missing external dependency "unidecode"

[Davide Corio]

while trying to install the module i get:

ImportError: No module named unidecode

this dependency should be declared in the __openerp__.py file

[Guewen Baconnier @ Camptocamp (gbaconnier-c2c)]

Hi,

When the external dependency is present in the __openerp__.py file, I cannot install base_custom_attributes in OpenERP.

I get an error:
Error

Unable to upgrade module "base_custom_attributes" because an external dependency is not met: No module named unidecode

That's a strange issue.
The unidecode egg is in sys.path. The method openerp.addons.base.module.module.module.check_external_dependencies() uses `imp.find_module()`. In that case `imp.find_module('unidecode', None)` returns an ImportError. However, if I put an pdb at the same place and do a `import unidecode`, it finds the module and import it correctly.

A colleague of mine confirmed he had the same issue on another computer.

[Davide Corio (enlightx-deactivatedaccount)]

I actually cannot reproduce it, but if external_dependencies doesn't work properly for everybody, it's better if we don't use it at all till we find the reason.

[Davide Corio (enlightx-deactivatedaccount)]

just remembered i had once the same problem with pywebdav, if i recall correctly.

[Guewen Baconnier @ Camptocamp (gbaconnier-c2c)]

Following my comment #1, I noticed that:
If unidecode is installed as zipped egg, imp.find_module() can't find it so we won't be able to install base_custom_attributes.
If the egg is unzipped, it will work.

[Davide Corio (enlightx-deactivatedaccount)]

no zip-safe or not-zip-safe file is present in unidecode's egg.
then setuptools is failing in recognizing if it can be or not zip-safe.

in my case pip install unzipped the egg

[Thomas Klosinsky (tmomas)]

Hm,
for someone who is new to OpenERP, how can I fix the error since I am getting exactly the same?

Any step by step instructions possible?

[Guewen Baconnier @ Camptocamp (gbaconnier-c2c)]

On 01/14/2014 04:32 PM, Thomas Klosinsky wrote:
> Hm,
> for someone who is new to OpenERP, how can I fix the error since I am getting exactly the same?
>
> Any step by step instructions possible?
>
When you install the unidecode egg, you should install the unzipped
version, using:

easy_install --always-unzip unidecode
or
pip install unidecode

ref:
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1218058/how-do-i-forbid-easy-install-from-zipping-eggs

[Takis (takis-25)]

Hi, I am new to OpenERP . I have tried for two days product_custom_attributes to install. I always get the same error :
" Unable to install module" base_custom_attributes "because of external dependency is not met : No module named unidecode " .

I am running Windows Server 2012.
I have instaled Phyton . Then I installed this package.
https://pypi.python.org/pypi/Unidecode
 First, with this command : python setup.py install

Then I have both easy_install - always- unzip unidecode
and
pip install unidecode also made.

Next, I changed these files.
' product_custom_attributes / __openerp__.py '
' base_custom_attributes / __openerp__.py '

is shown with the extra lines like this:
https://code.launchpad.net/~enlightx/openerp-product-attributes/7.0-bug-1190658-unidecode-dep/+merge/169248

+ ' External_dependencies ' : {
+ ' Python' : [' unidecode '] ,
+}
+

Despite everything , I keep getting the same error .
Please describe how you unidecode properly installed and the system continues to run.

Thank you

[johnfelipe (ingenierofelipeurrego)]

Hi, please tell me if resolv this....