# PlotlyJS error

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/plotlyjs-error/122104>\
**Category:** General Usage\
**Created:** [November 1, 2024, 12:15am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/plotlyjs-error/122104 "2024-11-01T00:15:32Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Post date:** [November 1, 2024, 12:15am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/plotlyjs-error/122104/1 "2024-11-01T00:15:32Z")

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I’m trying to do analysis using a package called [scLENS](https://github.com/Mathbiomed/scLENS).  
I followed the guide code as shown on the scLENS GitHub, and when I run `Pkg.instantiate()`, I get the following error related to the `PlotlyJS` package.

```julia
  ✗ PlotlyJS
  ✗ PlotlyJS → DataFramesExt
  ✗ PlotlyJS → CSVExt
  ✗ scLENS
  0 dependencies successfully precompiled in 71 seconds. 232 already precompiled.
  4 dependencies errored.
  For a report of the errors see `julia> err`. To retry use `pkg> precompile`

```

I’m not familiar with Julia, so I don’t know what this error is or how to fix it.  
How can I solve it?

Thank you for help!

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**Post date:** [November 1, 2024, 1:24am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/plotlyjs-error/122104/2 "2024-11-01T01:24:22Z")

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Welcome to the forum. Can you type `err` into the REPL after the error occurs and post the result here?

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**Post date:** [November 1, 2024, 4:44am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/plotlyjs-error/122104/3 "2024-11-01T04:44:34Z")

