Error building "pycall"

Error: Error building PyCall:
│ ERROR: LoadError: UndefVarError: v not defined
│ Stacktrace:
│ [1] find_libpython(::String) at /home/users/xdlan/.julia/packages/PyCall/0jMpb/deps/build.jl:101
│ [2] top-level scope at logging.jl:313
│ [3] top-level scope at /home/users/xdlan/.julia/packages/PyCall/0jMpb/deps/build.jl:170
│ [4] include at ./boot.jl:317 [inlined]
│ [5] include_relative(::Module, ::String) at ./loading.jl:1038
│ [6] include(::Module, ::String) at ./sysimg.jl:29
│ [7] include(::String) at ./client.jl:388
│ [8] top-level scope at none:0
│ in expression starting at /home/users/xdlan/.julia/packages/PyCall/0jMpb/deps/build.jl:144

What is the output of this?

ENV["PYCALL_DEBUG_BUILD"] = "yes"
using Pkg
Pkg.build("PyCall")
print(read(joinpath(dirname(dirname(Base.find_package("PyCall"))), "deps", "build.log"), String))

Came across pretty much the same issue. Try rebuild. If doesn’t work, rm and gc before re-add the package.

There was a bug in the exception message (https://github.com/JuliaPy/PyCall.jl/commit/8c43f1badc3711839812b10bd5113345a8032e3e). However, the underlying problem (once you checkout PyCall master) will still be that it is failing to find libpython. The PYCALL_DEBUG_BUILD that @tkf suggested should output more information.

What is versioninfo(verbose=true)?

Hello, I am having similar issues I am trying to use a version of python installed in a non default location on a linux system via setting of ENV(“PYTHON”).

versioninfo(verbose=true)
julia> versioninfo(verbose=true)
Julia Version 1.0.1
Commit 0d713926f8 (2018-09-29 19:05 UTC)
Platform Info:
OS: Linux (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
“CentOS release 6.9 (Final)”
uname: Linux 2.6.32-696.18.7.el6.x86_64 #1 SMP Thu Jan 4 17:31:22 UTC 2018 x86_64 x86_64
CPU: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2695 v4 @ 2.10GHz:
speed user nice sys idle irq
#1-12 2095 MHz 829817485 s 214563 s 571353562 s 16079146005 s 133339 s

