Models: TypeError: __init__() got an unexpected keyword argument 'file'

[stanleynguyen]

I got this error when trying to run python object_detection/builders/model_builder_test.py

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "object_detection/train.py", line 49, in <module>
    from object_detection import trainer
  File "/Users/stanleynguyen/Documents/Projects/tf-models/research/object_detection/trainer.py", line 27, in <module>
    from object_detection.builders import preprocessor_builder
  File "/Users/stanleynguyen/Documents/Projects/tf-models/research/object_detection/builders/preprocessor_builder.py", line 21, in <module>
    from object_detection.protos import preprocessor_pb2
  File "/Users/stanleynguyen/Documents/Projects/tf-models/research/object_detection/protos/preprocessor_pb2.py", line 71, in <module>
    options=None, file=DESCRIPTOR),
TypeError: __init__() got an unexpected keyword argument 'file'

I have followed all the steps from installation instructions without fail. Can someone please help me understand the cause of this error?

[cy89]

This question is better asked on StackOverflow since it is not a bug or feature request. There is also a larger community that reads questions there. Thanks!

[fleeaway]

your environment is windows?

[fleeaway]

your protoc version maybe wrong,use the 2.6 version and it works well. 3.51 version cause this error.

[stanleynguyen]

@fleeaway yes it did solve my problem. Tq!

[arpan8514]

I am facing the issue at my Ubuntu 14.04:
/object_detection/protos/string_int_label_map_pb2.py", line 41, in
options=None, file=DESCRIPTOR),
TypeError: new() got an unexpected keyword argument 'file' while using protoc-3.2.0. I verified my installed protobuf version with the command "pip freeze | grep proto".
Any suggestion ??

[stanleynguyen]

Changing protoc-3.x.x to 2.x.x solved my same problem @arpan8514

[tslater]

@fleeaway or @stanleynguyen, I'm having this error when I try and build tensorflow. I didn't actually have protoc installed (or at least in my path). Does tensorflow use its own version of protoc? I installed 2x locally but am still getting the error. How do make tensorflow use my local protoc?