pyxDamerauLevenshtein: Unable to install as a setup.py dependency

In my project when I am trying to install pyxDamerauLevenshtein as a run time dependency in my setuptools’ setup.py file I am getting following error:

Processing dependencies for atarashi==0.0.9

Searching for pyxDamerauLevenshtein>=1.5

Reading https://pypi.org/simple/pyxDamerauLevenshtein/

Downloading https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/09/d8/77d02800d687ff8e12c8ec7b4ed917249fca27a1bccc6d24f0ac507a794c/pyxDamerauLevenshtein-1.5.tar.gz#sha256=00b836cdb7cff24abe20c2fdc6cdda4ac24413a82cf318c983980ce4aaec7e16

Best match: pyxDamerauLevenshtein 1.5

Processing pyxDamerauLevenshtein-1.5.tar.gz

Writing /tmp/easy_install-r1p8hre8/pyxDamerauLevenshtein-1.5/setup.cfg

Running pyxDamerauLevenshtein-1.5/setup.py -q bdist_egg --dist-dir /tmp/easy_install-r1p8hre8/pyxDamerauLevenshtein-1.5/egg-dist-tmp-twm03pcs

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/setuptools/sandbox.py", line 154, in save_modules
    yield saved
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/setuptools/sandbox.py", line 195, in setup_context
    yield
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/setuptools/sandbox.py", line 250, in run_setup
    _execfile(setup_script, ns)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/setuptools/sandbox.py", line 45, in _execfile
    exec(code, globals, locals)
  File "/tmp/easy_install-r1p8hre8/pyxDamerauLevenshtein-1.5/setup.py", line 97, in <module>
    "atarashi/build_deps.py",
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/setuptools/__init__.py", line 140, in setup
    return distutils.core.setup(**attrs)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/distutils/core.py", line 148, in setup
    dist.run_commands()
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/distutils/dist.py", line 966, in run_commands
    self.run_command(cmd)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/distutils/dist.py", line 985, in run_command
    cmd_obj.run()
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/setuptools/command/bdist_egg.py", line 163, in run
    self.run_command("egg_info")
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/distutils/cmd.py", line 313, in run_command
    self.distribution.run_command(command)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/distutils/dist.py", line 985, in run_command
    cmd_obj.run()
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/setuptools/command/egg_info.py", line 296, in run
    self.find_sources()
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/setuptools/command/egg_info.py", line 303, in find_sources
    mm.run()
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/setuptools/command/egg_info.py", line 534, in run
    self.add_defaults()
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/setuptools/command/egg_info.py", line 570, in add_defaults
    sdist.add_defaults(self)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/distutils/command/sdist.py", line 228, in add_defaults
    self._add_defaults_ext()
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/distutils/command/sdist.py", line 311, in _add_defaults_ext
    build_ext = self.get_finalized_command('build_ext')
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/distutils/cmd.py", line 299, in get_finalized_command
    cmd_obj.ensure_finalized()
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/distutils/cmd.py", line 107, in ensure_finalized
    self.finalize_options()
  File "/tmp/easy_install-r1p8hre8/pyxDamerauLevenshtein-1.5/setup.py", line 33, in finalize_options
    # Used for the long_description.  It's nice, because now 1) we have a top level
AttributeError: 'dict' object has no attribute '__NUMPY_SETUP__'

