Unable to install ldap library on python3.6

Question

Hi i am unable to install ldap library in python 3.6. Command used is: pip install python-ldap

Error: pip install python-ldap Collecting python-ldap pip-install-snxkbc\python-ldap\ Using cached https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/7f/1c/28d721dff2fcd2fef9d55b40df63a00be26ec8a11e8c6fc612ae642f9cfd/python-ldap-3.1.0.tar.gz Requirement already satisfied: pyasn1>=0.3.7 in c:\users\dm050767\python27\lib\site-packages (from python-ldap) (0.4.4) Requirement already satisfied: pyasn1_modules>=0.1.5 in c:\users\dm050767\python27\lib\site-packages (from python-ldap) (0.2.2) Building wheels for collected packages: python-ldap Running setup.py bdist_wheel for python-ldap ... error Complete output from command c:\users\dm050767\python27\python.exe -u -c "import setuptools, tokenize;file='c:\users\dm050767\appdata\local\temp\pip-install-snxkbc\python-ldap\setup.py';f=getattr(tokenize, 'open', open)(file);code=f.read().replace('\r\n', '\n');f.close();exec(compile(code, file, 'exec'))" bdist_wheel -d c:\users\dm050767\appdata\local\temp\pip-wheel-kgoem3 --python-tag cp27: running bdist_wheel running build running build_py
creating build\lib.win32-2.7 copying Lib\ldapurl.py -> build\lib.win32-2.7 copying Lib\ldif.py -> build\lib.win32-2.7
creating build\lib.win32-2.7\ldap copying Lib\ldap\async.py -> build\lib.win32-2.7\ldap copying Lib\ldap\asyncsearch.py -> build\lib.win32-2.7\ldap copying Lib\ldap\cidict.py -> build\lib.win32-2.7\ldap copying Lib\ldap\compat.py -> build\lib.win32-2.7\ldap copying Lib\ldap\constants.py -> build\lib.win32-2.7\ldap copying Lib\ldap\dn.py -> build\lib.win32-2.7\ldap copying Lib\ldap\filter.py -> build\lib.win32-2.7\ldap copying Lib\ldap\functions.py -> build\lib.win32-2.7\ldap copying Lib\ldap\ldapobject.py -> build\lib.win32-2.7\ldap copying Lib\ldap\logger.py -> build\lib.win32-2.7\ldap copying Lib\ldap\modlist.py -> build\lib.win32-2.7\ldap copying Lib\ldap\pkginfo.py -> build\lib.win32-2.7\ldap copying Lib\ldap\resiter.py -> build\lib.win32-2.7\ldap copying Lib\ldap\sasl.py -> build\lib.win32-2.7\ldap copying Lib\ldap\syncrepl.py -> build\lib.win32-2.7\ldap copying Lib\ldap__init__.py -> build\lib.win32-2.7\ldap creating build\lib.win32-2.7\ldap\controls copying Lib\ldap\controls\deref.py -> build\lib.win32-2.7\ldap\controls copying Lib\ldap\controls\libldap.py -> build\lib.win32-2.7\ldap\controls
copying Lib\ldap\controls\openldap.py -> build\lib.win32-2.7\ldap\controls copying Lib\ldap\controls\pagedresults.py -> build\lib.win32-2.7\ldap\controls copying Lib\ldap\controls\ppolicy.py -> build\lib.win32-2.7\ldap\controls copying Lib\ldap\controls\psearch.py -> build\lib.win32-2.7\ldap\controls
copying Lib\ldap\controls\pwdpolicy.py -> build\lib.win32-2.7\ldap\controls copying Lib\ldap\controls\readentry.py -> build\lib.win32-2.7\ldap\controls
copying Lib\ldap\controls\sessiontrack.py -> build\lib.win32-2.7\ldap\controls copying Lib\ldap\controls\simple.py -> build\lib.win32-2.7\ldap\controls
