# Problem about installing mgis.fenics Python module **URL:** \ **Category:** installation\ **Created:** [May 14, 2020, 8:09am UTC](https://fenicsproject.discourse.group/t/problem-about-installing-mgis-fenics-python-module/3197 "2020-05-14T08:09:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Daniel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Daniel](https://fenicsproject.discourse.group/u/Daniel)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2020, 8:09am UTC](https://fenicsproject.discourse.group/t/problem-about-installing-mgis-fenics-python-module/3197/1 "2020-05-14T08:09:08Z")
hi, everyone, i want to use `mgis.fenics` python module. I have done the following steps to install “MFrontGenericInterfaceSupport” 1 unzip field in `C:/MFrontGenericInterfaceSupport` (field from [this website](https://github.com/thelfer/MFrontGenericInterfaceSupport)) 2 type `cd /mnt/c/MFrontGenericInterfaceSupport` on terminal windows 3 type `cmake .` 4 type `cmake` 5 type `make` 6 type `make check` 7 type `make install` but after completing above steps, pycharm can not still identify `mgis.fenics`. i don’t know which step i wrongly make or lost. I have found in the “INSTALL-cmake.md” field, there are 2 options could be related but i do not know in which step i should use them. - `enable-python-bindings` : compiles the `Python` bindings. This requires the `Boost/Python` library to be available (default=OFF) - `enable-fenics-bindings` : compiles the `FEniCS` bindings. Those bindings are experimental and very limited. To use `MGIS` with `FEniCS` , usage of the `Python` bindings are encouraged. My OS is win10 and install ubuntu on it. Thanks in advance ---
**Author:** ![bleyerj](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/fenicsproject.discourse.group/bleyerj/32/6020_2.png) [@bleyerj](https://fenicsproject.discourse.group/u/bleyerj)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2020, 8:35am UTC](https://fenicsproject.discourse.group/t/problem-about-installing-mgis-fenics-python-module/3197/2 "2020-05-14T08:35:03Z")
Hi, you need to indeed activate the python bindings which contain the `mgis.fenics` module with ```auto cmake -Denable-python-bindings=ON ``` The FEniCS bindings were an attempt using the C++ interface. You should also have `libboost_python` installed before compiling MGIS. You may also want to specify the python version associated with FEniCS if you have different versions installed using in the cmake command an additional `-DPython_ADDITIONAL_VERSIONS=3.6` for instance for Python 3.6 ---
**Author:** ![Daniel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Daniel](https://fenicsproject.discourse.group/u/Daniel)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2020, 10:04am UTC](https://fenicsproject.discourse.group/t/problem-about-installing-mgis-fenics-python-module/3197/3 "2020-05-14T10:04:23Z")
Hi, bleyerj. after runing `cmake -Denable-python-bindings=ON` and `cmake -Denable-fenics-bindings=ON` in step4. Pycharm can not still identify mgis. when installing this package, the terminal windows return the following details (just parts and sorry for uploading so many, i really do not know what mistakes happen. step3: type `cmake .` > zhiyi@DESKTOP-9ME6CPV:/mnt/c/MFrontGenericInterfaceSupport-master$ cmake . > – found python 3.6.9 > – python include path /usr/include/python3.6m > – python libraries path /usr/lib/x86\_64-linux-gnu > – python library python3.6m > – python interpreter /usr/bin/python3.6 > – Trying to find libboost\_python-py36 > – Could NOT find Boost: missing: python-py36 (found /usr/local/lib/cmake/Boost-1.72.0/BoostConfig.cmake (found suitable version “1.72.0”, minimum required is “1.36.0”)) > – Trying to find libboost\_python36 > – Boost library python found (Boost::python). > – python bindings