Error "ImportError: ERROR: recursion is detected during loading of "cv2" binary extensions. Check OpenCV installation." with Pyinstaller

[gauthierbuttez]

Environment:

Windows 10

PyInstaller: 5.2

Python: 3.10.5

opencv-python 4.6.0.66

Problem:

I am trying to compile my Python code with PyInstaller. The exe is created and when I execute it, I get this error message:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "PhoneBot.py", line 343, in <module>
  File "PyInstaller\loader\pyimod03_importers.py", line 495, in exec_module
  File "modules\prepare_envir_appium.py", line 24, in <module>
  File "PyInstaller\loader\pyimod03_importers.py", line 495, in exec_module
  File "modules\mymodulesteam.py", line 13, in <module>
  File "C:\Users\gauth\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI40002\cv2\__init__.py", line 181, in <module>
    bootstrap()
  File "C:\Users\gauth\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI40002\cv2\__init__.py", line 153, in bootstrap
    native_module = importlib.import_module("cv2")
  File "importlib\__init__.py", line 126, in import_module
  File "C:\Users\gauth\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI40002\cv2\__init__.py", line 181, in <module>
    bootstrap()
  File "C:\Users\gauth\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI40002\cv2\__init__.py", line 76, in bootstrap
    raise ImportError('ERROR: recursion is detected during loading of "cv2" binary extensions. Check OpenCV installation.')
ImportError: ERROR: recursion is detected during loading of "cv2" binary extensions. Check OpenCV installation.

What did I try:

• I deactivated my Antivirus.
  It didn't work

I think I tried it all:

• I installed the previous version of OpenCV:

  pip install opencv-python==4.5.3.56

It didn't work

• I installed the latest version:

  pip install --upgrade opencv-python
  pip install --upgrade pyinstaller

It didn't work

• I tried to force the reinstallation:

  pip3 install opencv-python --upgrade --force-reinstall

It didn't work

• I added the path of cv2:

  pyinstaller --onefile -F --uac-admin --icon="icon_PhoneBot_256.ico" --clean --noconsole --collect-data pyshadow --paths="C:\Users\gauth\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\Lib\site-packages\cv2" Project.py

It didn't work

Here are the logs of PyInstaller if it can help:

130 INFO: PyInstaller: 5.2
130 INFO: Python: 3.10.5
268 INFO: Platform: Windows-10-10.0.19044-SP0
269 INFO: wrote C:\Users\gauth\Documents\project\project_debug3\project.spec
275 INFO: UPX is not available.
275 INFO: Removing temporary files and cleaning cache in C:\Users\gauth\AppData\Local\pyinstaller
353 INFO: Extending PYTHONPATH with paths
['C:\\Users\\gauth\\Documents\\project\\project_debug3',
 'C:\\Users\\gauth\\AppData\\Local\\Programs\\Python\\Python310\\Lib\\site-packages\\cv2']
1144 INFO: checking Analysis
1144 INFO: Building Analysis because Analysis-00.toc is non existent
1146 INFO: Initializing module dependency graph...
1152 INFO: Caching module graph hooks...
1162 WARNING: Several hooks defined for module 'numpy'. Please take care they do not conflict.
1171 INFO: Analyzing base_library.zip ...
6500 INFO: Processing pre-find module path hook distutils from 'C:\\Users\\gauth\\AppData\\Local\\Programs\\Python\\Python310\\lib\\site-packages\\PyInstaller\\hooks\\pre_find_module_path\\hook-distutils.py'.
6502 INFO: distutils: retargeting to non-venv dir 'C:\\Users\\gauth\\AppData\\Local\\Programs\\Python\\Python310\\lib'
7762 INFO: Caching module dependency graph...
7923 INFO: running Analysis Analysis-00.toc
7940 INFO: Adding Microsoft.Windows.Common-Controls to dependent assemblies of final executable
  required by C:\Users\gauth\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\python.exe
8203 INFO: Analyzing C:\Users\gauth\Documents\project\project_debug3\project.py
9270 INFO: Processing pre-safe import module hook urllib3.packages.six.moves from 'C:\\Users\\gauth\\AppData\\Local\\Programs\\Python\\Python310\\lib\\site-packages\\PyInstaller\\hooks\\pre_safe_import_module\\hook-urllib3.packages.six.moves.py'.
13260 INFO: Processing pre-find module path hook site from 'C:\\Users\\gauth\\AppData\\Local\\Programs\\Python\\Python310\\lib\\site-packages\\PyInstaller\\hooks\\pre_find_module_path\\hook-site.py'.
13262 INFO: site: retargeting to fake-dir 'C:\\Users\\gauth\\AppData\\Local\\Programs\\Python\\Python310\\lib\\site-packages\\PyInstaller\\fake-modules'
22225 INFO: Processing pre-safe import module hook six.moves from 'C:\\Users\\gauth\\AppData\\Local\\Programs\\Python\\Python310\\lib\\site-packages\\PyInstaller\\hooks\\pre_safe_import_module\\hook-six.moves.py'.
32496 INFO: Processing module hooks...
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50162 INFO: Looking for dynamic libraries
C:\Users\gauth\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\lib\site-packages\PyInstaller\building\build_main.py:156: UserWarning: The numpy.array_api submodule is still experimental. See NEP 47.
  __import__(package)
54020 INFO: Looking for eggs
54021 INFO: Using Python library C:\Users\gauth\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\python310.dll
54023 INFO: Found binding redirects:
[]
54041 INFO: Warnings written to C:\Users\gauth\Documents\project\project_debug3\build\project\warn-project.txt
54297 INFO: Graph cross-reference written to C:\Users\gauth\Documents\project\project_debug3\build\project\xref-project.html
54366 INFO: Appending 'datas' from .spec
54373 INFO: checking PYZ
54373 INFO: Building PYZ because PYZ-00.toc is non existent
54375 INFO: Building PYZ (ZlibArchive) C:\Users\gauth\Documents\project\project_debug3\build\project\PYZ-00.pyz
56527 INFO: Building PYZ (ZlibArchive) C:\Users\gauth\Documents\project\project_debug3\build\project\PYZ-00.pyz completed successfully.
56577 INFO: checking PKG
56578 INFO: Building PKG because PKG-00.toc is non existent
56580 INFO: Building PKG (CArchive) project.pkg
86615 INFO: Building PKG (CArchive) project.pkg completed successfully.
86640 INFO: Bootloader C:\Users\gauth\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\lib\site-packages\PyInstaller\bootloader\Windows-64bit\runw.exe
86640 INFO: checking EXE
86640 INFO: Building EXE because EXE-00.toc is non existent
86641 INFO: Building EXE from EXE-00.toc
86643 INFO: Copying bootloader EXE to C:\Users\gauth\Documents\project\project_debug3\dist\project.exe.notanexecutable
86648 INFO: Copying icon to EXE
86653 INFO: Copying icons from ['C:\\Users\\gauth\\Documents\\project\\project_debug3\\icon_project_256.ico']
86654 INFO: Writing RT_GROUP_ICON 0 resource with 20 bytes
86654 INFO: Writing RT_ICON 1 resource with 14739 bytes
86657 INFO: Copying 0 resources to EXE
86657 INFO: Embedding manifest in EXE
86659 INFO: Updating manifest in C:\Users\gauth\Documents\project\project_debug3\dist\project.exe.notanexecutable
86660 INFO: Updating resource type 24 name 1 language 0
86663 INFO: Appending PKG archive to EXE
86763 INFO: Fixing EXE headers
87437 INFO: Building EXE from EXE-00.toc completed successfully.

Is there anyone who has any idea how to fix this issue?

[rokm]

I think I tried it all:

* I installed the previous version of OpenCV:
  pip install opencv-python==4.5.3.56

What was the error with 4.5.3.56? That version should still work, I think...

