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Unable to start using pip install

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I’ve followed the instructions for installation but I am unable to run the program due to this error:

➜  bot marketmaker XBTUSD
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/Users/dimitri/.pyenv/versions/3.5.0/bin/marketmaker", line 9, in <module>
    load_entry_point('bitmex-market-maker==1.3', 'console_scripts', 'marketmaker')()
  File "/Users/dimitri/.pyenv/versions/3.5.0/lib/python3.5/site-packages/market_maker/__init__.py", line 21, in run
    from market_maker import market_maker
  File "/Users/dimitri/.pyenv/versions/3.5.0/lib/python3.5/site-packages/market_maker/market_maker.py", line 11, in <module>
    from market_maker import bitmex
  File "/Users/dimitri/.pyenv/versions/3.5.0/lib/python3.5/site-packages/market_maker/bitmex.py", line 12, in <module>
    from market_maker.ws.ws_thread import BitMEXWebsocket
  File "/Users/dimitri/.pyenv/versions/3.5.0/lib/python3.5/site-packages/market_maker/ws/ws_thread.py", line 10, in <module>
    from market_maker.settings import settings
  File "/Users/dimitri/.pyenv/versions/3.5.0/lib/python3.5/site-packages/market_maker/settings.py", line 25, in <module>
    userSettings = import_path(os.path.join('.', 'settings'))
  File "/Users/dimitri/.pyenv/versions/3.5.0/lib/python3.5/site-packages/market_maker/settings.py", line 19, in import_path
    module = importlib.import_module(filename, path)
  File "/Users/dimitri/.pyenv/versions/3.5.0/lib/python3.5/importlib/__init__.py", line 126, in import_module
    return _bootstrap._gcd_import(name[level:], package, level)
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 981, in _gcd_import
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 931, in _sanity_check
SystemError: Parent module '.' not loaded, cannot perform relative import

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Created 6 years ago
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ryanfoxcommented, Apr 17, 2018

The README has step by step instructions: https://github.com/BitMEX/sample-market-maker#getting-started

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fabrixpocommented, Apr 17, 2018

Followed exactly these instructions but seems to miss some important thing. Uninstalled and reinstalled a lot of times, with and without venv. Always same (stupid) error…