support enabled > – enabling flag ‘Wno-conversion’ > – enabling flag ‘Wall’ > … > – enabling flag ‘fno-fast-math’ > – enabling flag ‘ffast-math’ > unknown option --python-version > Valid options are: > –all : request flags for all librairies. > –compiler-flags : return tfel recommended compiler flags. > –cppflags : return preprocessor flags. > –cxx-standard : print the version of the C++ standard used to compile TFEL. > –exceptions : request flags for TFELException. > –glossary : request flags for TFELGlossary. > –help : print this help message. > –include-path : return the path to the `TFEL` headers. > –includes : return tfel include path. > –ldflags : return linking flags. > –library-dependency: return the dependencies of a `TFEL` library. > –library-path : return the path to the `TFEL` library. > –libs : return linking flags. > –licence : print tfel licences. > –major-number : print tfel major version. > –material : request flags for TFELMaterial. > –math : request flags for TFELMath. > –math-cubic-spline: request flags for TFELMathCubicSpline. > –math-kriging : request flags for TFELMathKriging. > –math-parser : request flags for TFELMathParser. > –mfront-profiling: request flags for libMFrontProfiling. > –minor-number : print tfel minor version. > –numodis : request flags for TFELNUMODIS. > –oflags : return tfel recommended optimisation flags with architecture specific flags. > –oflags0 : return tfel recommended optimisation flags without architecture specific flags. > –oflags2 : return some aggressive optimisation flags, possibly at the expense of numerical precision. This shall be added to `--oflags` results. > –physical-constants: request flags for TFELPhysicalConstants. > –revision-number : print tfel revision version. > –system : request flags for TFELSystem. > –tests : request flags for TFELTests. > –unicode-support : request flags for TFELUnicodeSupport. > –utilities : request flags for TFELUtilities. > –version : print tfel version and svn revision. > –warning : return tfel recommended warnings. > – no tfel python bindings > – tfel version : 3.3.0 > – tfel C++ standard : 11 > – mfront : /usr/local/bin/mfront > – tfel-config : /usr/local/bin/tfel-config > – tfel-check : /usr/local/bin/tfel-check > – tfel include : /usr/local/include > – tfel libs : /usr/local/lib > – TFELTests : /usr/local/lib/libTFELTests.so > – TFELTests : /usr/local/lib/libTFELTests.so > – TFELException : /usr/local/lib/libTFELException.so > – TFELUtilities : /usr/local/lib/libTFELUtilities.so > – TFELMath : /usr/local/lib/libTFELMath.so > – TFELMaterial : /usr/local/lib/libTFELMaterial.so > – TFELPhysicalConstants : /usr/local/lib/libTFELPhysicalConstants.so > – doxygen documentation is not enabled > – Enabling generation of documentation based on jupyter-nbconvert > – jupyter-nbconvert: /home/zhiyi/.local/bin/jupyter-nbconvert > – Adding library : BehaviourTest (src/StandardElastoViscoPlasticityPlasticityTest11.cxx;src/StandardElastoViscoPlasticityPlasticityTest11-generic.cxx;src/FiniteStrainSingleCrystal.cxx;src/FiniteStrainSingleCrystal-generic.cxx;src/ParameterTest.cxx;src/ParameterTest-generic.cxx;src/BoundsCheckTest.cxx;src/BoundsCheckTest-generic.cxx;src/Gurson.cxx;src/Gurson-generic.cxx;src/Plasticity.cxx;src/Plasticity-generic.cxx;src/Norton.cxx;src/Norton-generic.cxx;src/Elasticity.cxx;src/Elasticity-generic.cxx) > – Configuring done > – Generating done > – Build files have been written to: /mnt/c/MFrontGenericInterfaceSupport-master step4: type `cmake -DPython_ADDITIONAL_VERSIONS=3.6` and `cmake -Denable-python-bindings=ON` and `cmake -Denable-fenics-bindings=ON` > zhiyi@DESKTOP-9ME6CPV:/mnt/c/MFrontGenericInterfaceSupport-master$ cmake -DPython\_ADDITIONAL\_VERSIONS=3.6 > CMake Warning: > No source or binary directory provided. Both will be assumed to