Openseespy error

[Karmugilan1997]

Description

What steps will reproduce the problem?

I cannot able to run the code
import openseespy.opensees as ops

it shows following error...

ImportError                               Traceback (most recent call last)
File ~\AppData\Local\spyder-6-1\envs\spyder-runtime\Lib\site-packages\openseespywin\__init__.py:20
     19 try:
---> 20     from openseespywin.opensees import *
     21 except:

ImportError: DLL load failed while importing opensees: The specified module could not be found.

During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:

RuntimeError                              Traceback (most recent call last)
File ~\AppData\Local\spyder-6-1\envs\spyder-runtime\Lib\site-packages\openseespy\opensees\__init__.py:19
     18 try:
---> 19     from openseespywin.opensees import *
     21 except:

File ~\AppData\Local\spyder-6-1\envs\spyder-runtime\Lib\site-packages\openseespywin\__init__.py:22
     21     except:
---> 22         raise RuntimeError('Failed to import openseespy on Windows.')
     23 else:

RuntimeError: Failed to import openseespy on Windows.

During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:

RuntimeError                              Traceback (most recent call last)
File ~\AppData\Local\spyder-6-1\envs\spyder-runtime\Lib\site-packages\spyder_kernels\customize\utils.py:209, in exec_encapsulate_locals(code_ast, globals, locals, exec_fun, filename)
    207     if filename is None:
    208         filename = "<stdin>"
--> 209     exec_fun(compile(code_ast, filename, "exec"), globals, None)
    210 finally:
    211     if use_locals_hack:
    212         # Cleanup code



File ~\AppData\Local\spyder-6-1\envs\spyder-runtime\Lib\site-packages\openseespy\opensees\__init__.py:22
     19         from openseespywin.opensees import *
     21     except:
---> 22         raise RuntimeError('Failed to import openseespy on Windows.')
     24 elif sys.platform.startswith('darwin'):
     26     try:

RuntimeError: Failed to import openseespy on Windows.

Important
It seems you're trying to use a module that doesn't come with our installer. Check this FAQ in our docs to learn how to do this.

Versions

• Spyder version: 6.0.3 (standalone)
• Python version: 3.11.10 64-bit
• Qt version: 5.15.8
• PyQt5 version: 5.15.9
• Operating System: Windows-10-10.0.26100-SP0

Dependencies

# Mandatory:
aiohttp >=3.9.3                  :  3.11.10 (OK)
asyncssh >=2.14.0,<3.0.0         :  2.18.0 (OK)
atomicwrites >=1.2.0             :  1.4.1 (OK)
chardet >=2.0.0                  :  5.2.0 (OK)
cloudpickle >=0.5.0              :  3.1.0 (OK)
cookiecutter >=1.6.0             :  2.6.0 (OK)
diff_match_patch >=20181111      :  20241021 (OK)
github >=2.3.0                   :  2.5.0 (OK)
importlib_metadata >=4.6.0       :  8.5.0 (OK)
intervaltree >=3.0.2             :  3.1.0 (OK)
IPython >=8.13.0,<9.0.0,!=8.17.1 :  8.30.0 (OK)
jedi >=0.17.2,<0.20.0            :  0.19.2 (OK)
jellyfish >=0.7                  :  1.1.2 (OK)
jsonschema >=3.2.0               :  4.23.0 (OK)
keyring >=17.0.0                 :  25.5.0 (OK)
nbconvert >=4.0                  :  7.16.4 (OK)
numpydoc >=0.6.0                 :  1.8.0 (OK)
parso >=0.7.0,<0.9.0             :  0.8.4 (OK)
pexpect >=4.4.0                  :  4.9.0 (OK)
pickleshare >=0.4                :  0.7.5 (OK)
psutil >=5.3                     :  6.1.0 (OK)
pygments >=2.0                   :  2.18.0 (OK)
pylint >=3.1,<4                  :  3.3.2 (OK)
pylint_venv >=3.0.2              :  3.0.4 (OK)
pyls_spyder >=0.4.0              :  0.4.0 (OK)
pylsp >=1.12.0,<1.13.0           :  1.12.0 (OK)
pylsp_black >=2.0.0,<3.0.0       :  2.0.0 (OK)
pyuca >=1.2                      :  1.2 (OK)
qdarkstyle >=3.2.0,<3.3.0        :  3.2.3 (OK)
qstylizer >=0.2.2                :  0.2.4 (OK)
qtawesome >=1.3.1,<1.4.0         :  1.3.1 (OK)
qtconsole >=5.6.1,<5.7.0         :  5.6.1 (OK)
qtpy >=2.4.0                     :  2.4.2 (OK)
rtree >=0.9.7                    :  1.3.0 (OK)
setuptools >=49.6.0              :  75.6.0 (OK)
sphinx >=0.6.6                   :  8.1.3 (OK)
spyder_kernels >=3.0.2,<3.1.0    :  3.0.2 (OK)
superqt >=0.6.2,<1.0.0           :  0.6.7 (OK)
textdistance >=4.2.0             :  4.6.2 (OK)
three_merge >=0.1.1              :  0.1.1 (OK)
watchdog >=0.10.3                :  6.0.0 (OK)
yarl >=1.9.4                     :  1.18.3 (OK)
zmq >=24.0.0                     :  26.2.0 (OK)

