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Cryptography build failed

I Installation High

🔴 Error Message

Failed building wheel for cryptography

📖 What This Means

Rust compiler required for cryptography package.

🔧 Step-by-Step Fix

  1. Install Rust: curl --proto "=https" --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh
  2. Install deps: sudo apt install build-essential libssl-dev libffi-dev python3-dev
  3. Or install binary: pip install cryptography --only-binary :all:

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