be the > same as the current working directory, but note that this warning will > become a fatal error in future CMake releases. > > – found python 3.6.9 > – python include path /usr/include/python3.6m > – python libraries path /usr/lib/x86\_64-linux-gnu > – python library python3.6m > – python interpreter /usr/bin/python3.6 > – Trying to find libboost\_python-py36 > – Could NOT find Boost: missing: python-py36 (found /usr/local/lib/cmake/Boost-1.72.0/BoostConfig.cmake (found suitable version “1.72.0”, minimum required is “1.36.0”)) > – Trying to find libboost\_python36 > – Boost library python found (Boost::python). > – python bindings support enabled > – enabling flag ‘Wno-conversion’ > – enabling flag ‘Wall’ > zhiyi@DESKTOP-9ME6CPV:/mnt/c/MFrontGenericInterfaceSupport-master$ cmake -Denable-python-bindings=ON > CMake Warning: > No source or binary directory provided. Both will be assumed to be the > same as the current working directory, but note that this warning will > become a fatal error in future CMake releases. > > – found python 3.6.9 > – python include path /usr/include/python3.6m > – python libraries path /usr/lib/x86\_64-linux-gnu > – python library python3.6m > – python interpreter /usr/bin/python3.6 > – Trying to find libboost\_python-py36 > – Could NOT find Boost: missing: python-py36 (found /usr/local/lib/cmake/Boost-1.72.0/BoostConfig.cmake (found suitable version “1.72.0”, minimum required is “1.36.0”)) > – Trying to find libboost\_python36 > – Boost library python found (Boost::python). > – python bindings support enabled > – enabling flag ‘Wno-conversion’ > – enabling flag ‘Wall’ > zhiyi@DESKTOP-9ME6CPV:/mnt/c/MFrontGenericInterfaceSupport-master$ cmake -Denable-fenics-bindings=ON > CMake Warning: > No source or binary directory provided. Both will be assumed to be the > same as the current working directory, but note that this warning will > become a fatal error in future CMake releases. > > – found python 3.6.9 > – python include path /usr/include/python3.6m > – python libraries path /usr/lib/x86\_64-linux-gnu > – python library python3.6m > – python interpreter /usr/bin/python3.6 > – Trying to find libboost\_python-py36 > – Could NOT find Boost: missing: python-py36 (found /usr/local/lib/cmake/Boost-1.72.0/BoostConfig.cmake (found suitable version “1.72.0”, minimum required is “1.36.0”)) > – Trying to find libboost\_python36 > – Boost library python found (Boost::python). > – Found PkgConfig: /usr/bin/pkg-config (found version “0.29.1”) > – Checking for one of the modules ‘craypetsc\_real;PETSc’ > – Looking for sys/types.h > – Looking for sys/types.h - found > – Looking for stdint.h > – Looking for stdint.h - found > – Looking for stddef.h > – Looking for stddef.h - found > – Check size of PetscInt > – Check size of PetscInt - done > – Checking for one of the modules ‘crayslepc\_real;SLEPc’ > – python bindings support enabled > – FEniCS bindings support enabled > – enabling flag ‘Wno-conversion’ > – enabling flag ‘Wall’ step5:type `make` > zhiyi@DESKTOP-9ME6CPV:/mnt/c/MFrontGenericInterfaceSupport-master$ make > [2%] Building CXX object src/CMakeFiles/MFrontGenericInterface.dir/ThreadPool.cxx.o > [5%] Building CXX object src/CMakeFiles/MFrontGenericInterface.dir/ThreadedTaskResult.cxx.o > [8%] Building CXX object src/CMakeFiles/MFrontGenericInterface.dir/LibrariesManager.cxx.o > [10%] Building CXX object src/CMakeFiles/MFrontGenericInterface.dir/Markdown.cxx.o > /mnt/c/MFrontGenericInterfaceSupport-master/src/Markdown.cxx: In function ‘std::\_\_cxx11::string mgis::utilities::get\_heading\_signs(mgis::size\_type)’: > /mnt/c/MFrontGenericInterfaceSupport-master/src/Markdown.cxx:21:57: warning: unused parameter ‘l’ [-Wunused-parameter] > std::string get\_heading\_signs(const mgis::size\_type l) { > ^ > [13%] Building CXX object src/CMakeFiles/MFrontGenericInterface.dir/MatrixView.cxx.o > [16%] Building CXX object src/CMakeFiles/MFrontGenericInterface.dir/Variable.cxx.o > [18%] Building CXX object src/CMakeFiles/MFrontGenericInterface.dir/Hypothesis.cxx.o > [21%] Building CXX object src/CMakeFiles/MFrontGenericInterface.dir/Behaviour.cxx.o > /mnt/c/MFrontGenericInterfaceSupport-master/src/Behaviour.cxx: In lambda function: > /mnt/c/MFrontGenericInterfaceSupport-master/src/Behaviour.cxx:190:7: warning: control reaches end of non-void function [-Wreturn-type] > }(); > ^ > /mnt/c/MFrontGenericInterfaceSupport-master/src/Behaviour.cxx: In lambda function: > /mnt/c/MFrontGenericInterfaceSupport-master/src/Behaviour.cxx:222:7: warning: control reaches end of non-void function [-Wreturn-type] > }(); > ^ > [24%] Building CXX object src/CMakeFiles/MFrontGenericInterface.dir/ChangeBasis.cxx.o > … > [75%] Linking CXX shared module behaviour.so > [75%] Built target py\_mgis\_behaviour > [78%] Building CXX object bindings/python/src/CMakeFiles/py\_mgis.dir/mgis-module.cxx.o > [81%] Building CXX object bindings/python/src/CMakeFiles/py\_mgis.dir/ThreadPool.cxx.o > [81%] Linking CXX shared module \_mgis.so > [81%] Built target py\_mgis > Scanning dependencies of target MFrontGenericInterface-FEniCS > [83%] Building CXX object bindings/fenics/src/CMakeFiles/MFrontGenericInterface-FEniCS.dir/Utils.cxx.o > [86%] Building CXX object bindings/fenics/src/CMakeFiles/MFrontGenericInterface-FEniCS.dir/NonLinearMaterial.cxx.o > cc1plus: warning: this condition has identical branches [-Wduplicated-branches] > cc1plus: warning: this condition has identical branches [-Wduplicated-branches] > cc1plus: warning: this condition has identical branches [-Wduplicated-branches] > cc1plus: warning: this condition has identical branches [-Wduplicated-branches] > cc1plus: warning: this condition has identical branches [-Wduplicated-branches] > cc1plus: warning: this condition has identical branches [-Wduplicated-branches] > cc1plus: warning: this condition has identical branches [-Wduplicated-branches] > cc1plus: warning: this condition has identical branches [-Wduplicated-branches] > cc1plus: warning: this condition has identical branches [-Wduplicated-branches] > /usr/include/eigen3/Eigen/src/Core/Matrix.h:178:7: required from ‘class Eigen::Matrix\’ > /usr/include/dolfin/function/GenericFunction.h:82:49: required from here > cc1plus: warning: this condition has identical branches [-Wduplicated-branches] > cc1plus: warning: this condition has identical branches [-Wduplicated-branches] > [100%] Linking CXX shared library libMFrontGenericInterface-FEniCS.so > [100%] Built target MFrontGenericInterface-FEniCS step6: `make check` > zhiyi@DESKTOP-9ME6CPV:/mnt/c/MFrontGenericInterfaceSupport-master$ make check > [0%] Generating MGISSmallStrainFormulation3D.cpp, MGISSmallStrainFormulation3D.h > [1%] Generating MGISSmallStrainFormulation2D.cpp, MGISSmallStrainFormulation2D.h > Scanning dependencies of target MFrontGenericInterfaceFEniCSTestingUtilities > [2%] Building CXX object bindings/fenics/tests/src/CMakeFiles/MFrontGenericInterfaceFEniCSTestingUtilities.dir/FEniCSTestingUtilities.cxx.o > cc1plus: warning: this condition has identical branches [-Wduplicated-branches] > cc1plus: warning: this condition has identical branches [-Wduplicated-branches] > cc1plus: warning: this condition has identical branches [-Wduplicated-branches] > cc1plus: warning: this condition has identical branches [-Wduplicated-branches] > cc1plus: warning: this condition has identical branches [-Wduplicated-branches] > cc1plus: warning: this condition has identical branches [-Wduplicated-branches] > cc1plus: warning: this condition has identical branches [-Wduplicated-branches] step7: `sudo make