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When I run `err` in REPL, the error message that occurs is too long to post in its entirety. First, the error message that appears on the top line is as follows.

```julia
PkgPrecompileError: The following 4 direct dependencies failed to precompile:

DataFramesExt

Failed to precompile DataFramesExt [69fdaafc-7253-5aa8-966e-acd4d6b210e1] to "C:\\Users\\ssu97\\.julia\\compiled\\v1.11\\DataFramesExt\\jl_ADF4.tmp".
ERROR: LoadError: InitError: AssertionError: isfile(f)
Stacktrace:
  [1] resource
    @ C:\Users\ssu97\.julia\packages\Blink\tnO3a\src\content\server.jl:5 [inlined]
  [2] resource(f::String)
    @ Blink C:\Users\ssu97\.julia\packages\Blink\tnO3a\src\content\server.jl:5
  [3] macro expansion
    @ C:\Users\ssu97\.julia\packages\Blink\tnO3a\src\AtomShell\webio.jl:34 [inlined]
  [4] (::Blink.AtomShell.var"#22#23")()
    @ Blink.AtomShell C:\Users\ssu97\.julia\packages\Lazy\9Xnd3\src\macros.jl:346
  [5] __init__ ()
    @ Blink.AtomShell C:\Users\ssu97\.julia\packages\Lazy\9Xnd3\src\macros.jl:341
  [6] run_module_init(mod::Module, i::Int64)
    @ Base .\loading.jl:1336
  [7] register_restored_modules(sv::Core.SimpleVector, pkg::Base.PkgId, path::String)
    @ Base .\loading.jl:1324
  [8] _include_from_serialized(pkg::Base.PkgId, path::String, ocachepath::String, depmods::Vector{Any}, ignore_native::Nothing; register::Bool)
    @ Base .\loading.jl:1213
  [9] _include_from_serialized (repeats 2 times)
    @ .\loading.jl:1169 [inlined]
 [10] _require_search_from_serialized(pkg::Base.PkgId, sourcepath::String, build_id::UInt128, stalecheck::Bool; reasons::Dict{String, Int64}, DEPOT_PATH::Vector{String})
    @ Base .\loading.jl:1985
 [11] _require(pkg::Base.PkgId, env::String)
    @ Base .\loading.jl:2450
 [12] __require_prelocked(uuidkey::Base.PkgId, env::String)
    @ Base .\loading.jl:2315
 [13] #invoke_in_world#3
    @ .\essentials.jl:1089 [inlined]
 [14] invoke_in_world
    @ .\essentials.jl:1086 [inlined]
 [15] _require_prelocked(uuidkey::Base.PkgId, env::String)
    @ Base .\loading.jl:2302
 [16] macro expansion
    @ .\loading.jl:2241 [inlined]
 [17] macro expansion
    @ .\lock.jl:273 [inlined]
 [18] __require(into::Module, mod::Symbol)
    @ Base .\loading.jl:2198
 [19] #invoke_in_world#3
    @ .\essentials.jl:1089 [inlined]
 [20] invoke_in_world
    @ .\essentials.jl:1086 [inlined]
 [21] require(into::Module, mod::Symbol)
    @ Base .\loading.jl:2191
 [22] include
    @ .\Base.jl:557 [inlined]
 [23] include_package_for_output(pkg::Base.PkgId, input::String, depot_path::Vector{String}, dl_load_path::Vector{String}, load_path::Vector{String}, concrete_deps::Vector{Pair{Base.PkgId, UInt128}}, source::String)
    @ Base .\loading.jl:2790
 [24] top-level scope
    @ stdin:5
during initialization of module AtomShell
in expression starting at C:\Users\ssu97\.julia\packages\PlotlyJS\jwzG2\src\PlotlyJS.jl:1
in expression starting at stdin:5
ERROR: LoadError: Failed to precompile PlotlyJS [f0f68f2c-4968-5e81-91da-67840de0976a] to "C:\\Users\\ssu97\\.julia\\compiled\\v1.11\\PlotlyJS\\jl_AEDB.tmp".   
Stacktrace:
  [1] error(s::String)
    @ Base .\error.jl:35
  [2] compilecache(pkg::Base.PkgId, path::String, internal_stderr::IO, internal_stdout::IO, keep_loaded_modules::Bool; flags::Cmd, cacheflags::Base.CacheFlags, reasons::Dict{String, Int64}, isext::Bool)
    @ Base .\loading.jl:3085
  [3] (::Base.var"#1082#1083"{Base.PkgId})()
    @ Base .\loading.jl:2492
  [4] mkpidlock(f::Base.var"#1082#1083"{Base.PkgId}, at::String, pid::Int32; kwopts::@Kwargs{stale_age::Int64, wait::Bool})
    @ FileWatching.Pidfile C:\Users\ssu97\.julia\juliaup\julia-1.11.1+0.x64.w64.mingw32\share\julia\stdlib\v1.11\FileWatching\src\pidfile.jl:95
  [5] #mkpidlock#6
    @ C:\Users\ssu97\.julia\juliaup\julia-1.11.1+0.x64.w64.mingw32\share\julia\stdlib\v1.11\FileWatching\src\pidfile.jl:90 [inlined]
  [6] trymkpidlock(::Function, ::Vararg{Any}; kwargs::@Kwargs{stale_age::Int64})
