Cannot run ipwb on Windows

[akavel]

With a workaround, as mentioned in #303, I managed to build ipwb. However, when I try to run it, I'm getting:

1. After first trying \Python36\Scripts\pip install ipwb:

    C:\dnload\ipfs-etc>\Python36\Scripts\ipwb.exe
    Traceback (most recent call last):
      File "C:\Python36\Scripts\ipwb-script.py", line 11, in <module>
        load_entry_point('ipwb==0.2017.12.1.11', 'console_scripts', 'ipwb')()
      File "c:\python36\lib\site-packages\pkg_resources\__init__.py", line 565, in load_entry_point
        return get_distribution(dist).load_entry_point(group, name)
      File "c:\python36\lib\site-packages\pkg_resources\__init__.py", line 2631, in load_entry_point
        return ep.load()
      File "c:\python36\lib\site-packages\pkg_resources\__init__.py", line 2291, in load
        return self.resolve()
      File "c:\python36\lib\site-packages\pkg_resources\__init__.py", line 2297, in resolve
        module = __import__(self.module_name, fromlist=['__name__'], level=0)
      File "c:\python36\lib\site-packages\ipwb\__main__.py", line 5, in <module>
        from __init__ import __version__ as ipwbVersion
    ModuleNotFoundError: No module named '__init__'
   

2. After then trying a dev version d5d358d from git clone and \Python36\Scripts\pip install ./, the error is similar but with changed line numbers:

    C:\dnload\ipfs-etc>\Python36\Scripts\ipwb.exe replay
    Traceback (most recent call last):
      File "C:\Python36\Scripts\ipwb-script.py", line 11, in <module>
        load_entry_point('ipwb==0.2017.12.1.11', 'console_scripts', 'ipwb')()
      File "c:\python36\lib\site-packages\pkg_resources\__init__.py", line 572, in load_entry_point
        return get_distribution(dist).load_entry_point(group, name)
      File "c:\python36\lib\site-packages\pkg_resources\__init__.py", line 2752, in load_entry_point
        return ep.load()
      File "c:\python36\lib\site-packages\pkg_resources\__init__.py", line 2405, in load
        return self.resolve()
      File "c:\python36\lib\site-packages\pkg_resources\__init__.py", line 2411, in resolve
        module = __import__(self.module_name, fromlist=['__name__'], level=0)
      File "c:\python36\lib\site-packages\ipwb\__main__.py", line 5, in <module>
        from __init__ import __version__ as ipwbVersion
    ModuleNotFoundError: No module named '__init__'
   

[machawk1]

@akavel We haven't completed the move over to Py3 yet per #51. If you have Python2 installed, can you repeat the above?

The import system in Py3 is a little different. Our implicit relative imports of other parts of the ipwb module within ipwb causes Py3 to choke.

[akavel]

@machawk1 Ah, oops; didn't see any info that Python 2 is required in the readme (the generic wording around pip usage seems to imply any version is ok). I don't seem to have Python 2 installed but I'll try to get it then.

[akavel]

Works with Python 2. Thanks!

Maybe you could mention this in the readme till #51 is done? The error I saw didn't let me discover that the reason was Python 3, having only passing knowledge of Python at all.

[machawk1]

@akavel Will do! Thanks for giving it a spin and please continue to report any bugs you encounter.

UPDATE: I have added a note regarding this in the README.

[machawk1]

Closing this ticket with @akavel 's report of ipwb working in Py2 for Windows.