install` > zhiyi@DESKTOP-9ME6CPV:/mnt/c/MFrontGenericInterfaceSupport-master$ sudo make install > [40%] Built target MFrontGenericInterface > [75%] Built target py\_mgis\_behaviour > [81%] Built target py\_mgis > [100%] Built target MFrontGenericInterface-FEniCS > Install the project… > – Install configuration: “” > – Up-to-date: /usr/local/share/doc/mgis/web/css > – Up-to-date: /usr/local/share/doc/mgis/web/css/main.css > – Up-to-date: /usr/local/share/doc/mgis/web/css/normalize.css > – Up-to-date: /usr/local/share/doc/mgis/web/css/slideshow.css > – Up-to-date: /usr/local/share/doc/mgis/web/img > – Up-to-date: /usr/local/share/doc/mgis/web/img/finite\_strain\_plasticity\_solution.png > – Up-to-date: /usr/local/share/doc/mgis/web/img/fuel\_rod\_solution.png > – Up-to-date: /usr/local/share/doc/mgis/web/img/multiphase\_kinematics.svg > – Up-to-date: /usr/local/share/doc/mgis/web/img/phase\_change\_law.svg > – Up-to-date: /usr/local/share/doc/mgis/web/img/solidification\_front.gif > – Up-to-date: /usr/local/share/doc/mgis/web/img/Temperature\_Castem\_FEniCS.png > – Up-to-date: /usr/local/include/MGIS/Config-c.h > – Up-to-date: /usr/local/include/MGIS/Config.hxx > – Up-to-date: /usr/local/include/MGIS/Cste.hxx > – Up-to-date: /usr/local/include/MGIS/MatrixView.hxx > – Up-to-date: /usr/local/include/MGIS/MatrixView.ixx > – Up-to-date: /usr/local/include/MGIS/Raise.ixx > – Up-to-date: /usr/local/include/MGIS/Raise.hxx > – Up-to-date: /usr/local/include/MGIS/Span.hxx > – Up-to-date: /usr/local/include/MGIS/StringView.hxx > – Up-to-date: /usr/local/include/MGIS/StringView.ixx > – Up-to-date: /usr/local/include/MGIS/Variant.hxx > – Up-to-date: /usr/local/include/MGIS/ThreadPool.hxx > – Up-to-date: /usr/local/include/MGIS/ThreadPool.ixx > – Up-to-date: /usr/local/include/MGIS/ThreadedTaskResult.hxx > – Up-to-date: /usr/local/include/MGIS/ThreadedTaskResult.ixx > – Up-to-date: /usr/local/include/MGIS/Utilities/Markdown.hxx > – Up-to-date: /usr/local/include/MGIS/LibrariesManager.hxx > – Up-to-date: /usr/local/include/MGIS/Behaviour/Hypothesis.hxx > – Up-to-date: /usr/local/include/MGIS/Behaviour/Variable.hxx > – Up-to-date: /usr/local/include/MGIS/Behaviour/BehaviourFctPtr.hxx > – Up-to-date: /usr/local/include/MGIS/Behaviour/Behaviour.hxx > – Up-to-date: /usr/local/include/MGIS/Behaviour/ChangeBasis.hxx > – Up-to-date: /usr/local/include/MGIS/Behaviour/StateView.hxx > – Up-to-date: /usr/local/include/MGIS/Behaviour/StateView.hxx > – Up-to-date: /usr/local/include/MGIS/Behaviour/BehaviourData.hxx > – Up-to-date: /usr/local/include/MGIS/Behaviour/BehaviourDataView.hxx > – Up-to-date: /usr/local/include/MGIS/Behaviour/State.hxx > – Up-to-date: /usr/local/include/MGIS/Behaviour/MaterialStateManager.hxx > – Up-to-date: /usr/local/include/MGIS/Behaviour/MaterialDataManager.hxx > – Up-to-date: /usr/local/include/MGIS/Behaviour/Integrate.hxx > – Up-to-date: /usr/local/include/MGIS/Behaviour/Integrate.ixx > – Installing: /usr/local/lib/libMFrontGenericInterface.so > – Up-to-date: /usr/local/share/mgis/cmake/MFrontGenericInterfaceConfig.cmake > – Installing: /usr/local/share/mgis/cmake/MFrontGenericInterfaceConfig-noconfig.cmake > – Installing: /usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/mgis/\_mgis.so > – Set runtime path of “/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/mgis/\_mgis.so” to “” > – Installing: /usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/mgis/behaviour.so > – Set runtime path of “/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/mgis/behaviour.so” to “” > – Up-to-date: /usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/mgis/ **init**.py > – Up-to-date: /usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/mgis/fenics/ **init**.py > – Up-to-date: /usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/mgis/fenics/gradient\_flux.py > – Up-to-date: /usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/mgis/fenics/utils.py > – Up-to-date: /usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/mgis/fenics/nonlinear\_material.py > – Up-to-date: /usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/mgis/fenics/nonlinear\_problem.py ---