copying Lib\ldap\controls\sss.py -> build\lib.win32-2.7\ldap\controls copying Lib\ldap\controls\vlv.py -> build\lib.win32-2.7\ldap\controls copying Lib\ldap\controls__init__.py -> build\lib.win32-2.7\ldap\controls creating build\lib.win32-2.7\ldap\extop copying Lib\ldap\extop\dds.py -> build\lib.win32-2.7\ldap\extop copying Lib\ldap\extop__init__.py -> build\lib.win32-2.7\ldap\extop creating build\lib.win32-2.7\ldap\schema copying Lib\ldap\schema\models.py -> build\lib.win32-2.7\ldap\schema copying Lib\ldap\schema\subentry.py -> build\lib.win32-2.7\ldap\schema copying Lib\ldap\schema\tokenizer.py -> build\lib.win32-2.7\ldap\schema
copying Lib\ldap\schema__init__.py -> build\lib.win32-2.7\ldap\schema creating build\lib.win32-2.7\slapdtest copying Lib\slapdtest_slapdtest.py -> build\lib.win32-2.7\slapdtest copying Lib\slapdtest__init__.py -> build\lib.win32-2.7\slapdtest running egg_info writing requirements to Lib\python_ldap.egg-info\requires.txt writing Lib\python_ldap.egg-info\PKG-INFO writing top-level names to Lib\python_ldap.egg-info\top_level.txt writing dependency_links to Lib\python_ldap.egg-info\dependency_links.txt reading manifest file 'Lib\python_ldap.egg-info\SOURCES.txt' reading manifest template 'MANIFEST.in' no previously-included directories found matching 'Doc.build' writing manifest file 'Lib\python_ldap.egg-info\SOURCES.txt' creating build\lib.win32-2.7\slapdtest\certs copying Lib\slapdtest\certs\README -> build\lib.win32-2.7\slapdtest\certs
copying Lib\slapdtest\certs\ca.conf -> build\lib.win32-2.7\slapdtest\certs copying Lib\slapdtest\certs\ca.pem -> build\lib.win32-2.7\slapdtest\certs
copying Lib\slapdtest\certs\client.conf -> build\lib.win32-2.7\slapdtest\certs copying Lib\slapdtest\certs\client.key -> build\lib.win32-2.7\slapdtest\certs copying Lib\slapdtest\certs\client.pem -> build\lib.win32-2.7\slapdtest\certs copying Lib\slapdtest\certs\gencerts.sh -> build\lib.win32-2.7\slapdtest\certs copying Lib\slapdtest\certs\gennssdb.sh -> build\lib.win32-2.7\slapdtest\certs copying Lib\slapdtest\certs\server.conf -> build\lib.win32-2.7\slapdtest\certs copying Lib\slapdtest\certs\server.key -> build\lib.win32-2.7\slapdtest\certs copying Lib\slapdtest\certs\server.pem -> build\lib.win32-2.7\slapdtest\certs running build_ext building '_ldap' extension creating build\temp.win32-2.7 creating build\temp.win32-2.7\Release
creating build\temp.win32-2.7\Release\Modules
C:\Users\dm050767\AppData\Local\Programs\Common\Microsoft\Visual C++ for Python\9.0\VC\Bin\cl.exe /c /nologo /Ox /MD /W3 /GS- /DNDEBUG -DHAVE_SASL -DHAVE_TLS -DHAVE_LIBLDAP_R -DHAVE_LIBLDAP_R -DLDAPMODULE_VERSION=3.1.0 "-DLDAPMODULE_AUTHOR=python-ldap project" "-DLDAPMODULE_LICENSE=Python style" -IModules -Ic:\users\dm050767\python27\include -Ic:\users\dm050767\python27\PC /TcModules/LDAPObject.c /Fobuild\temp.win32-2.7\Release\Modules/LDAPObject.obj LDAPObject.c c:\users\dm050767\appdata\local\temp\pip-install-snxkbc\python-ldap\modules\constants.h(7) : fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'lber.h': No such file or directory error: command 'C:\Users\dm050767\AppData\Local\Programs\Common\Microsoft\Visual C++ for Python\9.0\VC\Bin\cl.exe' failed with exit status 2

