Setting p4a.source_dir in buildozer causes AttributeError: module 'build' has no attribute 'parse_args_and_make_package'

Versions

• Python: 3.7.5
• OS: Linux
• Kivy: 1.11.1
• Cython: 0.29.16

Description

Setting a custom p4a source dir using a freshly cloned ‘develop’ branch and then building an APK results in a traceback mentioning an AttributeError:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib64/python3.7/runpy.py", line 193, in _run_module_as_main
    "__main__", mod_spec)
  File "/usr/lib64/python3.7/runpy.py", line 85, in _run_code
    exec(code, run_globals)
  File "/home/zedr/src/python-for-android/pythonforandroid/toolchain.py", line 1231, in <module>
    main()
  File "/home/zedr/src/python-for-android/pythonforandroid/entrypoints.py", line 18, in main
    ToolchainCL()
  File "/home/zedr/src/python-for-android/pythonforandroid/toolchain.py", line 688, in __init__
    getattr(self, command)(args)
  File "/home/zedr/src/python-for-android/pythonforandroid/toolchain.py", line 155, in wrapper_func
    func(self, args, **kw)
  File "/home/zedr/src/python-for-android/pythonforandroid/toolchain.py", line 1099, in apk
    output, build_args = self._build_package(args, package_type='apk')
  File "/home/zedr/src/python-for-android/pythonforandroid/toolchain.py", line 1000, in _build_package
    build_args = build.parse_args_and_make_package(
AttributeError: module 'build' has no attribute 'parse_args_and_make_package'

The error does not occur if I use the master branch instead.

buildozer.spec

Command:

python3.7 -m pythonforandroid.toolchain apk --debug --bootstrap=sdl2 --dist_name letter_trail --name 'Letter Trail' --version 0.1.0 --package com.zedr.games.letter_trail --minsdk 21 --ndk-api 21 --private /home/zedr/src/trail/.buildozer/android/app --permission INTERNET --permission WAKE_LOCK --android-entrypoint org.kivy.android.PythonActivity --android-apptheme @android:style/Theme.NoTitleBar --orientation portrait --window --wakelock --copy-libs --local-recipes /home/zedr/src/trail/recipes --arch armeabi-v7a --color=always --storage-dir="/home/zedr/src/trail/.buildozer/android/platform/build-armeabi-v7a" --ndk-api=21

Spec file:

# (str) python-for-android git clone directory (if empty, it will be automatically cloned from github)
p4a.source_dir = ~/src/python-for-android

[Dirk-Sandberg]

Hmm… now it isn’t happening. I was running into another error (not while setting the p4a source dir) related to not having libssl-dev installed. Error was

pip is configured with locations that require TLS/SSL, however the ssl module in Python is not available.

After I apt install libssl-dev, it appears that I’ve fixed both my errors (??).

[alanverdugo]

Hello, I get this same error, and I’ve just updated buildozer with buildozer android update while trying to troubleshoot another issue.

However, my problem didn’t fix itself like in the previous comments! Also, I’ve never set any values for p4a.source_dir = and it used to work perfectly before the update.

My current Buildozer version: Buildozer 1.0.1-dev0

Now, whenever I run buildozer android release I get the following error:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/python3.6/runpy.py", line 193, in _run_module_as_main
    "__main__", mod_spec)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.6/runpy.py", line 85, in _run_code
    exec(code, run_globals)
  File "/home/ark/git/gilbert/.buildozer/android/platform/python-for-android/pythonforandroid/toolchain.py", line 1260, in <module>
    main()
  File "/home/ark/git/gilbert/.buildozer/android/platform/python-for-android/pythonforandroid/entrypoints.py", line 18, in main
    ToolchainCL()
  File "/home/ark/git/gilbert/.buildozer/android/platform/python-for-android/pythonforandroid/toolchain.py", line 709, in __init__
    getattr(self, command)(args)
  File "/home/ark/git/gilbert/.buildozer/android/platform/python-for-android/pythonforandroid/toolchain.py", line 155, in wrapper_func
    func(self, args, **kw)
  File "/home/ark/git/gilbert/.buildozer/android/platform/python-for-android/pythonforandroid/toolchain.py", line 1128, in apk
    output, build_args = self._build_package(args, package_type='apk')
  File "/home/ark/git/gilbert/.buildozer/android/platform/python-for-android/pythonforandroid/toolchain.py", line 1029, in _build_package
    build_args = build.parse_args_and_make_package(
AttributeError: module 'build' has no attribute 'parse_args_and_make_package'

Is there any way for me to go back to a stable version? It feels like I am breaking more stuff while trying to fix my problems. Any help would be appreciated! thanks!

Hi, in case anybody is having the same problem: I fixed it by executing buildozer android clean and then buildozer android release again.

The build takes much longer now, and I do not know why it broke, or why this seems to fix it, but at least it is working now.