The error message “… is not a supported wheel on this platform.” means there is some incompatibility between the wheel package and your version of Python.
Two common sources of this error are that…
- the package expects a different system type (32-bit vs 64-bit).
- your system doesn’t have or can’t identify the necessary version of Python i.e. you only have a 3.x version installed, but the package requires Python 2.7.
Fix for Issue 1
The fix is either to download the other version (32-bit if you downloaded 64-bit and vice versa) or change the wheel’s file name if you know you need the version you have.
For example:
scipy-0.15.1-cp34-none-win_amd64.whl becomes
scipy-0.15.1-cp34-none-win32.whl
Installing again using the new file name should successfully install the package.
Fix for Issue 2
You will need to ensure the version of Python you have and the version the package expects are the same. You might have to either install a different version of python or a different version of the package. If the package only supports a certain version of Python, then the only fix is to download the required Python version.
Where to find wheel packages?
Unofficial Windows Binaries for Python Extension Packages – http://www.lfd.uci.edu/~gohlke/pythonlibs/
Python packages I’ve had this issue with:
