 as an install_requires entry. We should probably update the pip requirement to pip>=8.1 while we're at it.

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Fixed by #18

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