---------------------------------------- Failed building wheel for python-ldap Running setup.py clean for python-ldap Failed to build python-ldap Installing collected packages: python-ldap Running setup.py install for python-ldap ... error Complete output from command c:\users\dm050767\python27\python.exe -u -c "import setuptools, tokenize;file='c:\users\dm050767\appdata\local\temp\pip-install-snxkbc\python-ldap\setup.py';f=getattr(tokenize, 'open', open)(file);code=f.read().replace('\r\n', '\n');f.close();exec(compile(code, file, 'exec'))" install --record c:\users\dm050767\appdata\local\temp\pip-record-uvc2cf\install-record.txt --single-version-externally-managed --compile: running install running build running build_py creating build\lib.win32-2.7 copying Lib\ldapurl.py -> build\lib.win32-2.7 copying Lib\ldif.py -> build\lib.win32-2.7 creating build\lib.win32-2.7\ldap copying Lib\ldap\async.py -> build\lib.win32-2.7\ldap copying Lib\ldap\asyncsearch.py -> build\lib.win32-2.7\ldap copying Lib\ldap\cidict.py -> build\lib.win32-2.7\ldap copying Lib\ldap\compat.py -> build\lib.win32-2.7\ldap copying Lib\ldap\constants.py -> build\lib.win32-2.7\ldap copying Lib\ldap\dn.py -> build\lib.win32-2.7\ldap copying Lib\ldap\filter.py -> build\lib.win32-2.7\ldap copying Lib\ldap\functions.py -> build\lib.win32-2.7\ldap copying Lib\ldap\ldapobject.py -> build\lib.win32-2.7\ldap copying Lib\ldap\logger.py -> build\lib.win32-2.7\ldap copying Lib\ldap\modlist.py -> build\lib.win32-2.7\ldap copying Lib\ldap\pkginfo.py -> build\lib.win32-2.7\ldap copying Lib\ldap\resiter.py -> build\lib.win32-2.7\ldap copying Lib\ldap\sasl.py -> build\lib.win32-2.7\ldap copying Lib\ldap\syncrepl.py -> build\lib.win32-2.7\ldap copying Lib\ldap__init__.py -> build\lib.win32-2.7\ldap creating build\lib.win32-2.7\ldap\controls copying Lib\ldap\controls\deref.py -> build\lib.win32-2.7\ldap\controls copying Lib\ldap\controls\libldap.py -> build\lib.win32-2.7\ldap\controls copying Lib\ldap\controls\openldap.py -> build\lib.win32-2.7\ldap\controls copying Lib\ldap\controls\pagedresults.py -> build\lib.win32-2.7\ldap\controls copying Lib\ldap\controls\ppolicy.py -> build\lib.win32-2.7\ldap\controls copying Lib\ldap\controls\psearch.py -> build\lib.win32-2.7\ldap\controls copying Lib\ldap\controls\pwdpolicy.py -> build\lib.win32-2.7\ldap\controls copying Lib\ldap\controls\readentry.py -> build\lib.win32-2.7\ldap\controls copying Lib\ldap\controls\sessiontrack.py -> build\lib.win32-2.7\ldap\controls copying Lib\ldap\controls\simple.py -> build\lib.win32-2.7\ldap\controls copying Lib\ldap\controls\sss.py -> build\lib.win32-2.7\ldap\controls copying Lib\ldap\controls\vlv.py -> build\lib.win32-2.7\ldap\controls copying Lib\ldap\controls__init__.py -> build\lib.win32-2.7\ldap\controls creating build\lib.win32-2.7\ldap\extop copying Lib\ldap\extop\dds.py -> build\lib.win32-2.7\ldap\extop copying Lib\ldap\extop__init__.py -> build\lib.win32-2.7\ldap\extop creating build\lib.win32-2.7\ldap\schema copying Lib\ldap\schema\models.py -> build\lib.win32-2.7\ldap\schema copying Lib\ldap\schema\subentry.py -> build\lib.win32-2.7\ldap\schema copying Lib\ldap\schema\tokenizer.py -> build\lib.win32-2.7\ldap\schema copying Lib\ldap\schema__init__.py -> build\lib.win32-2.7\ldap\schema creating build\lib.win32-2.7\slapdtest copying Lib\slapdtest_slapdtest.py -> build\lib.win32-2.7\slapdtest copying Lib\slapdtest__init__.py -> build\lib.win32-2.7\slapdtest running egg_info writing requirements to Lib\python_ldap.egg-info\requires.txt writing Lib\python_ldap.egg-info\PKG-INFO writing top-level names to Lib\python_ldap.egg-info\top_level.txt writing dependency_links to Lib\python_ldap.egg-info\dependency_links.txt reading manifest file 'Lib\python_ldap.egg-info\SOURCES.txt' reading manifest template 'MANIFEST.in' no previously-included directories found matching 'Doc.build' writing manifest file 'Lib\python_ldap.egg-info\SOURCES.txt' creating build\lib.win32-2.7\slapdtest\certs copying Lib\slapdtest\certs\README -> build\lib.win32-2.7\slapdtest\certs copying Lib\slapdtest\certs\ca.conf -> build\lib.win32-2.7\slapdtest\certs copying Lib\slapdtest\certs\ca.pem -> build\lib.win32-2.7\slapdtest\certs copying Lib\slapdtest\certs\client.conf -> build\lib.win32-2.7\slapdtest\certs copying Lib\slapdtest\certs\client.key -> build\lib.win32-2.7\slapdtest\certs copying Lib\slapdtest\certs\client.pem -> build\lib.win32-2.7\slapdtest\certs copying Lib\slapdtest\certs\gencerts.sh -> build\lib.win32-2.7\slapdtest\certs copying Lib\slapdtest\certs\gennssdb.sh -> build\lib.win32-2.7\slapdtest\certs copying Lib\slapdtest\certs\server.conf -> build\lib.win32-2.7\slapdtest\certs copying Lib\slapdtest\certs\server.key -> build\lib.win32-2.7\slapdtest\certs copying Lib\slapdtest\certs\server.pem -> build\lib.win32-2.7\slapdtest\certs running build_ext building '_ldap' extension creating build\temp.win32-2.7 creating build\temp.win32-2.7\Release creating build\temp.win32-2.7\Release\Modules C:\Users\dm050767\AppData\Local\Programs\Common\Microsoft\Visual C++ for Python\9.0\VC\Bin\cl.exe /c /nologo /Ox /MD /W3 /GS- /DNDEBUG -DHAVE_SASL -DHAVE_TLS -DHAVE_LIBLDAP_R -DHAVE_LIBLDAP_R -DLDAPMODULE_VERSION=3.1.0 "-DLDAPMODULE_AUTHOR=python-ldap project" "-DLDAPMODULE_LICENSE=Python style" -IModules -Ic:\users\dm050767\python27\include -Ic:\users\dm050767\python27\PC /TcModules/LDAPObject.c /Fobuild\temp.win32-2.7\Release\Modules/LDAPObject.obj LDAPObject.c c:\users\dm050767\appdata\local\temp\pip-install-snxkbc\python-ldap\modules\constants.h(7) : fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'lber.h': No such file or directory error: command 'C:\Users\dm050767\AppData\Local\Programs\Common\Microsoft\Visual C++ for Python\9.0\VC\Bin\cl.exe' failed with exit status 2