4.5.4.60 should also work.

4.6.0.66 does not work due to reasons outlined in #6889 (unless you use --debug noarchive as a work-around). You can also try installing #6945; then either add the module_collection_mode='py' to the cv2 hook, or pass module_collection_mode={'cv2': 'py'} argument to the Analysis() in the spec file.

[gauthierbuttez]

Thanks for helping. I get this error with 4.5.3.56:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "PhoneBot.py", line 343, in <module>
  File "PyInstaller\loader\pyimod03_importers.py", line 495, in exec_module
  File "modules\prepare_envir_appium.py", line 24, in <module>
  File "PyInstaller\loader\pyimod03_importers.py", line 495, in exec_module
  File "modules\mymodulesteam.py", line 13, in <module>
  File "C:\Users\gauth\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI130002\cv2\__init__.py", line 8, in <module>
    from .cv2 import *
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'cv2.cv2'

[rokm]

ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'cv2.cv2'

--hiddenimport cv2.cv2.

Which reminds me, you need that hiddenimport with 4.6.0.66 and #6945;; as well (I'll update the cv2 hook accordingly once I finish working on that PR).

[rokm]

And you must not be setting --paths="C:\Users\gauth\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\Lib\site-packages\cv2" (because that causes cv2.cv2 extension to become cv2, which used to be a viable work-around...).

[gauthierbuttez]

Thanks again, but with 4.6.0.66, I run:
pyinstaller --onefile -F --uac-admin --icon="icon_project_256.ico" --clean --noconsole --collect-data pyshadow --hiddenimport cv2.cv2 project.py
and I get the same error when I execute the "exe":

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "project.py", line 343, in <module>
  File "PyInstaller\loader\pyimod03_importers.py", line 495, in exec_module
  File "modules\prepare_envir_appium.py", line 24, in <module>
  File "PyInstaller\loader\pyimod03_importers.py", line 495, in exec_module
  File "modules\mymodulesteam.py", line 13, in <module>
  File "PyInstaller\loader\pyimod03_importers.py", line 495, in exec_module
  File "cv2\__init__.py", line 181, in <module>
    bootstrap()
  File "cv2\__init__.py", line 153, in bootstrap
    native_module = importlib.import_module("cv2")
  File "importlib\__init__.py", line 126, in import_module
  File "PyInstaller\loader\pyimod03_importers.py", line 495, in exec_module
  File "cv2\__init__.py", line 181, in <module>
    bootstrap()
  File "cv2\__init__.py", line 76, in bootstrap
    raise ImportError('ERROR: recursion is detected during loading of "cv2" binary extensions. Check OpenCV installation.')
ImportError: ERROR: recursion is detected during loading of "cv2" binary extensions. Check OpenCV installation.

[rokm]

For 4.6.0.66, you need to install the branch from #6945 and modify the cv2 hook to ensure that the package is fully collected in source form (as opposed to modules collected into PYZ archive) using the module_collection_mode='py' setting I mentioned earlier. Because if cv2 module is collected into PYZ archive, the package is handled by PyInstaller's FrozenImporter, which does not support sys.path modifications that the cv2 initialization is trying to perform (hence the recursion error). (And you also need to add cv2.cv2 to hiddenimports).

[gauthierbuttez]

Thank you so much @rokm for helping me again. Unfortunately, my skills are not good enough to understand exactly what to do. It is too complicated for me. Do you have some kind of "step-by-step" tutorial to know exactly what I have to do in which files and in which order?

you need to install the branch from #6945

I don't know how to install this branch

modify the cv2 hook to ensure that the package is fully collected in source form (as opposed to modules collected into PYZ archive) using the module_collection_mode='py'

I have no idea which file to edit and what to change in this file

And you also need to add cv2.cv2 to hiddenimports

I think I get this. I simply added the parameter "--hiddenimport cv2.cv2" in my command line

I guess it will be faster for you to fix the code and make an update instead of writing a full tutorial?