**Author:** ![bleyerj](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/fenicsproject.discourse.group/bleyerj/32/6020_2.png) [@bleyerj](https://fenicsproject.discourse.group/u/bleyerj)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2020, 12:47pm UTC](https://fenicsproject.discourse.group/t/problem-about-installing-mgis-fenics-python-module/3197/4 "2020-05-14T12:47:09Z")
It seems that it has been correctly installed in `/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages` Can you run with `python3` : ```python import sys sys.path ``` if `/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages` is not in the list, then add it to your .basrhc file ```bash export PYTHONPATH=$PYTHONPATH:/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages ``` ---
**Author:** ![Daniel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Daniel](https://fenicsproject.discourse.group/u/Daniel)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2020, 1:21pm UTC](https://fenicsproject.discourse.group/t/problem-about-installing-mgis-fenics-python-module/3197/5 "2020-05-14T13:21:57Z")
have add it to .basrhc file but still doesn’t work. ``` zhiyi@DESKTOP-9ME6CPV:~$ python3 Python 3.6.9 (default, Nov 7 2019, 10:44:02) [GCC 8.3.0] on linux Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. >>> import sys >>> sys.path ['', '/home/zhiyi', '/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages', '/usr/lib/python36.zip', '/usr/lib/python3.6', '/usr/lib/python3.6/lib-dynload', '/home/zhiyi/.local/lib/python3.6/site-packages', '/usr/local/lib/python3.6/dist-packages', '/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages'] >>> ``` ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/fenicsproject1/original/2X/5/551f35b0425b46976ca9852c065178fb42db5497.png) ---
**Author:** ![bleyerj](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/fenicsproject.discourse.group/bleyerj/32/6020_2.png) [@bleyerj](https://fenicsproject.discourse.group/u/bleyerj)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2020, 2:09pm UTC](https://fenicsproject.discourse.group/t/problem-about-installing-mgis-fenics-python-module/3197/6 "2020-05-14T14:09:28Z")
Strange, what happens if you type in `python3`: ```auto import mgis ``` ---
**Author:** ![Daniel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Daniel](https://fenicsproject.discourse.group/u/Daniel)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2020, 2:11pm UTC](https://fenicsproject.discourse.group/t/problem-about-installing-mgis-fenics-python-module/3197/7 "2020-05-14T14:11:40Z")
``` zhiyi@DESKTOP-9ME6CPV:~$ python3 Python 3.6.9 (default, Nov 7 2019, 10:44:02) [GCC 8.3.0] on linux Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. >>> import mgis Traceback (most recent call last): File "", line 1, in File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/mgis/ __init__.py", line 1, in from ._mgis import * ImportError: libMFrontGenericInterface.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory >>> ``` ---
**Author:** ![bleyerj](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/fenicsproject.discourse.group/bleyerj/32/6020_2.png) [@bleyerj](https://fenicsproject.discourse.group/u/bleyerj)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2020, 2:31pm UTC](https://fenicsproject.discourse.group/t/problem-about-installing-mgis-fenics-python-module/3197/8 "2020-05-14T14:31:34Z")
I think that the problem comes from Boost python. Do you have `libboost-python-dev` installed ? ---