During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "setup.py", line 174, in <module>
    'build_py': BuildAtarashi,
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/setuptools/__init__.py", line 140, in setup
    return distutils.core.setup(**attrs)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/distutils/core.py", line 148, in setup
    dist.run_commands()
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/distutils/dist.py", line 966, in run_commands
    self.run_command(cmd)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/distutils/dist.py", line 985, in run_command
    cmd_obj.run()
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/setuptools/command/install.py", line 67, in run
    self.do_egg_install()
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/setuptools/command/install.py", line 117, in do_egg_install
    cmd.run()
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/setuptools/command/easy_install.py", line 415, in run
    self.easy_install(spec, not self.no_deps)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/setuptools/command/easy_install.py", line 657, in easy_install
    return self.install_item(None, spec, tmpdir, deps, True)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/setuptools/command/easy_install.py", line 704, in install_item
    self.process_distribution(spec, dist, deps)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/setuptools/command/easy_install.py", line 749, in process_distribution
    [requirement], self.local_index, self.easy_install
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/pkg_resources/__init__.py", line 777, in resolve
    replace_conflicting=replace_conflicting
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/pkg_resources/__init__.py", line 1060, in best_match
    return self.obtain(req, installer)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/pkg_resources/__init__.py", line 1072, in obtain
    return installer(requirement)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/setuptools/command/easy_install.py", line 676, in easy_install
    return self.install_item(spec, dist.location, tmpdir, deps)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/setuptools/command/easy_install.py", line 702, in install_item
    dists = self.install_eggs(spec, download, tmpdir)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/setuptools/command/easy_install.py", line 887, in install_eggs
    return self.build_and_install(setup_script, setup_base)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/setuptools/command/easy_install.py", line 1155, in build_and_install
    self.run_setup(setup_script, setup_base, args)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/setuptools/command/easy_install.py", line 1141, in run_setup
    run_setup(setup_script, args)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/setuptools/sandbox.py", line 253, in run_setup
    raise
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/contextlib.py", line 130, in __exit__
    self.gen.throw(type, value, traceback)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/setuptools/sandbox.py", line 195, in setup_context
    yield
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/contextlib.py", line 130, in __exit__
    self.gen.throw(type, value, traceback)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/setuptools/sandbox.py", line 166, in save_modules
    saved_exc.resume()
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/setuptools/sandbox.py", line 141, in resume
    six.reraise(type, exc, self._tb)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/setuptools/_vendor/six.py", line 685, in reraise
    raise value.with_traceback(tb)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/setuptools/sandbox.py", line 154, in save_modules
    yield saved
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/setuptools/sandbox.py", line 195, in setup_context
    yield
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/setuptools/sandbox.py", line 250, in run_setup
    _execfile(setup_script, ns)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/setuptools/sandbox.py", line 45, in _execfile
    exec(code, globals, locals)
  File "/tmp/easy_install-r1p8hre8/pyxDamerauLevenshtein-1.5/setup.py", line 97, in <module>
    "atarashi/build_deps.py",
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/setuptools/__init__.py", line 140, in setup
    return distutils.core.setup(**attrs)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/distutils/core.py", line 148, in setup
    dist.run_commands()
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/distutils/dist.py", line 966, in run_commands
    self.run_command(cmd)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/distutils/dist.py", line 985, in run_command
    cmd_obj.run()
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/setuptools/command/bdist_egg.py", line 163, in run
    self.run_command("egg_info")
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/distutils/cmd.py", line 313, in run_command
    self.distribution.run_command(command)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/distutils/dist.py", line 985, in run_command
    cmd_obj.run()
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/setuptools/command/egg_info.py", line 296, in run
    self.find_sources()
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/setuptools/command/egg_info.py", line 303, in find_sources
    mm.run()
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/setuptools/command/egg_info.py", line 534, in run
    self.add_defaults()
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/setuptools/command/egg_info.py", line 570, in add_defaults
    sdist.add_defaults(self)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/distutils/command/sdist.py", line 228, in add_defaults
    self._add_defaults_ext()
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/distutils/command/sdist.py", line 311, in _add_defaults_ext

    build_ext = self.get_finalized_command('build_ext')
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/distutils/cmd.py", line 299, in get_finalized_command
    cmd_obj.ensure_finalized()
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/distutils/cmd.py", line 107, in ensure_finalized
    self.finalize_options()
  File "/tmp/easy_install-r1p8hre8/pyxDamerauLevenshtein-1.5/setup.py", line 33, in finalize_options
    # Used for the long_description.  It's nice, because now 1) we have a top level
AttributeError: 'dict' object has no attribute '__NUMPY_SETUP__'

But if I install it as a separate call to pip, it installs successfully:

# pip3 install pyxdameraulevenshtein>=1.5
pyxdameraulevenshtein 1.5 requires numpy, which is not installed.

# python3 setup.py install
...
Searching for pyxDamerauLevenshtein==1.5
Best match: pyxDamerauLevenshtein 1.5
Adding pyxDamerauLevenshtein 1.5 to easy-install.pth file
...

setup.py I am using: setup.py