what is the correct import query for pocketsphinx ?

Question

I cant use pocketsphinx api while compiling decoder_test.py:

from pocketsphinx.pocketsphinx import *
ImportError: No module named pocketsphinx

I have installed pocketsphinx and sphinxbase correctly as mentioned in documentation import pocketsphinx works perfectly. But while calling Decoder function getting error as AttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute 'Decoder'

It's hard to help because there's no information about what _documentation_ you've read as well as about the installation method. — Alexander Solovets, Jan 03 '16 at 18:55
it was my problem, and i were installed old pocketsphinx and used new object calls. — Sudhin, Feb 03 '16 at 18:15

score 2 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 10:29

To debug imports you can start python with -v: python -v, then type required import. You should see the following:

[GCC 4.8.5 20150623 (Red Hat 4.8.5-4)] on linux2
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
dlopen("/usr/lib64/python2.7/lib-dynload/readline.so", 2);
import readline # dynamically loaded from /usr/lib64/python2.7/lib-dynload/readline.so
>>> from pocketsphinx.pocketsphinx import *
import pocketsphinx # directory /usr/local/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/pocketsphinx
# /usr/local/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/pocketsphinx/__init__.pyc matches /usr/local/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/pocketsphinx/__init__.py
import pocketsphinx # precompiled from /usr/local/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/pocketsphinx/__init__.pyc
# /usr/local/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/pocketsphinx/pocketsphinx.pyc matches /usr/local/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/pocketsphinx/pocketsphinx.py
import pocketsphinx.pocketsphinx # precompiled from /usr/local/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/pocketsphinx/pocketsphinx.pyc
import imp # builtin
dlopen("/usr/local/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/pocketsphinx/_pocketsphinx.so", 2);
import _pocketsphinx # dynamically loaded from /usr/local/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/pocketsphinx/_pocketsphinx.so
import sphinxbase # directory /usr/local/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/sphinxbase
# /usr/local/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/sphinxbase/__init__.pyc matches /usr/local/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/sphinxbase/__init__.py
import sphinxbase # precompiled from /usr/local/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/sphinxbase/__init__.pyc
# /usr/local/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/sphinxbase/sphinxbase.pyc matches /usr/local/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/sphinxbase/sphinxbase.py
import sphinxbase.sphinxbase # precompiled from /usr/local/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/sphinxbase/sphinxbase.pyc
dlopen("/usr/local/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/sphinxbase/_sphinxbase.so", 2);
import _sphinxbase # dynamically loaded from /usr/local/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/sphinxbase/_sphinxbase.so

See for more details Trace Python imports

In case you see something different, you have older installation of pocketsphinx, you didn't configure python loading path or you didn't install pocketsphinx properly.

what is the correct import query for pocketsphinx ?

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