whenever i try to install a python package such as easyocr or transformers from the attached requirements.txt, i get the error as shown in the attached code snippet.
the contents of requirements.txt:

easyocr==1.7.1
matplotlib==3.9.1.post1
opencv-python-headless==4.10.0.84

the line below makes me think that there may be a problem with my python distribution, or permissions associated with it:
note: This error originates from a subprocess, and is likely not a problem with pip.

to solve the issue, i have tried the following:

• modifying user permissions in C:/Users/lenovo/AppData/Local/Temp
• installing the package with the –user flag
• upgrading pip with python -m pip install –upgrade pip: this fails in totality saying the wheel distribution isn’t supported
• installing the package outside my venv, which halts inordinately and i have to stop the execution

all of these still resulted in the error log below

$ pip install -r requirements.txt
WARNING: Ignoring invalid distribution -ip (c:/users/lenovo/onedrive - strathmore university/desktop/pythonprojects/tsh_cv/venv/lib/python3.10/site-packages)
Collecting easyocr==1.7.1 (from -r requirements.txt (line 1))
  Using cached easyocr-1.7.1-py3-none-any.whl.metadata (11 kB)
Collecting matplotlib==3.9.1.post1 (from -r requirements.txt (line 2))
  Downloading matplotlib-3.9.1.post1.tar.gz (36.1 MB)
     ---------------------------------------- 36.1/36.1 MB 2.3 MB/s eta 0:00:00
  Installing build dependencies ... error
  error: subprocess-exited-with-error

  pip subprocess to install build dependencies did not run successfully.
  exit code: 1

  [60 lines of output]
  Collecting meson-python>=0.13.1
    Downloading meson_python-0.16.0-py3-none-any.whl.metadata (4.1 kB)
  Collecting pybind11>=2.6
    Downloading pybind11-2.13.1-py3-none-any.whl.metadata (9.5 kB)
  Collecting setuptools_scm>=7
    Downloading setuptools_scm-8.1.0-py3-none-any.whl.metadata (6.6 kB)
  Collecting numpy<2.3,>=2.0.0rc1
    Downloading numpy-2.0.1.tar.gz (18.9 MB)
       ---------------------------------------- 18.9/18.9 MB 2.7 MB/s eta 0:00:00
    Installing build dependencies: started
    Installing build dependencies: finished with status 'done'
    Getting requirements to build wheel: started
    Getting requirements to build wheel: finished with status 'done'
    Installing backend dependencies: started
    Installing backend dependencies: still running...
    Installing backend dependencies: still running...
    Installing backend dependencies: finished with status 'done'
    Preparing metadata (pyproject.toml): started
    Preparing metadata (pyproject.toml): finished with status 'error'
    error: subprocess-exited-with-error

    Preparing metadata (pyproject.toml) did not run successfully.
    exit code: 1

    [24 lines of output]
    + C:/Users/lenovo/OneDrive - Strathmore University/Desktop/PythonProjects/tsh_cv/venv/bin/python3.exe C:/Users/lenovo/AppData/Local/Temp/pip-install-vkcloeqi/numpy_905328b29e3b48ca93ae283cd8097d9a/vendored-meson/meson/meson.py setup C:/Users/lenovo/AppData/Local/Temp/pip-install-vkcloeqi/numpy_905328b29e3b48ca93ae283cd8097d9a C:/Users/lenovo/AppData/Local/Temp/pip-install-vkcloeqi/numpy_905328b29e3b48ca93ae283cd8097d9a/.mesonpy-45v6gfao -Dbuildtype=release -Db_ndebug=if-release -Db_vscrt=md --native-file=C:/Users/lenovo/AppData/Local/Temp/pip-install-vkcloeqi/numpy_905328b29e3b48ca93ae283cd8097d9a/.mesonpy-45v6gfao/meson-python-native-file.ini
    The Meson build system
    Version: 1.4.99
    Source dir: C:/Users/lenovo/AppData/Local/Temp/pip-install-vkcloeqi/numpy_905328b29e3b48ca93ae283cd8097d9a
    Build dir: C:/Users/lenovo/AppData/Local/Temp/pip-install-vkcloeqi/numpy_905328b29e3b48ca93ae283cd8097d9a/.mesonpy-45v6gfao
    Build type: native build
    Project name: NumPy
    Project version: 2.0.1
    C compiler for the host machine: cc (gcc 12.1.0 "cc (Rev3, Built by MSYS2 project) 12.1.0")
    C linker for the host machine: cc ld.bfd 2.38
    C++ compiler for the host machine: c++ (gcc 12.1.0 "c++ (Rev3, Built by MSYS2 project) 12.1.0")
    C++ linker for the host machine: c++ ld.bfd 2.38
    Cython compiler for the host machine: cython (cython 3.0.11)
    Host machine cpu family: x86_64
    Host machine cpu: x86_64
    Program python found: YES (C:/Users/lenovo/OneDrive - Strathmore University/Desktop/PythonProjects/tsh_cv/venv/bin/python3.exe)
    Did not find pkg-config by name 'pkg-config'
    Found pkg-config: NO
    Could not find Python3 library 'C:/Users/lenovo/OneDrive - Strathmore University/Desktop/PythonProjects/tsh_cv/venv/lib/libpython3.10.dll.a'
    Run-time dependency python found: NO (tried pkgconfig, pkgconfig and sysconfig)

    ../meson.build:41:12: ERROR: Python dependency not found

    A full log can be found at C:/Users/lenovo/AppData/Local/Temp/pip-install-vkcloeqi/numpy_905328b29e3b48ca93ae283cd8097d9a/.mesonpy-45v6gfao/meson-logs/meson-log.txt
    [end of output]

    note: This error originates from a subprocess, and is likely not a problem with pip.
  error: metadata-generation-failed

  Encountered error while generating package metadata.

  See above for output.

  note: This is an issue with the package mentioned above, not pip.
  hint: See above for details.
  [end of output]

  note: This error originates from a subprocess, and is likely not a problem with pip.
error: subprocess-exited-with-error

pip subprocess to install build dependencies did not run successfully.
exit code: 1

See above for output.

note: This error originates from a subprocess, and is likely not a problem with pip.