---------------------------------------- Command "c:\users\dm050767\python27\python.exe -u -c "import setuptools,

tokenize;file='c:\users\dm050767\appdata\local\temp\pip-install-snxkbc\python-ldap\setup.py';f=getattr(tokenize, 'open', open)(file);code=f.read().replace('\r\n', '\n');f.close();exec(compile(code, file, 'exec'))" install --record c:\users\dm050767\appdata\local\temp\pip-record-uvc2cf\install-record.txt --single-version-externally-managed --compile" failed with error code 1 in c:\users\dm050767\appdata\local\temp\pip-install-snxkbc\python-ldap\

Answer 1

For this you need to install dependencies required for Ubuntu/Debian are the following:

1)libldap2-dev

2)libsasl2-dev

3)slapd

4)ldap-utils

In my own case, I install it in my Dockerfile using the following command:

sudo apt-get update

sudo DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install -y libldap2-dev libsasl2-dev slapd ldap-utils

and finally, try to install LDAP by using

pip install django-auth-ldap

Answer 2

I suggest you download from the official source from Pypi repository (this too supports installing through pip)

$ python3 -m pip install python-ldap

Answer 3

On 2022-09-20, I was able to install the renamed package: ldap3 (formerly python-ldap) using (the trusted-host parameter is required by my org)

pip install ldap3 --trusted-host pypi.org