ImportError: cannot import name 'base' from partially initialized module 'openant' (most likely due to a circular import) (/usr/lib/python3.13/site-packages/openant/__init__.py) #114
Description
After installing python-openant in Arch Linux, the module cannot be imported. We are using python-3.13.2-1.
=> Making package: python-openant 1.3.2-1 (Sun Mar 16 12:03:36 2025)
==> Checking runtime dependencies...
==> Installing missing dependencies...
resolving dependencies...
looking for conflicting packages...
Package (3) New Version Net Change Download Size
core/mpdecimal 4.0.0-2 0.32 MiB 0.10 MiB
core/python 3.13.2-1 67.62 MiB 12.28 MiB
extra/python-pyusb 1.2.1-6 0.64 MiB 0.10 MiB
Total Download Size: 12.47 MiB
Total Installed Size: 68.58 MiB
:: Proceed with installation? [Y/n]
:: Retrieving packages...
python-3.13.2-1-x86_64 downloading...
mpdecimal-4.0.0-2-x86_64 downloading...
python-pyusb-1.2.1-6-any downloading...
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installing python...
Optional dependencies for python
python-setuptools: for building Python packages using tooling that is usually bundled with Python
python-pip: for installing Python packages using tooling that is usually bundled with Python
python-pipx: for installing Python software not packaged on Arch Linux
sqlite: for a default database integration [installed]
xz: for lzma [installed]
tk: for tkinter
installing python-pyusb...
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extra/python-autocommand 2.2.2-7 0.08 MiB 0.02 MiB
extra/python-iniconfig 2.0.0-6 0.04 MiB 0.01 MiB
extra/python-jaraco.collections 5.1.0-1 0.10 MiB 0.02 MiB
extra/python-jaraco.context 6.0.1-1 0.04 MiB 0.01 MiB
extra/python-jaraco.functools 4.1.0-1 0.07 MiB 0.02 MiB
extra/python-jaraco.text 4.0.0-2 0.08 MiB 0.02 MiB
extra/python-more-itertools 10.6.0-1 0.66 MiB 0.11 MiB
extra/python-packaging 24.2-3 0.66 MiB 0.12 MiB
extra/python-platformdirs 4.3.6-2 0.24 MiB 0.03 MiB
extra/python-pluggy 1.5.0-3 0.20 MiB 0.04 MiB
extra/python-pyproject-hooks 1.2.0-3 0.10 MiB 0.02 MiB
extra/python-build 1.2.2-3 0.20 MiB 0.05 MiB
extra/python-installer 0.7.0-10 0.17 MiB 0.04 MiB
extra/python-pytest 1:8.3.5-1 3.93 MiB 0.69 MiB
extra/python-setuptools 1:75.8.0-1 8.15 MiB 1.27 MiB
extra/python-wheel 0.45.0-3 0.28 MiB 0.07 MiB
Total Download Size: 2.56 MiB
Total Installed Size: 15.01 MiB
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python-setuptools-1:75.8.0-1-any downloading...
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python-pyproject-hooks-1.2.0-3-any downloading...
python-jaraco.text-4.0.0-2-any downloading...
python-jaraco.functools-4.1.0-1-any downloading...
python-iniconfig-2.0.0-6-any downloading...
python-jaraco.context-6.0.1-1-any downloading...
checking keyring...
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:: Processing package changes...
installing python-packaging...
installing python-pyproject-hooks...
installing python-build...
Optional dependencies for python-build
python-pip: to use as the Python package installer (default)
python-uv: to use as the Python package installer
python-virtualenv: to use virtualenv for build isolation
installing python-installer...
installing python-more-itertools...
installing python-jaraco.functools...
installing python-jaraco.context...
installing python-autocommand...
installing python-jaraco.text...
Optional dependencies for python-jaraco.text
python-inflect: for show-newlines script
installing python-jaraco.collections...
installing python-platformdirs...
installing python-wheel...
