Unable to Download - No module named 'pkg_resources

[mertensblackfyre]

System OS

Linux

Python Version

Other

Install Source

Other

Install version / commit hash

spotdl 3.9.6

Expected Behavior vs Actual Behavior

Expected Behavior:
Expected to show options after running spotdl -h

Actual Behavior:
The download fails with a format availability error, preventing any songs from being downloaded.

Steps to reproduce - Ensure to include actual links!

1. install with pipx install spotdl
2. run this curl -L https://raw.githubusercontent.com/TzurSoffer/spotify-downloader/master/spotdl/utils/spotify.py -o ~/.local/share/pipx/venvs/spotdl/lib/python3.14/site-packages/spotdl/utils/spotify.py
3. inject with pipx inject spotdl spotipyfree
4. then run spodl. Command will fail and produce the following error

Traceback

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/home/mertens/.local/bin/spotdl", line 3, in <module>
    from spotdl import console_entry_point
  File "/home/mertens/.local/share/pipx/venvs/spotdl/lib/python3.14/site-packages/spotdl/__init__.py", line 1, in <module>
    from .__main__ import console_entry_point
  File "/home/mertens/.local/share/pipx/venvs/spotdl/lib/python3.14/site-packages/spotdl/__main__.py", line 1, in <module>
    from spotdl.console import console_entry_point
  File "/home/mertens/.local/share/pipx/venvs/spotdl/lib/python3.14/site-packages/spotdl/console/__init__.py", line 7, in <module>
    from spotdl.parsers import parse_arguments, parse_query
  File "/home/mertens/.local/share/pipx/venvs/spotdl/lib/python3.14/site-packages/spotdl/parsers/__init__.py", line 1, in <module>
    from spotdl.parsers.argument_parser import parse_arguments  # noqa: F401
    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/home/mertens/.local/share/pipx/venvs/spotdl/lib/python3.14/site-packages/spotdl/parsers/argument_parser.py", line 3, in <module>
    import pkg_resources
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'pkg_resources'

Other details

OS: Arch Linux
Python version: 3.14

setuptools latest version is already installed on my system

[Sokoloft]

I was just about to make a post as well. Downgrading setuptools to 80.10.2 will get past the above error. However it introduces new errors. Below is my output. Worth mentioning I'm on EndeavourOS (arch) and using python 3.14 venv.

Below output is shown from running spotdl $URL_TO_PLAYLIST

/home/sokoloft/.venv/lib/python3.14/site-packages/spotdl/parsers/argument_parser.py:3: UserWarning: pkg_resources is deprecated as an API. See https://setuptools.pypa.io/en/latest/pkg_resources.html. The pkg_resources package is slated for removal as early as 2025-11-30. Refrain from using this package or pin to Setuptools<81.
  import pkg_resources
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/home/sokoloft/.venv/bin/spotdl", line 7, in <module>
    sys.exit(console_entry_point())
             ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^
  File "/home/sokoloft/.venv/lib/python3.14/site-packages/spotdl/console/__init__.py", line 57, in console_entry_point
    with DownloadManager(args_dict) as downloader:
         ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/home/sokoloft/.venv/lib/python3.14/site-packages/spotdl/download/downloader.py", line 40, in __init__
    self.loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
                ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^
  File "/usr/lib/python3.14/asyncio/events.py", line 715, in get_event_loop
    raise RuntimeError('There is no current event loop in thread %r.'
                       % threading.current_thread().name)
RuntimeError: There is no current event loop in thread 'MainThread'.

Thank you.

[mertensblackfyre]

I was just about to make a post as well. Downgrading setuptools to 80.10.2 will get past the above error. However it introduces new errors. Below is my output. Worth mentioning I'm on EndeavourOS (arch) and using python 3.14 venv.

Below output is shown from running spotdl $URL_TO_PLAYLIST

/home/sokoloft/.venv/lib/python3.14/site-packages/spotdl/parsers/argument_parser.py:3: UserWarning: pkg_resources is deprecated as an API. See https://setuptools.pypa.io/en/latest/pkg_resources.html. The pkg_resources package is slated for removal as early as 2025-11-30. Refrain from using this package or pin to Setuptools<81.
  import pkg_resources
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/home/sokoloft/.venv/bin/spotdl", line 7, in <module>
    sys.exit(console_entry_point())
             ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^
  File "/home/sokoloft/.venv/lib/python3.14/site-packages/spotdl/console/__init__.py", line 57, in console_entry_point
    with DownloadManager(args_dict) as downloader:
         ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/home/sokoloft/.venv/lib/python3.14/site-packages/spotdl/download/downloader.py", line 40, in __init__
    self.loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
                ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^
  File "/usr/lib/python3.14/asyncio/events.py", line 715, in get_event_loop
    raise RuntimeError('There is no current event loop in thread %r.'
                       % threading.current_thread().name)
RuntimeError: There is no current event loop in thread 'MainThread'.

Thank you.

Yes, I tried to downgrade too and got same error

[mertensblackfyre]

I was just about to make a post as well. Downgrading setuptools to 80.10.2 will get past the above error. However it introduces new errors. Below is my output. Worth mentioning I'm on EndeavourOS (arch) and using python 3.14 venv.

Below output is shown from running spotdl $URL_TO_PLAYLIST

/home/sokoloft/.venv/lib/python3.14/site-packages/spotdl/parsers/argument_parser.py:3: UserWarning: pkg_resources is deprecated as an API. See https://setuptools.pypa.io/en/latest/pkg_resources.html. The pkg_resources package is slated for removal as early as 2025-11-30. Refrain from using this package or pin to Setuptools<81.
  import pkg_resources
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/home/sokoloft/.venv/bin/spotdl", line 7, in <module>
    sys.exit(console_entry_point())
             ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^
  File "/home/sokoloft/.venv/lib/python3.14/site-packages/spotdl/console/__init__.py", line 57, in console_entry_point
    with DownloadManager(args_dict) as downloader:
         ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/home/sokoloft/.venv/lib/python3.14/site-packages/spotdl/download/downloader.py", line 40, in __init__
    self.loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
                ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^
  File "/usr/lib/python3.14/asyncio/events.py", line 715, in get_event_loop
    raise RuntimeError('There is no current event loop in thread %r.'
                       % threading.current_thread().name)
RuntimeError: There is no current event loop in thread 'MainThread'.

Thank you.

Hello
I found a work around. So first you need to install python 3.13 using yay -S python313 then uninstall the current spodl on your machine. Afterwards reinstall again with python 3.13 with this command pipx install spotdl --python python3.13

Everything works fine now

[Sokoloft]

Hello I found a work around. So first you need to install python 3.13 using yay -S python313 then uninstall the current spodl on your machine. Afterwards reinstall again with python 3.13 with this command pipx install spotdl --python python3.13

Everything works fine now

Can confirm. Using Python 3.10.19 the application works as intended.

[woeterman94]

My steps to solve this based on the answers above.
Install python 3.13 and install and run spotdl using that version

choco install python313
pip uninstall spotdl
py -3.13 -m pip install spotdl

Run spotdl using python 3.13

py -3.13 -m spotdl "https://open.spotify.com/track/..."