Hello,
I have a Python project that uses setuptools for deployment. The project
uses Google Protocol Buffers to define a network message format. My main
issue is how to make setup.py call the protoc-compiler during installation
to build the definitions into a _pb2.py file.
Several times I've seen and been given the advice to just distribute the
resulting _pb2.py files along with the project. While this might work for
very similar platforms and protobuf versions, I've found several cases
where this does not work. For example, when I develop on a Mac that uses
Anaconda Python with protobuf version 2.6.1. and copy the resulting _pb2.py
along with the rest of the project to a Raspberry Pi running Raspbian with
protobuf version 2.4.1., there are always import errors coming from the
_pb2.py modules. However, if I compile the .proto files freshly on the Pi,
the project works as expected (and can interact with the other side on the
Mac using the newer versions). So, distributing the compiled files does not
seem like an option.
For reference: This is the output when using the 2.6.1. generated _pb2.py file
on the Pi with 2.4.1.
File "[...]network_manager.py", line 8, in <module>
import InstrumentControl.transports.serial_bridge_protocol_pb2 as protocol
File "[...]serial_bridge_protocol_pb2.py", line 9, in <module>
from google.protobuf import symbol_database as _symbol_database
ImportError: cannot import name symbol_database
Kind of looking for working and best practice solutions here. It can be
assumed that the protoc-compiler is installed on the target platform.
Best regards,
Jan
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