Memory: 23.593402862548828 GB (371.125 MB free)
Uptime: 1.4761053e7 sec
Load Avg: 52.77099609375 53.01025390625 53.16259765625
WORD_SIZE: 64
LIBM: libopenlibm
LLVM: libLLVM-6.0.0 (ORCJIT, sandybridge)
Environment:
JULIA_BINDIR = /u/local/apps/julia/1.0.1/bin
JULIA_INC = /u/local/apps/julia/1.0.1/include
JULIA_LIB = /u/local/apps/julia/1.0.1/lib
JULIA_DIR = /u/local/apps/julia/1.0.1
MANPATH = /u/local/apps/python/2.7.13/share/man:/u/local/apps/xz/5.2.3/share/man:/u/local/apps/julia/1.0.1/share/man:/u/local/compilers/gcc/4.9.3/share/man:/u/local/compilers/intel-cs/2013.0.028/mpi/man:/u/local/compilers/intel-cs/2013.0.028/itac/man:/u/local/compilers/intel-cs/2013.0.028/composer_xe/man/en_US:/u/systems/UGE8.0.1vm/man:/u/local/Modules/3.2.6/man:/usr/local/share/man:/usr/share/man/overrides:/usr/share/man/en:/usr/share/man:/usr/local/man:/u/local/man:/u/local/compilers/intel-cs/2013.0.028/inspector_xe/man:/u/local/compilers/intel-cs/2013.0.028/vtune_amplifier_xe/man:/u/local/compilers/intel-cs/2013.0.028/advisor_xe/man
TERM = xterm-256color
LIBRARY_PATH = /u/local/apps/python/2.7.13/lib:/u/local/compilers/gcc/4.9.3/lib:/u/local/compilers/gcc/4.9.3/lib64:/u/local/compilers/intel-cs/2013.0.028/composer_xe/compiler/lib/intel64:/u/local/compilers/intel-cs/2013.0.028/composer_xe/ipp/lib/intel64:/u/local/compilers/intel-cs/2013.0.028/composer_xe/mkl/lib/intel64:/u/local/compilers/intel-cs/2013.0.028/composer_xe/tbb/lib/intel64
MIC_LD_LIBRARY_PATH = /u/local/compilers/intel-cs/2013.0.028/composer_xe/compiler/lib/mic:/opt/intel/mic/coi/device-linux-release/lib:/opt/intel/mic/myo/lib:/u/local/compilers/intel-cs/2013.0.028/composer_xe/mkl/lib/mic:/u/local/compilers/intel-cs/2013.0.028/composer_xe/tbb/lib/mic
LD_LIBRARY_PATH = /u/local/apps/python/2.7.13/lib:/u/local/compilers/intel/17.0.1/compilers_and_libraries_2017.1.132/linux/mkl/lib/intel64:/u/local/apps/xz/5.2.3/lib:/u/local/apps/hdf5/1.8.18/gcc-4.4.7-shared/lib:/u/local/apps/julia/1.0.1/lib:/u/local/compilers/gcc/4.9.3/lib:/u/local/compilers/gcc/4.9.3/lib64:/u/local/compilers/intel-cs/2013.0.028/mpi/intel64/lib:/u/local/compilers/intel-cs/2013.0.028/itac/intel64/itac/slib_impi4:/u/local/compilers/intel-cs/2013.0.028/composer_xe/compiler/lib/intel64:/opt/intel/mic/coi/host-linux-release/lib:/opt/intel/mic/myo/lib:/u/local/compilers/intel-cs/2013.0.028/composer_xe/mpirt/bin/intel64:/u/local/compilers/intel-cs/2013.0.028/composer_xe/ipp/lib/intel64:/u/local/compilers/intel-cs/2013.0.028/composer_xe/mkl/lib/intel64:/u/local/compilers/intel-cs/2013.0.028/composer_xe/tbb/lib/intel64
CPATH = /u/local/compilers/intel-cs/2013.0.028/composer_xe/mkl/include:/u/local/compilers/intel-cs/2013.0.028/composer_xe/tbb/include
NLSPATH = /u/local/compilers/intel-cs/2013.0.028/composer_xe/compiler/lib/intel64/locale/en_US:/u/local/compilers/intel-cs/2013.0.028/composer_xe/ipp/lib/intel64/locale/en_US:/u/local/compilers/intel-cs/2013.0.028/composer_xe/mkl/lib/intel64/locale/en_US:/u/local/compilers/intel-cs/2013.0.028/composer_xe/debugger/intel64/locale/en_US
PATH = /u/local/apps/python/2.7.13/bin:/u/local/apps/xz/5.2.3/bin:/u/local/apps/hdf5/1.8.18/gcc-4.4.7-shared/bin:/u/local/apps/julia/1.0.1/bin:/u/local/compilers/gcc/4.9.3/bin:/u/local/compilers/intel-cs/2013.0.028/bin:/u/local/compilers/intel-cs/2013.0.028/advisor_xe/bin64:/u/local/compilers/intel-cs/2013.0.028/vtune_amplifier_xe/bin64:/u/local/compilers/intel-cs/2013.0.028/inspector_xe/bin64:/u/local/compilers/intel-cs/2013.0.028/mpi/intel64/bin:/u/local/compilers/intel-cs/2013.0.028/itac/intel64/bin:/u/local/compilers/intel-cs/2013.0.028/composer_xe/bin/intel64:/u/local/compilers/intel-cs/2013.0.028/composer_xe/mpirt/bin/intel64:/u/local/compilers/intel-cs/2013.0.028/composer_xe/bin/intel64_mic:/u/local/compilers/intel-cs/2013.0.028/composer_xe/debugger/gui/intel64:/u/systems/UGE8.0.1vm/bin/lx-amd64:/u/local/bin:/u/local/sbin:/usr/lib64/qt-3.3/bin:/usr/local/bin:/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/u/home/systems/systest/bin
IDB_HOME = /u/local/compilers/intel-cs/2013.0.028/composer_xe/bin/intel64
MODULEPATH = /u/local/apps/python/2.7.13/modulefiles:/u/local/gcc/4.9.3/modulefiles:/u/local/Modules/modulefiles:
HOME = /u/home/systems/systest
CLASSPATH = /u/local/compilers/intel-cs/2013.0.028/itac/intel64/itac/lib_impi4
MODULESHOME = /u/local/Modules/3.2.6
INFOPATH = /u/local/compilers/gcc/4.9.3/share/info