# Optional:
cython >=0.21                    :  3.0.11 (OK)
matplotlib >=3.0.0               :  3.9.3 (OK)
numpy >=1.7                      :  2.2.0 (OK)
pandas >=1.1.1                   :  2.2.3 (OK)
scipy >=0.17.0                   :  1.14.1 (OK)
sympy >=0.7.3                    :  1.13.3 (OK)

[ccordoba12]

Hey @Karmugilan1997, thanks for reporting. A quick question for you:

Did you follow our guide to connect our standalone installer to an external Python environment or installation?

http://docs.spyder-ide.org/current/faq.html#using-packages-installer

[ccordoba12]

Or how did you install opensee in Spyder?

[Karmugilan1997]

Dear Spyder Support Team, Thank you for your response. Regarding your question, I did not specifically follow the guide to connect the standalone Spyder installer to an external Python environment. However, I have attempted multiple times to install *OpenSeesPy* in Spyder but have been unsuccessful. Here’s what I tried: 1. I attempted to install openseespy Using *pip* inside the Spyder terminal, Spyder did not recognise the package. 2. I also tried using *Anaconda Navigator* to install openseespy in the base environment, but Spyder did not detect it. 3. I checked the *Python interpreter settings* in Spyder (Tools → Preferences → Python Interpreter) and tried pointing it to different Python installations, but I still couldn't import openseespy. Could you please provide specific guidance on properly installing and using OpenSeesPy in Spyder, especially with the standalone installer? Thanks in advance for your help! Best regards, Karmugilan

…

On Fri, Jan 31, 2025 at 9:32 PM Carlos Cordoba ***@***.***> wrote: Or how did you install opensee in Spyder? — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#23603 (comment)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/BJNVEL7VYMH24BR7TSTBYM32NONBZAVCNFSM6AAAAABWG4JPXGVHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43OSLTON2WKQ3PNVWWK3TUHMZDMMRXGY4TCOJQG4> . You are receiving this because you were mentioned.Message ID: ***@***.***>

-- Kind Regards, *Karmugilan* *Research Scholar* *IIT Hyderabad*

[ccordoba12]

Hey @Karmugilan1997, you said:

However, I have attempted multiple times to install OpenSeesPy in Spyder but have been unsuccessful.

That's because we don't allow that by design (see below).

I attempted to install openseespy Using pip inside the Spyder terminal, Spyder did not recognise the package.

This is not possible (i.e. we have several mechanisms to prevent it and some more will come) so that users don't break Spyder by installing other packages in the installer itself. However, the error message you posted above shows things like

ImportError                               Traceback (most recent call last)
File ~\AppData\Local\spyder-6-1\envs\spyder-runtime\Lib\site-packages\openseespywin\__init__.py:20
     19 try:
---> 20     from openseespywin.opensees import *
     21 except:

And that means that (somehow) you forced the the installation of openseespy into the installer. To fix that, please remove Spyder and install it again (openseespy must not be part of the installer).

Could you please provide specific guidance on properly installing and using OpenSeesPy in Spyder, especially with the standalone installer?

The guide is in the link I posted above:

http://docs.spyder-ide.org/current/faq.html#using-packages-installer

Clicking on that link will take you to this question in our FAQ, which you need to click again to uncollapse it:

As you can see, there's a video inside that question, which has all the information you need to know on how to use third-party packages (like openseespy) with Spyder.

[ccordoba12]

Let us know if the above info helps you to successfully use that library.