[rokm]

This will be fixed once both next version of PyInstaller (presumably v5.3) and next version of pyinstaller-hooks-contrib (presumably v2022.9) are released.

In the meantime, you can install from their develop and master branches, respectively, but you need a working C compiler to recompile the bootloader:

PYINSTALLER_COMPILE_BOOTLOADER=1 pip install git+https://github.com/pyinstaller/pyinstaller.git@develop
pip install git+https://github.com/pyinstaller/pyinstaller-hooks-contrib.git@master

[gauthierbuttez]

Thank you.

I executed these 2 lines :

pip install git+https://github.com/pyinstaller/pyinstaller.git@develop
pip install git+https://github.com/pyinstaller/pyinstaller-hooks-contrib.git@master

I didn't get any error message:

C:\Users\gauth\Documents\project\project_debug3\dist>pip install git+https://github.com/pyinstaller/pyinstaller.git@develop
Collecting git+https://github.com/pyinstaller/pyinstaller.git@develop
  Cloning https://github.com/pyinstaller/pyinstaller.git (to revision develop) to c:\users\gauth\appdata\local\temp\pip-req-build-iufkbjgy
  Running command git clone --filter=blob:none --quiet https://github.com/pyinstaller/pyinstaller.git 'C:\Users\gauth\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-req-build-iufkbjgy'
  Resolved https://github.com/pyinstaller/pyinstaller.git to commit 97e73438062f584645f508c120ede6624b38a228
  Installing build dependencies ... done
  Getting requirements to build wheel ... done
  Preparing metadata (pyproject.toml) ... done
Requirement already satisfied: pywin32-ctypes>=0.2.0 in c:\users\gauth\appdata\local\programs\python\python310\lib\site-packages (from pyinstaller==5.2) (0.2.0)
Requirement already satisfied: altgraph in c:\users\gauth\appdata\local\programs\python\python310\lib\site-packages (from pyinstaller==5.2) (0.17.2)
Requirement already satisfied: setuptools in c:\users\gauth\appdata\local\programs\python\python310\lib\site-packages (from pyinstaller==5.2) (63.2.0)
Requirement already satisfied: pefile>=2022.5.30 in c:\users\gauth\appdata\local\programs\python\python310\lib\site-packages (from pyinstaller==5.2) (2022.5.30)
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C:\Users\gauth\Documents\project\project_debug3\dist>pip install git+https://github.com/pyinstaller/pyinstaller-hooks-contrib.git@master
Collecting git+https://github.com/pyinstaller/pyinstaller-hooks-contrib.git@master
  Cloning https://github.com/pyinstaller/pyinstaller-hooks-contrib.git (to revision master) to c:\users\gauth\appdata\local\temp\pip-req-build-efwto625
  Running command git clone --filter=blob:none --quiet https://github.com/pyinstaller/pyinstaller-hooks-contrib.git 'C:\Users\gauth\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-req-build-efwto625'
  Resolved https://github.com/pyinstaller/pyinstaller-hooks-contrib.git to commit 9e840e36e220d04368c0a1cb3e659f612a51aeea
  Installing build dependencies ... done
  Getting requirements to build wheel ... done
  Preparing metadata (pyproject.toml) ... done
Building wheels for collected packages: pyinstaller-hooks-contrib
  Building wheel for pyinstaller-hooks-contrib (pyproject.toml) ... done
  Created wheel for pyinstaller-hooks-contrib: filename=pyinstaller_hooks_contrib-2022.9-py2.py3-none-any.whl size=244012 sha256=b22cd1fbb6566054f6cb4326948165fc491788f8387816949f9a2eb7e484e8a3
  Stored in directory: C:\Users\gauth\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-ephem-wheel-cache-fb_68n0y\wheels\ac\a6\96\790cbcb7f0ff3685cc4deba96a2c7ad932d5e66e031c949889
Successfully built pyinstaller-hooks-contrib
Installing collected packages: pyinstaller-hooks-contrib
  Attempting uninstall: pyinstaller-hooks-contrib
    Found existing installation: pyinstaller-hooks-contrib 2022.8
    Uninstalling pyinstaller-hooks-contrib-2022.8:
      Successfully uninstalled pyinstaller-hooks-contrib-2022.8
Successfully installed pyinstaller-hooks-contrib-2022.9