**Author:** ![Daniel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Daniel](https://fenicsproject.discourse.group/u/Daniel)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2020, 2:42pm UTC](https://fenicsproject.discourse.group/t/problem-about-installing-mgis-fenics-python-module/3197/9 "2020-05-14T14:42:12Z")
``` zhiyi@DESKTOP-9ME6CPV:~$ sudo apt-get install -y libboost-python-dev Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done libboost-python-dev is already the newest version (1.65.1.0ubuntu1). libboost-python-dev set to manually installed. 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 51 not upgraded. ``` but still doesn’t work ---
**Author:** ![thelfer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/90db22/32.png) [@thelfer](https://fenicsproject.discourse.group/u/thelfer)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2020, 3:47pm UTC](https://fenicsproject.discourse.group/t/problem-about-installing-mgis-fenics-python-module/3197/10 "2020-05-14T15:47:09Z")
Hi Daniel, Thanks for your interest for MGIS. the `mgis` python modules is based on the C++ `libMFrontGenericInterface.so` shared library. My bet would be that you updated you PYTHONPATH and not your LD\_LIBRARY\_PATH. Could you check ? According to this line: ```auto /usr/local/lib/libMFrontGenericInterface.so ``` you must check that `/usr/local/lib/` is in the linker search path. ---
**Author:** ![Daniel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Daniel](https://fenicsproject.discourse.group/u/Daniel)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2020, 1:47am UTC](https://fenicsproject.discourse.group/t/problem-about-installing-mgis-fenics-python-module/3197/11 "2020-05-15T01:47:22Z")
Hi, thelfer. I found “`libMFrontGenericInterface.so`” is in the “lib” folder ``` zhiyi@DESKTOP-9ME6CPV:/usr/local/lib$ ls cmake libboost_iostreams.a libboost_random.so.1.72 libMFMTestGenerator.so libboost_iostreams.so libboost_random.so.1.72.0 libMFrontGenericInterface.so libboost_iostreams.so.1 libboost_regex.a libMFrontLogStream.so libboost_iostreams.so.1.72 libboost_regex.so libMFrontProfiling.so libboost_iostreams.so.1.72.0 libboost_regex.so.1 libMTestFileGenerator.so libboost_locale.a libboost_regex.so.1.72 ``` is that mean “`LD_LIBRARY_PATH`” has been updated? ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/fenicsproject1/original/2X/9/94bb402595e06c8828b43b89ce1d1e8230165c72.png) but the color of `libMFrontGenericInterface.so` is white, which mean no-updated? ---
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I guess the following info could be a problem but i di not know how to fix it. ``` zhiyi@DESKTOP-9ME6CPV:~$ sudo /sbin/ldconfig -v [sudo] password for zhiyi: /sbin/ldconfig.real: Can't stat /usr/local/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu: No such file or directory /sbin/ldconfig.real: Path `/usr/local/lib/libMFrontGenericInterface.so' given more than once /sbin/ldconfig.real: Path `/usr/local/lib/libMFrontGenericInterface.so' given more than once /sbin/ldconfig.real: Path `/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu' given more than once /sbin/ldconfig.real: Path `/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu' given more than once /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libfakeroot: libfakeroot-0.so -> libfakeroot-tcp.so /usr/local/lib/libMFrontGenericInterface.so: /sbin/ldconfig.real: Can't open directory /usr/local/lib/libMFrontGenericInterface.so: Not a directory /usr/local/lib: libboost_wserialization.so.1.72.0 -> libboost_wserialization.so.1.72.0 libboost_wave.so.1.72.0 -> libboost_wave.so.1.72.0 libboost_unit_test_framework.so.1.72.0 -> libboost_unit_test_framework.so.1.72.0 ``` ---
