liquid-audio: Critical - Python 3.12 Required but Dependency Conflict + Missing Distribution

[PierrunoYT]

liquid-audio: Critical - Python 3.12 Required but Dependency Conflict + Missing Distribution

Description

The liquid-audio package requires Python 3.12+ but faces two critical blockers:

1. Distribution Issue: Package is not found on PyPI (no versions available)
2. Dependency Conflict: Transitive dependency liblimits v0.36.0 only supports Python <3.10

Result: Installation is impossible. The package requires Python 3.12, but its dependency chain breaks on Python 3.12.

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Environment

• OS: Windows 11
• Python: 3.12.9 ✓ (meets package requirement)
• Platform: Pinokio
• Project: D:\pinokio\api\liquid-audio-pinokio.git

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Error #1: Package Not Found

ERROR: Could not find a version that satisfies the requirement liquid-audio 
       (from versions: none)
ERROR: No matching distribution found for liquid-audio

Error #2: Dependency Incompatibility (if/when package is found)

RuntimeError: Cannot install on Python version 3.12.9; 
only versions >=3.6,<3.10 are supported.
[liblimits v0.36.0 build fails]

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Root Causes

Issue #1: Distribution

• Package not published to PyPI OR
• Hosted only in private repository OR
• Package name incorrect in requirements.txt

Issue #2: Dependency Chain

liquid-audio (requires Python >=3.12)
  └─> liblimits v0.53.1
      └─> numba v0.53.1
          └─> liblimits v0.36.0 ❌ (only supports Python <3.10)

Circular Incompatibility:

• Can't use Python <3.12 (liquid-audio requires >=3.12)
• Can't use Python >=3.12 (liblimits v0.36.0 doesn't support it)

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Solutions Needed

CRITICAL #1: Publish to PyPI

• Make liquid-audio available on PyPI
• Document installation method if using private repository

CRITICAL #2: Update Dependency Chain

Option A (Recommended): Update liblimits to a version supporting Python 3.12

# In setup.py/pyproject.toml:
install_requires = [
    'liblimits>=0.37.0',  # Update from 0.36.0
]

Option B: Use conditional dependencies

install_requires = [
    'liblimits>=0.37.0; python_version>="3.10"',
    'liblimits>=0.36.0; python_version<"3.10"',
]

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Immediate Impact

Aspect	Status
Installation	❌ BLOCKED
Python 3.12 Support	❌ BROKEN
Pinokio Deployment	❌ BLOCKED
User Workaround	❌ NONE (contradictory requirements)

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Temporary Workarounds (Not Ideal)

1. Downgrade to Python 3.10 (contradicts package requirement)
2. Install from GitHub source (if available):

   pip install git+https://github.com/[owner]/liquid-audio.git

3. Use alternative audio library (librosa, pydub, soundfile, etc.)

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Questions for Maintainers

1. Is liquid-audio published to PyPI? If not, when?
2. Why require Python 3.12+ if dependencies don't support it?
3. Can liblimits be updated to support Python 3.12?
4. Has this been tested on Python 3.12?

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Severity: CRITICAL

• Blocker: Yes - installation completely impossible
• Affected: All Python 3.12+ users
• Timeline: Needs immediate resolution

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Platform: Pinokio
Python: 3.12.9 on Windows 11
Date: January 11, 2026

[PierrunoYT]

Using this in requirements works

gradio>=5.50.0
liquid-audio
transformers>=4.30.0
accelerate>=0.20.0
librosa>=0.10.0
numba>=0.59.0
llvmlite>=0.44.0

[haerski]

Hey, your issue seems to be with liblimits, not liquid-speech. I don't know what liblimits is, it's not a dependency of this package.