# Can not install tensorrt on Jetson Orin NX

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**Category:** Jetson Orin NX\
**Tags:** tensorrt\
**Created:** [June 13, 2023, 5:22pm UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/can-not-install-tensorrt-on-jetson-orin-nx/256555 "2023-06-13T17:22:02Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 13, 2023, 5:22pm UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/can-not-install-tensorrt-on-jetson-orin-nx/256555/1 "2023-06-13T17:22:02Z")

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Cheers all.  
I’m having a following Jetson Orin NX

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/nvidia/original/4X/f/8/7/f8755aa8fa94cb361977f56503f4721d1e15630c.jpeg)  
and trying to install tensorrt python bindings. Getting the following error. Any ideas on fix are appreciated.

```auto
/opt/nvidia/deepstream$ python3 -m pip install --upgrade tensorrt
Collecting tensorrt
  Using cached tensorrt-8.6.1.tar.gz (16 kB)
  Installing build dependencies ... done
  Getting requirements to build wheel ... done
  Preparing metadata (pyproject.toml) ... done
Building wheels for collected packages: tensorrt
  Building wheel for tensorrt (pyproject.toml) ... error
  error: subprocess-exited-with-error
  
  × Building wheel for tensorrt (pyproject.toml) did not run successfully.
  │ exit code: 1
  ╰─> [59 lines of output]
      running bdist_wheel
      running build
      running build_py
      creating build
      creating build/lib
      creating build/lib/tensorrt
      copying tensorrt/ __init__.py -> build/lib/tensorrt
      running egg_info
      writing tensorrt.egg-info/PKG-INFO
      writing dependency_links to tensorrt.egg-info/dependency_links.txt
      writing requirements to tensorrt.egg-info/requires.txt
      writing top-level names to tensorrt.egg-info/top_level.txt
      reading manifest file 'tensorrt.egg-info/SOURCES.txt'
      adding license file 'LICENSE.txt'
      writing manifest file 'tensorrt.egg-info/SOURCES.txt'
      installing to build/bdist.linux-aarch64/wheel
      running install
      /opt/nvidia/deepstream/venvs/env_yolov8/bin/python3: No module named pip
      Traceback (most recent call last):
        File "/opt/nvidia/deepstream/venvs/env_yolov8/lib/python3.8/site-packages/pip/_vendor/pyproject_hooks/_in_process/_in_process.py", line 353, in <module>
          main()
        File "/opt/nvidia/deepstream/venvs/env_yolov8/lib/python3.8/site-packages/pip/_vendor/pyproject_hooks/_in_process/_in_process.py", line 335, in main
          json_out['return_val'] = hook(**hook_input['kwargs'])
        File "/opt/nvidia/deepstream/venvs/env_yolov8/lib/python3.8/site-packages/pip/_vendor/pyproject_hooks/_in_process/_in_process.py", line 251, in build_wheel
          return _build_backend().build_wheel(wheel_directory, config_settings,
        File "/tmp/pip-build-env-71smvn4c/overlay/lib/python3.8/site-packages/setuptools/build_meta.py", line 416, in build_wheel
          return self._build_with_temp_dir(['bdist_wheel'], '.whl',
        File "/tmp/pip-build-env-71smvn4c/overlay/lib/python3.8/site-packages/setuptools/build_meta.py", line 401, in _build_with_temp_dir
          self.run_setup()
        File "/tmp/pip-build-env-71smvn4c/overlay/lib/python3.8/site-packages/setuptools/build_meta.py", line 487, in run_setup
          super(_BuildMetaLegacyBackend,
        File "/tmp/pip-build-env-71smvn4c/overlay/lib/python3.8/site-packages/setuptools/build_meta.py", line 338, in run_setup
          exec(code, locals())
        File "<string>", line 49, in <module>
        File "/tmp/pip-build-env-71smvn4c/overlay/lib/python3.8/site-packages/setuptools/ __init__.py", line 107, in setup
          return distutils.core.setup(**attrs)
        File "/tmp/pip-build-env-71smvn4c/overlay/lib/python3.8/site-packages/setuptools/_distutils/core.py", line 185, in setup
          return run_commands(dist)
        File "/tmp/pip-build-env-71smvn4c/overlay/lib/python3.8/site-packages/setuptools/_distutils/core.py", line 201, in run_commands
          dist.run_commands()
        File "/tmp/pip-build-env-71smvn4c/overlay/lib/python3.8/site-packages/setuptools/_distutils/dist.py", line 969, in run_commands
          self.run_command(cmd)
        File "/tmp/pip-build-env-71smvn4c/overlay/lib/python3.8/site-packages/setuptools/dist.py", line 1244, in run_command
          super().run_command(command)
        File "/tmp/pip-build-env-71smvn4c/overlay/lib/python3.8/site-packages/setuptools/_distutils/dist.py", line 988, in run_command
          cmd_obj.run()
        File "/tmp/pip-build-env-71smvn4c/overlay/lib/python3.8/site-packages/wheel/bdist_wheel.py", line 378, in run
          self.run_command("install")
        File "/tmp/pip-build-env-71smvn4c/overlay/lib/python3.8/site-packages/setuptools/_distutils/cmd.py", line 318, in run_command
          self.distribution.run_command(command)
        File "/tmp/pip-build-env-71smvn4c/overlay/lib/python3.8/site-packages/setuptools/dist.py", line 1244, in run_command
          super().run_command(command)
        File "/tmp/pip-build-env-71smvn4c/overlay/lib/python3.8/site-packages/setuptools/_distutils/dist.py", line 988, in run_command
          cmd_obj.run()
        File "<string>", line 43, in run
        File "<string>", line 41, in install_dep
        File "/usr/lib/python3.8/subprocess.py", line 448, in check_returncode
          raise CalledProcessError(self.returncode, self.args, self.stdout,
      subprocess.CalledProcessError: Command '['/opt/nvidia/deepstream/venvs/env_yolov8/bin/python3', '-m', 'pip', 'install', 'tensorrt_libs==8.6.1', '--index-url', 'https://pypi.nvidia.com']' returned non-zero exit status 1.
      [end of output]
  
  note: This error originates from a subprocess, and is likely not a problem with pip.
  ERROR: Failed building wheel for tensorrt
Failed to build tensorrt
ERROR: Could not build wheels for tensorrt, which is required to install pyproject.toml-based projects

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**Post date:** [June 14, 2023, 2:28am UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/can-not-install-tensorrt-on-jetson-orin-nx/256555/3 "2023-06-14T02:28:16Z")

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Hi,

TensorRT python binding is installed with JetPack by default.  
If the package doesn’t present, please try to install it through `apt` instead.

```auto
$ sudo apt install python3-libnvinfer*

```

Thanks.

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**Post date:** [July 12, 2023, 4:13am UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/can-not-install-tensorrt-on-jetson-orin-nx/256555/5 "2023-07-12T04:13:59Z")

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