Optional dependencies for python-wheel
python-keyring: for wheel.signatures
python-xdg: for wheel.signatures
python-setuptools: for legacy bdist_wheel subcommand [pending]
installing python-setuptools...
installing python-iniconfig...
installing python-pluggy...
installing python-pytest...
:: Running post-transaction hooks...
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==> Retrieving sources...
-> Downloading openant-1.3.2.tar.gz...
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==> Validating source files with sha512sums...
openant-1.3.2.tar.gz ... Passed
==> Extracting sources...
-> Extracting openant-1.3.2.tar.gz with bsdtar
==> Starting build()...
* Building wheel...
running bdist_wheel
running build
running build_py
creating build/lib/openant
copying openant/__init__.py -> build/lib/openant
copying openant/udev_rules.py -> build/lib/openant
copying openant/__main__.py -> build/lib/openant
running egg_info
creating openant.egg-info
writing openant.egg-info/PKG-INFO
writing dependency_links to openant.egg-info/dependency_links.txt
writing entry points to openant.egg-info/entry_points.txt
writing requirements to openant.egg-info/requires.txt
writing top-level names to openant.egg-info/top_level.txt
writing manifest file 'openant.egg-info/SOURCES.txt'
reading manifest file 'openant.egg-info/SOURCES.txt'
adding license file 'LICENSE'
writing manifest file 'openant.egg-info/SOURCES.txt'
installing to build/bdist.linux-x86_64/wheel
running install
running install_lib
creating build/bdist.linux-x86_64/wheel
creating build/bdist.linux-x86_64/wheel/openant
copying build/lib/openant/__init__.py -> build/bdist.linux-x86_64/wheel/./openant
copying build/lib/openant/udev_rules.py -> build/bdist.linux-x86_64/wheel/./openant
copying build/lib/openant/__main__.py -> build/bdist.linux-x86_64/wheel/./openant
running install_egg_info
Copying openant.egg-info to build/bdist.linux-x86_64/wheel/./openant-1.3.2-py3.13.egg-info
running install_scripts
creating build/bdist.linux-x86_64/wheel/openant-1.3.2.dist-info/WHEEL
creating '/tmp/makepkg/python-openant/src/openant-1.3.2/dist/.tmp-d8isukew/openant-1.3.2-py3-none-any.whl' and adding 'build/bdist.linux-x86_64/wheel' to it
adding 'openant/__init__.py'
adding 'openant/__main__.py'
adding 'openant/udev_rules.py'
adding 'openant-1.3.2.dist-info/LICENSE'
adding 'openant-1.3.2.dist-info/METADATA'
adding 'openant-1.3.2.dist-info/WHEEL'
adding 'openant-1.3.2.dist-info/entry_points.txt'
adding 'openant-1.3.2.dist-info/top_level.txt'
adding 'openant-1.3.2.dist-info/RECORD'
removing build/bdist.linux-x86_64/wheel
Successfully built openant-1.3.2-py3-none-any.whl
==> Starting check()...
=================================================================================== test session starts ====================================================================================
platform linux -- Python 3.13.2, pytest-8.3.5, pluggy-1.5.0 -- /usr/sbin/python
cachedir: .pytest_cache
rootdir: /tmp/makepkg/python-openant/src/openant-1.3.2
configfile: pyproject.toml
collected 13 items
openant/tests/base/test_message.py::MessageParse::test_message_code_lookup PASSED [ 7%]
openant/tests/base/test_message.py::MessageParse::test_message_code_lookup_fail PASSED [ 15%]
openant/tests/base/test_message.py::MessageParse::test_message_parse PASSED [ 23%]
openant/tests/fs/test_beacon.py::BeaconParseTest::test_beacon_parse PASSED [ 30%]
openant/tests/fs/test_command.py::AuthenticateCommandTest::test_pairing PASSED [ 38%]
openant/tests/fs/test_command.py::AuthenticateCommandTest::test_serial PASSED [ 46%]
openant/tests/fs/test_command.py::DownloadRequestTest::test PASSED [ 53%]
openant/tests/fs/test_command.py::DownloadResponseTest::test_not_readable PASSED [ 61%]
openant/tests/fs/test_command.py::DownloadResponseTest::test_ok PASSED [ 69%]
openant/tests/fs/test_commandpipe.py::CreateFileTest::runTest PASSED [ 76%]
openant/tests/fs/test_commandpipe.py::TimeTest::runTest PASSED [ 84%]
openant/tests/fs/test_file.py::DirectoryParse::test_parse PASSED [ 92%]
openant/tests/fs/test_file.py::FileParse::test_parse PASSED [100%]
==================================================================================== 13 passed in 0.06s ====================================================================================
==> Entering fakeroot environment...
