Deeplabcut: Manage Project menu tab can't be clicked on / activated

[catubc]

Describe the bug

After the latest fix to missing file DLC starts up but I can't seem to be able to click on the Manage Project tab in the GUI. I repulled on another workstation and the menu is available there. Any suggestions? There are no printed errors in the ipython logs.

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior, i.e.:

1. deeplbacut.launch_dlc()
2. Try to click on "Manage Project"

Desktop (please complete the following information about your system):

• OS: Ubuntu 18.04
• DeepLabCut Version 2.2b5

[MMathisLab]

can you try python -m deeplabcut in your terminal? I not getting issues

[AlexEMG]

Does the "old GUI" work (i.e. of a previous version)? I suppose its a wxpython version issue @MMathisLab?

[MMathisLab]

@AlexEMG I am assuming @catubc comment that your last push causes this, but it's working fine for me, and your commit only added a sub-mod of pose_estimation_tensorflow (that is already available in the pip package, so no worries ;)

but yes, @catubc be sure you have wxpython<4.1.0 wheels installed; the latest has issues for all operating platforms (i.e. not a DLC issue, but a wx issue)

[catubc]

Yes, the one that doesn't work has wxPython 4.0.3 installed
The one that works has wxPython 4.0.7.post2 installed

[AlexEMG]

Use the last 4.0.x (the 4.1.x are the troublemakers in our experience)

[catubc]

Sorry, just to clarify, the menu wasn't broken by the latest fix, but by 2.2b5 update.
I will try upgrading wxPython module, but the pip wheels are kind of broken. Will post updates later.
Thanks!

PS: python -m deeplabcut also has same menu disabled issue.

[MMathisLab]

Yes, it will require an update to wx (i.e. wxPython 4.0.7.post2 works), but 4.1.0 will not. For 18.04; and here is a list of wheels: https://extras.wxpython.org/wxPython4/extras/linux/gtk3/ubuntu-18.04/

pip install -U \
    -f  https://extras.wxpython.org/wxPython4/extras/linux/gtk3/ubuntu-18.04/wxPython-4.0.7.post2-cp37-cp37m-linux_x86_64.whl \
    wxPython

[catubc]

Thanks, but that install method doesn't work. I've tried a few other pip install options, and I think source compilation might be the only one that works on my end.

[MMathisLab]

I think we can close this though, since we know it's working with:

The one that works has wxPython 4.0.7.post2 installed

[catubc]

Ok,
So for those still looking at this, the simple solution is:

1. Uninstall all wxpython using:

pip uninstall wxpython (<- might have to run this 2 x to make sure it's fully gone).

1. Use conda install option to install wxpython. This installs the current version which is 4.0.4:

conda install -c anaconda wxpython

This method seems to have re-enabled the menus to work in the GUI.

catubc