google-deepmind / google-deepmind/dm_control

Error installing dm_control using python 3.13

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**Description:**
Attempting to install dm_control using pip install dm_control results in a build failure for labmaze. The error suggests that Bazel 8 has disabled WORKSPACE by default, and Bazel 9 will remove it completely. The build process is unable to locate bazel_skylib, leading to a failure in resolving dependencies.

**Steps to Reproduce:**
1. Install the latest Python 3.13.2 on macOS or Ubuntu.
2. Attempt to install dm_control:

`pip install dm_control
`

**Observed Behavior:**
The installation fails with the following error:

```
ERROR: Skipping '//labmaze/cc/python:_defaults': error loading package 'labmaze/cc/python':
at /private/var/folders/.../bazel/build_defs.bzl:18:6: Unable to find package for
@@[unknown repo 'bazel_skylib' requested from @@]//lib:collections.bzl:
The repository '@@[unknown repo 'bazel_skylib' requested from @@]' could not be resolved:
No repository visible as '@bazel_skylib' from main repository. Was the repository introduced in WORKSPACE?
The WORKSPACE file is disabled by default in Bazel 8 (late 2024) and will be removed in Bazel 9 (late 2025),
please migrate to Bzlmod. See https://bazel.build/external/migration.
```

**My workaround:**
1. Downgraded Python to 3.10 → ✅ Worked
2. Installed using the conda environment :

`
conda install conda-forge dm_control
`

**Environment Details:**
• OS:
• macOS 15.3.2 (Apple Silicon)
• Ubuntu 22.04.5
• Python Versions Tested:
• ✅ 3.10 (Installation successful)
• ❌ 3.13.2 (Installation failed)

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