==> Starting package()...
==> Tidying install...
-> Removing libtool files...
-> Purging unwanted files...
-> Removing static library files...
-> Stripping unneeded symbols from binaries and libraries...
-> Compressing man and info pages...
==> Checking for packaging issues...
==> Creating package "python-openant"...
-> Generating .PKGINFO file...
-> Generating .BUILDINFO file...
-> Generating .MTREE file...
-> Compressing package...
==> Leaving fakeroot environment.
==> Finished making: python-openant 1.3.2-1 (Sun Mar 16 12:04:06 2025)
$ sudo pacman -U python-openant-1.3.2-1-any.pkg.tar.zst
loading packages...
resolving dependencies...
looking for conflicting packages...
Package (1) New Version Net Change
python-openant 1.3.2-1 0.02 MiB
Total Installed Size: 0.02 MiB
:: Proceed with installation? [Y/n]
checking keyring...
checking package integrity...
loading package files...
checking for file conflicts...
:: Processing package changes...
installing python-openant...
:: Running post-transaction hooks...
(1/1) Arming ConditionNeedsUpdate...
$ pacman -Ql python-openant
python-openant /usr/
python-openant /usr/bin/
python-openant /usr/bin/openant
python-openant /usr/lib/
python-openant /usr/lib/python3.13/
python-openant /usr/lib/python3.13/site-packages/
python-openant /usr/lib/python3.13/site-packages/openant-1.3.2.dist-info/
python-openant /usr/lib/python3.13/site-packages/openant-1.3.2.dist-info/LICENSE
python-openant /usr/lib/python3.13/site-packages/openant-1.3.2.dist-info/METADATA
python-openant /usr/lib/python3.13/site-packages/openant-1.3.2.dist-info/RECORD
python-openant /usr/lib/python3.13/site-packages/openant-1.3.2.dist-info/WHEEL
python-openant /usr/lib/python3.13/site-packages/openant-1.3.2.dist-info/entry_points.txt
python-openant /usr/lib/python3.13/site-packages/openant-1.3.2.dist-info/top_level.txt
python-openant /usr/lib/python3.13/site-packages/openant/
python-openant /usr/lib/python3.13/site-packages/openant/__init__.py
python-openant /usr/lib/python3.13/site-packages/openant/__main__.py
python-openant /usr/lib/python3.13/site-packages/openant/udev_rules.py
python-openant /usr/share/
python-openant /usr/share/licenses/
python-openant /usr/share/licenses/python-openant/
python-openant /usr/share/licenses/python-openant/LICENSE
$ python
Python 3.13.2 (main, Feb 5 2025, 08:05:21) [GCC 14.2.1 20250128] on linux
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> import openant
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<python-input-0>", line 1, in <module>
import openant
File "/usr/lib/python3.13/site-packages/openant/__init__.py", line 28, in <module>
from . import base
ImportError: cannot import name 'base' from partially initialized module 'openant' (most likely due to a circular import) (/usr/lib/python3.13/site-packages/openant/__init__.py)https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/python-openant#comment-1015295