    @ FileWatching.Pidfile C:\Users\ssu97\.julia\juliaup\julia-1.11.1+0.x64.w64.mingw32\share\julia\stdlib\v1.11\FileWatching\src\pidfile.jl:116
  [7] #invokelatest#2
    @ .\essentials.jl:1057 [inlined]
  [8] invokelatest
    @ .\essentials.jl:1052 [inlined]
  [9] maybe_cachefile_lock(f::Base.var"#1082#1083"{Base.PkgId}, pkg::Base.PkgId, srcpath::String; stale_age::Int64)
    @ Base .\loading.jl:3609
 [10] maybe_cachefile_lock
    @ .\loading.jl:3606 [inlined]
 [11] _require(pkg::Base.PkgId, env::String)
    @ Base .\loading.jl:2488
 [12] __require_prelocked(uuidkey::Base.PkgId, env::String)
    @ Base .\loading.jl:2315
 [13] #invoke_in_world#3
    @ .\essentials.jl:1089 [inlined]
 [14] invoke_in_world
    @ .\essentials.jl:1086 [inlined]
 [15] _require_prelocked(uuidkey::Base.PkgId, env::String)
    @ Base .\loading.jl:2302
 [16] macro expansion
    @ .\loading.jl:2241 [inlined]
 [17] macro expansion
    @ .\lock.jl:273 [inlined]
 [18] __require(into::Module, mod::Symbol)
    @ Base .\loading.jl:2198
 [19] #invoke_in_world#3
    @ .\essentials.jl:1089 [inlined]
 [20] invoke_in_world
    @ .\essentials.jl:1086 [inlined]
 [21] require(into::Module, mod::Symbol)
    @ Base .\loading.jl:2191
 [22] include
    @ .\Base.jl:557 [inlined]
 [23] include_package_for_output(pkg::Base.PkgId, input::String, depot_path::Vector{String}, dl_load_path::Vector{String}, load_path::Vector{String}, concrete_deps::Vector{Pair{Base.PkgId, UInt128}}, source::Nothing)
    @ Base .\loading.jl:2790
 [24] top-level scope
    @ stdin:5
in expression starting at C:\Users\ssu97\.julia\packages\PlotlyJS\jwzG2\ext\DataFramesExt.jl:1
in expression starting at stdin:5
CSVExt

Failed to precompile CSVExt [6b5fe089-44ad-5ece-89e8-532c39ae1766] to "C:\\Users\\ssu97\\.julia\\compiled\\v1.11\\CSVExt\\jl_AE06.tmp".
ERROR: LoadError: InitError: AssertionError: isfile(f)
Stacktrace:
  [1] resource
    @ C:\Users\ssu97\.julia\packages\Blink\tnO3a\src\content\server.jl:5 [inlined]
  [2] resource(f::String)
    @ Blink C:\Users\ssu97\.julia\packages\Blink\tnO3a\src\content\server.jl:5
  [3] macro expansion
    @ C:\Users\ssu97\.julia\packages\Blink\tnO3a\src\AtomShell\webio.jl:34 [inlined]
  [4] (::Blink.AtomShell.var"#22#23")()
    @ Blink.AtomShell C:\Users\ssu97\.julia\packages\Lazy\9Xnd3\src\macros.jl:346
  [5] __init__ ()
    @ Blink.AtomShell C:\Users\ssu97\.julia\packages\Lazy\9Xnd3\src\macros.jl:341
  [6] run_module_init(mod::Module, i::Int64)
    @ Base .\loading.jl:1336
  [7] register_restored_modules(sv::Core.SimpleVector, pkg::Base.PkgId, path::String)
    @ Base .\loading.jl:1324
  [8] _include_from_serialized(pkg::Base.PkgId, path::String, ocachepath::String, depmods::Vector{Any}, ignore_native::Nothing; register::Bool)
    @ Base .\loading.jl:1213
  [9] _include_from_serialized (repeats 2 times)
    @ .\loading.jl:1169 [inlined]
 [10] _require_search_from_serialized(pkg::Base.PkgId, sourcepath::String, build_id::UInt128, stalecheck::Bool; reasons::Dict{String, Int64}, DEPOT_PATH::Vector{String})
    @ Base .\loading.jl:1985
 [11] _require(pkg::Base.PkgId, env::String)
    @ Base .\loading.jl:2450
 [12] __require_prelocked(uuidkey::Base.PkgId, env::String)
    @ Base .\loading.jl:2315
 [13] #invoke_in_world#3
    @ .\essentials.jl:1089 [inlined]
 [14] invoke_in_world
    @ .\essentials.jl:1086 [inlined]
 [15] _require_prelocked(uuidkey::Base.PkgId, env::String)
    @ Base .\loading.jl:2302
 [16] macro expansion
    @ .\loading.jl:2241 [inlined]
 [17] macro expansion
    @ .\lock.jl:273 [inlined]
 [18] __require(into::Module, mod::Symbol)
    @ Base .\loading.jl:2198
 [19] #invoke_in_world#3
    @ .\essentials.jl:1089 [inlined]
 [20] invoke_in_world
    @ .\essentials.jl:1086 [inlined]
 [21] require(into::Module, mod::Symbol)
    @ Base .\loading.jl:2191
 [22] include
    @ .\Base.jl:557 [inlined]
 [23] include_package_for_output(pkg::Base.PkgId, input::String, depot_path::Vector{String}, dl_load_path::Vector{String}, load_path::Vector{String}, concrete_deps::Vector{Pair{Base.PkgId, UInt128}}, source::String)
    @ Base .\loading.jl:2790
 [24] top-level scope
