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ImportError: cannot import name 'builder' from 'google.protobuf.internal' #9778
Description
This seems to have changed between 3.19.4 and 3.20.0. Is this an intentional backward incompatibility? If so, is there a required client library upgrade to version 3.20.0 now?
What version of protobuf and what language are you using?
Version: main/v3.6.0/v3.5.0 etc.
Language: Python
What operating system (Linux, Windows, ...) and version?
Linux
What runtime / compiler are you using (e.g., python version or gcc version)
3.20.0
What did you do?
Steps to reproduce the behavior:
- Use an older client library like 3.15.5.
- See error in title
What did you expect to see
No error
What did you see instead?
Title error
Reacted by Roland Pihlakas
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anandolee commentedon Apr 13, 2022
"Use an older client library like 3.15.5." We only guarantee old generated code work with new runtime, but new version of generated code may not work with old runtime.
Use 3.20 version of protoc with 3.15 runtime is not what we generated
"If so, is there a required client library upgrade to version 3.20.0 now?"
Yes, if you decide to use 3.20 protoc
Nasiruddin696 commentedon Sep 16, 2022
i face this problem any body help plz
TypeError: Cannot set tensorflow.TrackableObjectGraph.TrackableObject.ObjectReference.local_name to None: None has type <class 'NoneType'>, but expected one of: (<class 'bytes'>, <class 'str'>)
vsennak commentedon Sep 16, 2022
Try the solution mentioned here, this had worked for me.
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/71759248/importerror-cannot-import-name-builder-from-google-protobuf-internal
Mohammadakhavan75 commentedon Jan 27, 2024
This works for me! Thank you.
liujingmao commentedon Apr 11, 2026
Try the solution mentioned here, this had worked for me. https://stackoverflow.com/questions/71759248/importerror-cannot-import-name-builder-from-google-protobuf-internal
This works for me! Thank you.