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DJango branch: circular import problem: crontab and logging
See original GitHub issueDescribe the bug
After updating to newest django branch I no longer can launch app
Steps to reproduce
1. Run ArchiveBox e.g. ./bin/archivebox add
Screenshots or log output
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/home/kangus/src/ArchiveBox/bin/archivebox", line 7, in <module>
from .cli import main
File "/home/kangus/src/ArchiveBox/archivebox/cli/__init__.py", line 65, in <module>
SUBCOMMANDS = list_subcommands()
File "/home/kangus/src/ArchiveBox/archivebox/cli/__init__.py", line 41, in list_subcommands
module = import_module('.archivebox_{}'.format(subcommand), __package__)
File "/usr/lib/python3.8/importlib/__init__.py", line 127, in import_module
return _bootstrap._gcd_import(name[level:], package, level)
File "/home/kangus/src/ArchiveBox/archivebox/cli/archivebox_init.py", line 11, in <module>
from ..main import init, docstring
File "/home/kangus/src/ArchiveBox/archivebox/main.py", line 8, in <module>
from crontab import CronTab, CronSlices
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.8/dist-packages/crontab.py", line 91, in <module>
import logging
File "/home/kangus/src/ArchiveBox/archivebox/logging.py", line 16, in <module>
from .index.schema import Link, ArchiveResult
File "/home/kangus/src/ArchiveBox/archivebox/index/__init__.py", line 13, in <module>
from ..system import atomic_write
File "/home/kangus/src/ArchiveBox/archivebox/system.py", line 12, in <module>
from crontab import CronTab
ImportError: cannot import name 'CronTab' from partially initialized module 'crontab' (most likely due to a circular import) (/usr/local/lib/python3.8/dist-packages/crontab.py)
Error in sys.excepthook:
Traceback (most recent call last): [0/6631]
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apport_python_hook.py", line 72, in apport_excepthook
from apport.fileutils import likely_packaged, get_recent_crashes
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apport/__init__.py", line 5, in <module>
from apport.report import Report
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apport/report.py", line 32, in <module>
import apport.fileutils
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apport/fileutils.py", line 12, in <module>
import os, glob, subprocess, os.path, time, pwd, sys, requests_unixsocket
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/requests_unixsocket/__init__.py", line 1, in <module>
import requests
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/requests/__init__.py", line 43, in <module>
import urllib3
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/urllib3/__init__.py", line 7, in <module>
from .connectionpool import HTTPConnectionPool, HTTPSConnectionPool, connection_from_url
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/urllib3/connectionpool.py", line 3, in <module>
import logging
File "/home/kangus/src/ArchiveBox/archivebox/logging.py", line 16, in <module>
from .index.schema import Link, ArchiveResult
File "/home/kangus/src/ArchiveBox/archivebox/index/__init__.py", line 13, in <module>
from ..system import atomic_write
File "/home/kangus/src/ArchiveBox/archivebox/system.py", line 12, in <module>
from crontab import CronTab
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.8/dist-packages/crontab.py", line 154, in <module>
LOG = logging.getLogger('crontab')
AttributeError: partially initialized module 'logging' has no attribute 'getLogger' (most likely due to a circular import)
Original exception was:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/home/kangus/src/ArchiveBox/bin/archivebox", line 7, in <module>
from .cli import main
File "/home/kangus/src/ArchiveBox/archivebox/cli/__init__.py", line 65, in <module>
SUBCOMMANDS = list_subcommands()
File "/home/kangus/src/ArchiveBox/archivebox/cli/__init__.py", line 41, in list_subcommands
module = import_module('.archivebox_{}'.format(subcommand), __package__)
File "/usr/lib/python3.8/importlib/__init__.py", line 127, in import_module
return _bootstrap._gcd_import(name[level:], package, level)
File "/home/kangus/src/ArchiveBox/archivebox/cli/archivebox_init.py", line 11, in <module>
from ..main import init, docstring
File "/home/kangus/src/ArchiveBox/archivebox/main.py", line 8, in <module>
from crontab import CronTab, CronSlices
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.8/dist-packages/crontab.py", line 91, in <module>
import logging
File "/home/kangus/src/ArchiveBox/archivebox/logging.py", line 16, in <module>
from .index.schema import Link, ArchiveResult
File "/home/kangus/src/ArchiveBox/archivebox/index/__init__.py", line 13, in <module>
from ..system import atomic_write
File "/home/kangus/src/ArchiveBox/archivebox/system.py", line 12, in <module>
from crontab import CronTab
ImportError: cannot import name 'CronTab' from partially initialized module 'crontab' (most likely due to a circular import) (/usr/local/lib/python3.8/dist-packages/crontab.py)
Software versions
- OS: Linux Mint 20/ubuntu 20.04
- ArchiveBox version: 848977e
- Python version: python 3.8.2
Issue Analytics
- State:
- Created 3 years ago
- Comments:7 (5 by maintainers)
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Tried latest commit, installed in venv with pip3 install -e . and no import problem!
@terxw We renamed the module to prevent the issue. Once #379 is merged, you should be able to use it as you normally do.