AttributeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'glActiveTexture'

[NewAstronaut7451]

Rasp Pi 4 on Buster. Up to date, fresh install

When trying to run any of the demos I get

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "Earth.py", line 11, in <module>
    import pi3d
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/dist-packages/pi3d/__init__.py", line 10, in <module>
    from pi3d.constants import (USE_PYGAME, PIL_OK,
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/dist-packages/pi3d/constants/__init__.py", line 198, in <module>
    PLATFORM, bcm, openegl, opengles = _detect_platform_and_load_libraries()
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/dist-packages/pi3d/constants/__init__.py", line 193, in _detect_platform_and_load_libraries
    set_gles_function_args(opengles) #function defined in constants/gl.py
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/dist-packages/pi3d/constants/gl.py", line 387, in set_gles_function_args
    gles.glActiveTexture.argtypes = [GLenum] #
AttributeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'glActiveTexture'

This looks like the same error as before in https://github.com/tipam/pi3d/issues/214

[paddywwoof]

Is this due to the type of driver set up in raspbi-config? I will see if I can reproduce this error.

[reflect23]

I've got the same issue on a Raspberry Pi 3b using Raspberry Pi OS current version as of 2/26/22

[paddywwoof]

Away at moment but will do some tests when I'm back. Also with 64 bit version

[Jacques-Olivier-Farcy]

I have the same error on a fresh PI OS install and update with snake eyes from adafruit.

[paddywwoof]

Thanks @Jacques-Olivier-Farcy,
In case anyone else comes across this thread - it seems to be related to the changes in RPi graphics driver. You can see discussion and solutions helgeerbe/picframe#195 (comment)

However the OP does say they are using original buster OS which hasn't loaded the OpenGLES library correctly. Not sure if this is fixed or not as I haven't reproduced it.

[Jacques-Olivier-Farcy]

Hi there,
Yes i can confirm that with the Buster image of raspios and after a (long) update / upgrade, it is working fine.
I used PI OS [raspios armhf buster lite](http://downloads.raspberrypi.org/raspios_lite_armhf/images/raspios_lite_armhf-2021-05-28/2021-05-07-raspios-buster-armhf-lite.zip.torrent