Fix AttributeError

luispedro · Nov 17, 2023 · 9cbd952 · 9cbd952
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diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
@@ -24,7 +24,10 @@ class build_ext(_build_ext):
     def finalize_options(self):
         _build_ext.finalize_options(self)
         # Prevent numpy from thinking it is still in its setup process:
-        __builtins__.__NUMPY_SETUP__ = False
+        try:
+            __builtins__.__NUMPY_SETUP__ = False
+        except AttributeError:
+            print("Cannot set '__builtins__.__NUMPY_SETUP__ = False' This is not needed if numpy is already installed.")
         import numpy
         self.include_dirs.append(numpy.get_include())