# Api build problem

**URL:** <https://forum.alpaca.markets/t/api-build-problem/2180>\
**Category:** Alpaca Integration Applications\
**Created:** [July 27, 2020, 8:18pm UTC](https://forum.alpaca.markets/t/api-build-problem/2180 "2020-07-27T20:18:10Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![arctodus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@arctodus](https://forum.alpaca.markets/u/arctodus)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2020, 8:18pm UTC](https://forum.alpaca.markets/t/api-build-problem/2180/1 "2020-07-27T20:18:10Z")

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Using Python 3.8 on Ubuntu 20.04. When I install the alpaca-trade-api with pip I get the following error.

Complete output (10 lines):  
/usr/lib/python3.8/distutils/dist.py:274: UserWarning: Unknown distribution option: ‘test\_requires’  
warnings.warn(msg)  
/usr/lib/python3.8/distutils/dist.py:274: UserWarning: Unknown distribution option: ‘extras\_requires’  
warnings.warn(msg)  
usage: setup.py [global\_opts] cmd1 [cmd1\_opts] [cmd2 [cmd2\_opts] …]  
or: setup.py --help [cmd1 cmd2 …]  
or: setup.py --help-commands  
or: setup.py cmd --help

## error: invalid command ‘bdist\_wheel’

ERROR: Failed building wheel for alpha-vantage

How do I resolve?

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**Author:** ![Shlomik](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.alpaca.markets/shlomik/32/793_2.png) [@Shlomik](https://forum.alpaca.markets/u/Shlomik)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2020, 9:51am UTC](https://forum.alpaca.markets/t/api-build-problem/2180/2 "2020-08-02T09:51:13Z")

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> [@arctodus](#):
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> error: invalid command ‘bdist\_wheel’

Hi,  
try following this [Why is python setup.py saying invalid command 'bdist\_wheel' on Travis CI? - Stack Overflow](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/34819221/why-is-python-setup-py-saying-invalid-command-bdist-wheel-on-travis-ci)  
it seems you have missing python packages.  
(installing bdist\_wheel)

let me know if that helps