ERROR: Directory '.' is not installable. Neither 'setup.py' nor 'pyproject.toml' found

Question

I am trying to run below file https://colab.research.google.com/github/tensorflow/models/blob/master/research/object_detection/colab_tutorials/object_detection_tutorial.ipynb

When trying to run below command,I am getting error pip install . ERROR: Directory '.' is not installable. Neither 'setup.py' nor 'pyproject.toml' found.

My current location is /content/models/research.

Any pointer would be appreciated.

user_16499622 · Answer

I added the CP line below based on an article about Installing Tensorflow Object Detection and it resolved this issue. Basically it copies setup.py so pip can find it.

%%bash 
cd models/research
cp object_detection/packages/tf2/setup.py .
pip install . --upgrade

ERROR: Directory '.' is not installable. Neither 'setup.py' nor 'pyproject.toml' found

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