This is what I get when running: PYCALL_DEBUG_BUILD
julia> print(read(joinpath(dirname(dirname(Base.find_package(“PyCall”))), “deps”, “build.log”), String))
DEBUG is_windows = False
DEBUG is_apple = False
DEBUG Candidate: /u/home/systems/systest/.julia/packages/PyCall/0jMpb/deps/python
DEBUG Not found.
DEBUG Candidate: /u/local/apps/python/2.7.13/lib/python2.7/config/libpython2.7.a
DEBUG Found: /u/local/apps/python/2.7.13/lib/python2.7/config/libpython2.7.a
DEBUG Candidate: /u/local/apps/python/2.7.13/lib/python2.7/config/libpython2.7.so
DEBUG Not found.
DEBUG Candidate: /u/local/apps/python/2.7.13/lib/python2.7/config/libpython2.so
DEBUG Not found.
DEBUG Candidate: /u/local/apps/python/2.7.13/lib/python2.7/config/libpython.so
DEBUG Not found.
DEBUG Candidate: …/libpython2.7.a
DEBUG Not found.
DEBUG Candidate: …/libpython2.7.so
DEBUG Not found.
DEBUG Candidate: …/libpython2.so
DEBUG Not found.
DEBUG Candidate: …/libpython.so
DEBUG Not found.
DEBUG Candidate: /u/local/apps/python/2.7.13/lib/libpython2.7.a
DEBUG Found: /u/local/apps/python/2.7.13/lib/libpython2.7.a
DEBUG Candidate: /u/local/apps/python/2.7.13/lib/libpython2.7.so
DEBUG Not found.
DEBUG Candidate: /u/local/apps/python/2.7.13/lib/libpython2.so
DEBUG Not found.
DEBUG Candidate: /u/local/apps/python/2.7.13/lib/libpython.so
DEBUG Not found.
DEBUG Candidate: /u/local/apps/python/2.7.13/libpython2.7.a
DEBUG Not found.
DEBUG Candidate: /u/local/apps/python/2.7.13/libpython2.7.so
DEBUG Not found.
DEBUG Candidate: /u/local/apps/python/2.7.13/libpython2.so
DEBUG Not found.
DEBUG Candidate: /u/local/apps/python/2.7.13/libpython.so
DEBUG Not found.
DEBUG Candidate: None
DEBUG Not found.
DEBUG Candidate: libpython2.6.so.1.0
DEBUG Not found.
ERROR: LoadError: UndefVarError: libpath_lib not defined
Stacktrace:
[1] show_dlopen_error(::ErrorException) at /u/home/systems/systest/.julia/packages/PyCall/0jMpb/deps/build.jl:63
[2] find_libpython(::String) at /u/home/systems/systest/.julia/packages/PyCall/0jMpb/deps/build.jl:78
[3] top-level scope at logging.jl:313
[4] top-level scope at /u/home/systems/systest/.julia/packages/PyCall/0jMpb/deps/build.jl:170
[5] include at ./boot.jl:317 [inlined]
[6] include_relative(::Module, ::String) at ./loading.jl:1041
[7] include(::Module, ::String) at ./sysimg.jl:29
[8] include(::String) at ./client.jl:388
[9] top-level scope at none:0
in expression starting at /u/home/systems/systest/.julia/packages/PyCall/0jMpb/deps/build.jl:144

Does julia require any special version of python?

The very same issue happens with python/3.6.1 is there a way I can set libpath_lib?

Thanks!

It looks like it is looking for python 2.7 libraries. Are you sure you set ENV["PYTHON"] to the python version you want? Are you sure that libpython is installed as a shared library? If so, where is it installed?

Right you are!!! I was trying to link against a python not built with shared libraries! Thanks a million!

Hi, its my first time using Julia and I want to set ENV[“PYTHON”]=“pythoncommand”, but I dont know where I have ti set this. Can you guide me?

Hi, have you solved this problem, I met the same problem just now!

Your error message (“could not spawn python.exe”) is completely different from the ones earlier in the thread, so it is not the “same problem”. Not all installation problems are equivalent, and posting unrelated issues on an old thread is not helpful.

It looks like you are encountering this issue that arises with JuliaPro on Windows. See this workaround.

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Thank you! It’s helpful, i was mistaken for mixing up the problem. Thank you again!