AttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute 'mkfifo'

Asked Feb 09 '16 at 08:43

Active Feb 09 '16 at 09:47

Viewed 760 times

I am trying to do Coreference resolution using python. I have downloaded Stanford python wrapper from github and also installed all the required dependencies.

But I get an error at line 170, in start_server:

AttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute 'mkfifo'

edited Feb 09 '16 at 09:47

asked Feb 09 '16 at 08:43

Deepanjali Santhiram

can you show us your code with line 170 included ? – maazza Feb 09 '16 at 08:46
Are you running on Windows? `mkfifo()` is not available there. – Frédéric Hamidi Feb 09 '16 at 08:48
yes i am running windows..then what is the alternative? – Deepanjali Santhiram Feb 09 '16 at 08:49
@mazza i have juz downloaded the stanford core nlp python wrapper from python..the error is seen in sock wrap.py file – Deepanjali Santhiram Feb 09 '16 at 08:53
@Deepanjali, a Linux VM? – Frédéric Hamidi Feb 09 '16 at 08:53
@FrédéricHamidi no not a linux vm...windows 64 bit machine.. – Deepanjali Santhiram Feb 09 '16 at 08:55
@Deepanjali, no, I meant the alternative would be a Linux VM :) – Frédéric Hamidi Feb 09 '16 at 08:56
@FrédéricHamidi Do os module in python have a mkfifo() – Deepanjali Santhiram Feb 09 '16 at 08:57
@Deepanjali, not on Windows, no. – Frédéric Hamidi Feb 09 '16 at 08:57
@FrédéricHamidi - See the duplicate – OneCricketeer Feb 10 '16 at 06:21
mkfifo() exist in python of cygwin – Badr Elmers Mar 20 '21 at 01:55

AttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute 'mkfifo'

0 Answers0