Then I start to run pyinstaller with this command:

pyinstaller --onefile -F --uac-admin --icon="icon_project_256.ico" --clean --noconsole --collect-data pyshadow --hiddenimport

And I still get same issue:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "PhoneBot.py", line 343, in <module>
  File "PyInstaller\loader\pyimod03_importers.py", line 495, in exec_module
  File "modules\prepare_envir_appium.py", line 24, in <module>
  File "PyInstaller\loader\pyimod03_importers.py", line 495, in exec_module
  File "modules\mymodulesteam.py", line 13, in <module>
  File "PyInstaller\loader\pyimod03_importers.py", line 495, in exec_module
  File "cv2\__init__.py", line 181, in <module>
    bootstrap()
  File "cv2\__init__.py", line 153, in bootstrap
    native_module = importlib.import_module("cv2")
  File "importlib\__init__.py", line 126, in import_module
  File "PyInstaller\loader\pyimod03_importers.py", line 495, in exec_module
  File "cv2\__init__.py", line 181, in <module>
    bootstrap()
  File "cv2\__init__.py", line 76, in bootstrap
    raise ImportError('ERROR: recursion is detected during loading of "cv2" binary extensions. Check OpenCV installation.')
ImportError: ERROR: recursion is detected during loading of "cv2" binary extensions. Check OpenCV installation.

Here are the logs of PyInstaller:

pyinstaller --onefile -F --uac-admin --icon="icon_project_256.ico" --clean --noconsole  --collect-data pyshadow --hiddenimport cv2.cv2 project.py
332 INFO: PyInstaller: 5.2
332 INFO: Python: 3.10.5
432 INFO: Platform: Windows-10-10.0.19044-SP0
432 INFO: wrote C:\Users\gauth\Documents\project\project_debug3\project.spec
447 INFO: UPX is not available.
447 INFO: Removing temporary files and cleaning cache in C:\Users\gauth\AppData\Local\pyinstaller
516 INFO: Extending PYTHONPATH with paths
['C:\\Users\\gauth\\Documents\\project\\project_debug3']
1287 INFO: checking Analysis
1287 INFO: Building Analysis because Analysis-00.toc is non existent
1287 INFO: Initializing module dependency graph...
1302 INFO: Caching module graph hooks...
1302 WARNING: Several hooks defined for module 'numpy'. Please take care they do not conflict.
1318 INFO: Analyzing base_library.zip ...
5930 INFO: Processing pre-find module path hook distutils from 'C:\\Users\\gauth\\AppData\\Local\\Programs\\Python\\Python310\\lib\\site-packages\\PyInstaller\\hooks\\pre_find_module_path\\hook-distutils.py'.
5930 INFO: distutils: retargeting to non-venv dir 'C:\\Users\\gauth\\AppData\\Local\\Programs\\Python\\Python310\\lib'
6979 INFO: Caching module dependency graph...
7126 INFO: running Analysis Analysis-00.toc
7126 INFO: Adding Microsoft.Windows.Common-Controls to dependent assemblies of final executable
  required by C:\Users\gauth\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\python.exe
7311 INFO: Analyzing C:\Users\gauth\Documents\project\project_debug3\project.py
9152 INFO: Processing pre-find module path hook site from 'C:\\Users\\gauth\\AppData\\Local\\Programs\\Python\\Python310\\lib\\site-packages\\PyInstaller\\hooks\\pre_find_module_path\\hook-site.py'.
9152 INFO: site: retargeting to fake-dir 'C:\\Users\\gauth\\AppData\\Local\\Programs\\Python\\Python310\\lib\\site-packages\\PyInstaller\\fake-modules'
14901 INFO: Processing pre-safe import module hook urllib3.packages.six.moves from 'C:\\Users\\gauth\\AppData\\Local\\Programs\\Python\\Python310\\lib\\site-packages\\PyInstaller\\hooks\\pre_safe_import_module\\hook-urllib3.packages.six.moves.py'.
19985 INFO: Processing pre-safe import module hook six.moves from 'C:\\Users\\gauth\\AppData\\Local\\Programs\\Python\\Python310\\lib\\site-packages\\PyInstaller\\hooks\\pre_safe_import_module\\hook-six.moves.py'.
28601 INFO: Analyzing hidden import 'cv2.cv2'
28601 INFO: Processing module hooks...
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32506 INFO: Import to be excluded not found: 'f2py'
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184 WARNING: Failed to collect submodules for 'pkg_resources._vendor.pyparsing.diagram' because importing 'pkg_resources._vendor.pyparsing.diagram' raised: ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'railroad'
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40752 WARNING: Hidden import "pkg_resources.py2_warn" not found!
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231 WARNING: Failed to collect submodules for 'setuptools._vendor.pyparsing.diagram' because importing 'setuptools._vendor.pyparsing.diagram' raised: ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'railroad'
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C:\Users\gauth\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\lib\site-packages\PyInstaller\building\build_main.py:156: UserWarning: The numpy.array_api submodule is still experimental. See NEP 47.
  __import__(package)
51708 INFO: Looking for eggs
51724 INFO: Using Python library C:\Users\gauth\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\python310.dll
51724 INFO: Found binding redirects:
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51740 INFO: Warnings written to C:\Users\gauth\Documents\project\project_debug3\build\project\warn-project.txt
51998 INFO: Graph cross-reference written to C:\Users\gauth\Documents\project\project_debug3\build\project\xref-project.html
52083 INFO: Appending 'datas' from .spec
52083 INFO: checking PYZ
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84024 INFO: Bootloader C:\Users\gauth\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\lib\site-packages\PyInstaller\bootloader\Windows-64bit\runw.exe
84024 INFO: checking EXE
84024 INFO: Building EXE because EXE-00.toc is non existent
84024 INFO: Building EXE from EXE-00.toc
84024 INFO: Copying bootloader EXE to C:\Users\gauth\Documents\project\project_debug3\dist\project.exe.notanexecutable
84056 INFO: Copying icon to EXE
84056 INFO: Copying icons from ['C:\\Users\\gauth\\Documents\\project\\project_debug3\\icon_project_256.ico']
84056 INFO: Writing RT_GROUP_ICON 0 resource with 20 bytes
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84071 INFO: Copying 0 resources to EXE
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84071 INFO: Updating resource type 24 name 1 language 0
84071 INFO: Appending PKG archive to EXE
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85289 INFO: Building EXE from EXE-00.toc completed successfully.

What did I do wrong?

[bwoodsend]

I'm fairly certain you'll need to get rid of that --hidden-import cv2.cv2.

[rokm]

I'm fairly certain you'll need to get rid of that --hidden-import cv2.cv2.

Nah, that's harmless duplicate of hiddenimport that's now also set in the hook.

[rokm]

If you did not set PYINSTALLER_COMPILE_BOOTLOADER=1 before installing PyInstaller from develop (and I see no indication that you did), then the bootloader would not get rebuild, and you should end up completely non-functional PyInstaller builds (e.g., failing to import pyimod03_importers at the very start of the frozen program).

Seeing how this does not happen, I suppose you are still somehow using original 5.2 version of pyinstaller. Can you check if you have multiple PyInstaller installations (where pyinstaller)? Or try setting up a clean environment, or uninstall pyinstaller and re-install it?