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Can you give me the resutls of : 1. `ldd /usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/mgis/_mgis.so` 2. `echo $LD_LIBRARY_PATH` ---
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``` zhiyi@DESKTOP-9ME6CPV:~$ ldd /usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/mgis/_mgis.so linux-vdso.so.1 (0x00007fffd2662000) libMFrontGenericInterface.so => /usr/local/lib/libMFrontGenericInterface.so (0x00007f1157a40000) libboost_python36.so.1.72.0 => /usr/local/lib/libboost_python36.so.1.72.0 (0x00007f1157800000) libpython3.6m.so.1.0 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpython3.6m.so.1.0 (0x00007f1157140000) libstdc++.so.6 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libstdc++.so.6 (0x00007f1156db0000) libgcc_s.so.1 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgcc_s.so.1 (0x00007f1156b90000) libc.so.6 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6 (0x00007f1156790000) libdl.so.2 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libdl.so.2 (0x00007f1156570000) libpthread.so.0 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpthread.so.0 (0x00007f1156350000) /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 (0x00007f1158000000) libexpat.so.1 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libexpat.so.1 (0x00007f1156110000) libz.so.1 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libz.so.1 (0x00007f1155ef0000) libutil.so.1 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libutil.so.1 (0x00007f1155ce0000) libm.so.6 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libm.so.6 (0x00007f1155940000) zhiyi@DESKTOP-9ME6CPV:~$ echo $LD_LIBRARY_PATH :/usr/local/lib/ ``` ---
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> [@Daniel](#): > > libMFrontGenericInterface.so =\> /usr/local/lib/libMFrontGenericInterface.so This is the revelant line. So `libMFrontGenericInterface.so` is found. And in this configuration, you still get an error when importing the `mgis` module ? ---
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still get an error. ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/fenicsproject1/original/2X/9/9fd313837818716df4c49c995de08e6dbd7cafab.png) ---
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What is the return of `python3 -c "import mgis"` ? ---
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``` zhiyi@DESKTOP-9ME6CPV:~$ python3 -c "import mgis" zhiyi@DESKTOP-9ME6CPV:~$ python3 Python 3.6.9 (default, Nov 7 2019, 10:44:02) [GCC 8.3.0] on linux Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. >>> import mgis >>> ``` ---
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So we made some progress. What is the error when running the `mgis.fenics` example ? ---
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still can not identify mgis module ``` C:\Users\Danie\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\ubuntu.exe run "export PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1 && export PYTHONIOENCODING=UTF-8 && export \"PYTHONPATH=/mnt/c/Users/Danie/OneDrive/桌面/PhaseField_fracture:/mnt/c/Program Files/JetBrains/PyCharm 2020.1/plugins/python/helpers/pycharm_matplotlib_backend:/mnt/c/Program Files/JetBrains/PyCharm 2020.1/plugins/python/helpers/pycharm_display\" && export PYCHARM_HOSTED=1 && export PYCHARM_DISPLAY_PORT=63342 && cd /mnt/c/Users/Danie/OneDrive/桌面/PhaseField_fracture && /usr/bin/python3 /mnt/c/Users/Danie/OneDrive/桌面/PhaseField_fracture/PhaseFieldFracture.py" Traceback (most recent call last): File "/mnt/c/Users/Danie/OneDrive/桌面/PhaseField_fracture/PhaseFieldFracture.py", line 276, in import mgis.fenics as mf ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'mgis' Process finished with exit code 1 ``` [Next page](https://fenicsproject.discourse.group/t/problem-about-installing-mgis-fenics-python-module/3197.md?page=2)