# Ankirspy - could not find a version

**URL:** <https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/ankirspy-could-not-find-a-version/12502>\
**Category:** Development\
**Created:** [August 20, 2021, 7:56pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/ankirspy-could-not-find-a-version/12502 "2021-08-20T19:56:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![malcolm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e19b73/32.png) [@malcolm](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/malcolm)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2021, 7:56pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/ankirspy-could-not-find-a-version/12502/1 "2021-08-20T19:56:39Z")

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I am attempting to setup a dev env so I can create some add ons

I followed the directions in [Getting Started - Writing Anki Add-ons (ankiweb.net)](https://addon-docs.ankiweb.net/getting-started.html)

found a link [Setting up PyCharm for addon development - Development - Anki Forums (ankiweb.net)](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/setting-up-pycharm-for-addon-development/232/8)  
someone with similar problems so decided to start all over using hints from that post

installed python 3.9 as 3.10 was giving issues  
installed charm

import subprocess  
subprocess.check\_call([“pip3”, “install”, “–upgrade”, “pip”, “–user”])  
that failed suggested python.exe -m pip install --upgrade pip

cmd shell python.exe -m pip install --upgrade pip  
successful

back to python  
subprocess.check\_call([“python”, “-m”, “pip”, “install”, “mypy”, “–user”])  
subprocess.check\_call([“python”, “-m”, “pip”, “install”, “anki”,"–user"])  
subprocess.check\_call([“python”, “-m”, “pip”, “install”, “ankirspy”,"–user"])  
ERROR: No matching distribution found for ankirspy  
subprocess.check\_call([“python”, “-m”, “pip”, “install”, “aqt”,"–user"])

it appears I have managed to install pip, mypip, anki, and aqt

BUT ankirspy no success

so is ankisrspy necessary

it is not in the original instructions NOR is anki or aqt for that matter

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**Author:** ![dae](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/dae/32/65_2.png) [@dae](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/dae)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2021, 7:32am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/ankirspy-could-not-find-a-version/12502/2 "2021-08-22T07:32:53Z")

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ankirspy is no longer required, and whatever docs are telling you to install it need to be updated.

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**Author:** ![malcolm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e19b73/32.png) [@malcolm](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/malcolm)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2021, 1:32am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/ankirspy-could-not-find-a-version/12502/3 "2021-08-24T01:32:37Z")

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dae - Thank you -

it took me forever to install pycharm without errors and I have found that I prefer onenote and one note is cheaper (free)

thanks again

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/anki2/original/1X/8f1279ababc5879d54e4838989f606cfe55af8c7.jpeg) [@system](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2023, 3:17am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/ankirspy-could-not-find-a-version/12502/4 "2023-05-01T03:17:47Z")

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