PYTHON-4507 [v4.8] pip>=21.3 is required for editable installs (#1711)

mongodb · Jun 26, 2024 · 2fdf707 · 2fdf707
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diff --git a/doc/changelog.rst b/doc/changelog.rst
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ Unavoidable breaking changes
 
 - Since we are now using ``hatch`` as our build backend, we no longer have a usable ``setup.py`` file
   and require installation using ``pip``.  Attempts to invoke the ``setup.py`` file will raise an exception.
+  Additionally, ``pip`` >= 21.3 is now required for editable installs.
 
 Changes in Version 4.7.3
 -------------------------

diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-msg = "PyMongo>=4.8 no longer supports building via setup.py, use python -m pip install <path/to/pymongo> instead"
+msg = (
+    "PyMongo>=4.8 no longer supports building via setup.py, use python -m pip install <path/to/pymongo> instead. If "
+    "this is an editable install (-e) please upgrade to pip>=21.3 first: python -m pip install --upgrade pip"
+)
 
 raise RuntimeError(msg)