How can I get python packages to work on mac m1?

Question

I am playing around with building an instagram bot using instapy, but I am getting the following error when trying to import instapy when using a Mac M1 chip.

ImportError: dlopen(/venv/lib/python3.10/site-packages/grpc/_cython/cygrpc.cpython-310-darwin.so, 0x0002): tried: '/venv/lib/python3.10/site-packages/grpc/_cython/cygrpc.cpython-310-darwin.so' (mach-o file, but is an incompatible architecture (have 'x86_64', need 'arm64e')), '/usr/lib/cygrpc.cpython-310-darwin.so' (no such file)

I've actually been having a tough time with python packages recently after getting a mac m1. I can't seem to find anything on how to get some of these packages to work.

How can I resolve this issue and fix other packages that are having issues?

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 25 '22 at 02:46

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Python2 comes with MacOS, so pip install x may point towards Python2. Try the following:

pip3.10 install instapy

answered Mar 25 '22 at 02:46

Freddy Mcloughlan

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I still get the same error when running `from instapy import InstaPy` – Colton C Mar 25 '22 at 02:59
Do you have multiple python installations? – Freddy Mcloughlan Mar 25 '22 at 03:11
What IDE and/or environment are you using? – Freddy Mcloughlan Mar 25 '22 at 03:16
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Using python 3.10.2 in a venv within VS Code using `python -m venv` – Colton C Mar 25 '22 at 03:29
Is your `python 3.10.2` the `arm64` version? rather than `64bit`. "`incompatible architecture (have 'x86_64', need 'arm64e')`" – Freddy Mcloughlan Mar 25 '22 at 03:37
Sorry but idk how to check that. What command can I run? – Colton C Mar 25 '22 at 03:50
Possibly "`cmd + shift + p`" then "`select python interpreter`"??. Not sure if this works for venv tho – Freddy Mcloughlan Mar 25 '22 at 03:52
Let us [continue this discussion in chat](https://chat.stackoverflow.com/rooms/243311/discussion-between-colton-c-and-freddy-mcloughlan). – Colton C Mar 25 '22 at 03:54
I see only 64bit versions. Do I need arm64 to run instapy? – Colton C Mar 25 '22 at 03:55
I solved a lot of packages problems using conda. But there are some that conda does not have on its repositories. For these, I have no idea on how I should solve. If anyone has an idea, please... – no-stale-reads Jun 28 '22 at 08:19
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@noStaleReads, have you tried [this thread](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/57326043/how-to-install-packages-in-conda-that-are-not-available-in-anaconda) – Freddy Mcloughlan Jun 28 '22 at 11:27
@FreddyMcloughlan No, but in the meantime I tried [this one](https://apple.stackexchange.com/a/423324) and after almost 2 days on it, it worked to me! Thank you for your time Freddy =) – no-stale-reads Jun 28 '22 at 11:35
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@noStaleReads No problem. Don't forget that you can always [ask a question](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/ask) – Freddy Mcloughlan Jun 28 '22 at 11:42

How can I get python packages to work on mac m1?

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