Proto Compilation Error - No such file or directory

Question

I am trying to compile Protoc library but It just keeps giving me the error of No Such Directory even though it is there

I am following Google's Photobuf compilation steps I have added Protoc to PATH environment variable as well.

But it simply won't see the object_detection/protos directory

protoc object_detection/protos/*.proto --python_out=.

The directory and the files are clearly there

Did you add Libraries to PYTHONPATH: (From tensorflow/models/research/) export PYTHONPATH=$PYTHONPATH:`pwd`:`pwd`/slim` — Vijay Mariappan, Dec 03 '17 at 18:51
Did you try using a backslash \`\\` rather than a forward slash `/` for the path to the files? — lit, Dec 04 '17 at 07:45
@vijaym I think that is for Unix not Windows. ->lit Yes I did. Black slashes won't work. — Pirate X, Dec 05 '17 at 10:20

Aisuko · Accepted Answer · 2017-12-15T04:58:29.647

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Same issue with you.
I have been installed protoc with anaconda3,but it is useless.

This is my solution:
Head to the protoc releases page and download the protoc-3.4.0-win32.zip, extract it, and you will find protoc.exe in the bin directory.

Move this to models/research folder tensorflow model project

Next,you can use the protoc command like

protoc object_detection/protos/*.proto --python_out=.

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edited Dec 15 '17 at 04:58

answered Dec 14 '17 at 14:19

Aisuko

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After spending couple of hours on this - your solution saved my day! – Sourav Oct 10 '19 at 20:39

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 05 '17 at 23:19

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I was running into the same problem using the latest protoc version for windows: 3.5.0. On a whim I tried using the slightly older version (3.4.0) and got it to work using the exact same instructions.

answered Dec 05 '17 at 23:19

Alex G

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score 2 · Answer 3 · answered Jan 27 '18 at 09:10

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Use 3.4.0 version and run from object_detectionprotoc object_detection/protos/*.proto --python_out=.

answered Jan 27 '18 at 09:10

Naresh Reddy

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Proto Compilation Error - No such file or directory

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