    @ stdin:5
during initialization of module AtomShell
in expression starting at C:\Users\ssu97\.julia\packages\PlotlyJS\jwzG2\src\PlotlyJS.jl:1
in expression starting at stdin:5
ERROR: LoadError: Failed to precompile PlotlyJS [f0f68f2c-4968-5e81-91da-67840de0976a] to "C:\\Users\\ssu97\\.julia\\compiled\\v1.11\\PlotlyJS\\jl_BCA6.tmp".   
Stacktrace:
  [1] error(s::String)
    @ Base .\error.jl:35
  [2] compilecache(pkg::Base.PkgId, path::String, internal_stderr::IO, internal_stdout::IO, keep_loaded_modules::Bool; flags::Cmd, cacheflags::Base.CacheFlags, reasons::Dict{String, Int64}, isext::Bool)
    @ Base .\loading.jl:3085
  [3] (::Base.var"#1082#1083"{Base.PkgId})()
    @ Base .\loading.jl:2492
  [4] mkpidlock(f::Base.var"#1082#1083"{Base.PkgId}, at::String, pid::Int32; kwopts::@Kwargs{stale_age::Int64, wait::Bool})
    @ FileWatching.Pidfile C:\Users\ssu97\.julia\juliaup\julia-1.11.1+0.x64.w64.mingw32\share\julia\stdlib\v1.11\FileWatching\src\pidfile.jl:95
  [5] #mkpidlock#6
    @ C:\Users\ssu97\.julia\juliaup\julia-1.11.1+0.x64.w64.mingw32\share\julia\stdlib\v1.11\FileWatching\src\pidfile.jl:90 [inlined]
  [6] trymkpidlock(::Function, ::Vararg{Any}; kwargs::@Kwargs{stale_age::Int64})
    @ FileWatching.Pidfile C:\Users\ssu97\.julia\juliaup\julia-1.11.1+0.x64.w64.mingw32\share\julia\stdlib\v1.11\FileWatching\src\pidfile.jl:116
  [7] #invokelatest#2
    @ .\essentials.jl:1057 [inlined]
  [8] invokelatest
    @ .\essentials.jl:1052 [inlined]
  [9] maybe_cachefile_lock(f::Base.var"#1082#1083"{Base.PkgId}, pkg::Base.PkgId, srcpath::String; stale_age::Int64)
    @ Base .\loading.jl:3609
 [10] maybe_cachefile_lock
    @ .\loading.jl:3606 [inlined]
 [11] _require(pkg::Base.PkgId, env::String)
    @ Base .\loading.jl:2488
 [12] __require_prelocked(uuidkey::Base.PkgId, env::String)
    @ Base .\loading.jl:2315
 [13] #invoke_in_world#3
    @ .\essentials.jl:1089 [inlined]
 [14] invoke_in_world
    @ .\essentials.jl:1086 [inlined]
 [15] _require_prelocked(uuidkey::Base.PkgId, env::String)
    @ Base .\loading.jl:2302
 [16] macro expansion
    @ .\loading.jl:2241 [inlined]
 [17] macro expansion
    @ .\lock.jl:273 [inlined]
 [18] __require(into::Module, mod::Symbol)
    @ Base .\loading.jl:2198
 [19] #invoke_in_world#3
    @ .\essentials.jl:1089 [inlined]
 [20] invoke_in_world
    @ .\essentials.jl:1086 [inlined]
 [21] require(into::Module, mod::Symbol)
    @ Base .\loading.jl:2191
 [22] include
    @ .\Base.jl:557 [inlined]
 [23] include_package_for_output(pkg::Base.PkgId, input::String, depot_path::Vector{String}, dl_load_path::Vector{String}, load_path::Vector{String}, concrete_deps::Vector{Pair{Base.PkgId, UInt128}}, source::Nothing)
    @ Base .\loading.jl:2790
 [24] top-level scope
    @ stdin:5
in expression starting at C:\Users\ssu97\.julia\packages\PlotlyJS\jwzG2\ext\CSVExt.jl:1
in expression starting at stdin:5

```

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**Author:** ![elm9742](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/elm9742/32/213108_2.png) [@elm9742](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/elm9742)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2024, 5:42am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/plotlyjs-error/122104/4 "2024-11-04T05:42:11Z")

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Please check the comment I posted following this post.

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**Author:** ![jd-foster](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/jd-foster/32/35824_2.png) [@jd-foster](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/jd-foster)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2024, 3:20am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/plotlyjs-error/122104/5 "2024-11-09T03:20:09Z")

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This seems to be addressed in the most recent update to the package: see [PlotlyJS error · Issue #2 · Mathbiomed/scLENS · GitHub](https://github.com/Mathbiomed/scLENS/issues/2#issuecomment-2461038133)