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[McClowny]

when i import cariosvg in my code i get this error

  File "main.py", line 3, in <module>
    import cairosvg
  File "/home/runner/SoreDarkgrayBlogware/venv/lib/python3.10/site-packages/cairosvg/__init__.py", line 26, in <module>
    from . import surface  # noqa isort:skip
  File "/home/runner/SoreDarkgrayBlogware/venv/lib/python3.10/site-packages/cairosvg/surface.py", line 9, in <module>
    import cairocffi as cairo
  File "/home/runner/SoreDarkgrayBlogware/venv/lib/python3.10/site-packages/cairocffi/__init__.py", line 48, in <module>
    cairo = dlopen(
  File "/home/runner/SoreDarkgrayBlogware/venv/lib/python3.10/site-packages/cairocffi/__init__.py", line 45, in dlopen
    raise OSError(error_message)  # pragma: no cover
OSError: no library called "cairo-2" was found
no library called "cairo" was found
no library called "libcairo-2" was found
cannot load library 'libcairo.so.2': libcairo.so.2: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
cannot load library 'libcairo.2.dylib': libcairo.2.dylib: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
cannot load library 'libcairo-2.dll': libcairo-2.dll: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory```

[liZe]

Please install the Cairo library using your Linux distribution’s package manager.

[sildeag]

I get similar messages on Windows 11 with Python3.10 when I import cairosvg. Nothing I have tried has eliminated the messages.

[liZe]

Nothing I have tried has eliminated the messages.

On Windows, you can install GTK3 (keeping the default options) and then reboot your computer, it will work.

[sildeag]

Thank you for the tips. I have installed GTK3 and rebooted, these are the messages:
Windows PowerShell
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PS C:\Users\me> python3.10
Python 3.10.10 (tags/v3.10.10:aad5f6a, Feb 7 2023, 17:20:36) [MSC v.1929 64 bit (AMD64)] on win32
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.

import cairosvg;
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "", line 1, in
File "C:\Users\me\AppData\Local\Packages\PythonSoftwareFoundation.Python.3.10_qbz5n2kfra8p0\LocalCache\local-packages\Python310\site-packages\cairosvg_init_.py", line 26, in
from . import surface # noqa isort:skip
File "C:\Users\me\AppData\Local\Packages\PythonSoftwareFoundation.Python.3.10_qbz5n2kfra8p0\LocalCache\local-packages\Python310\site-packages\cairosvg\surface.py", line 9, in
import cairocffi as cairo
File "C:\Users\me\AppData\Local\Packages\PythonSoftwareFoundation.Python.3.10_qbz5n2kfra8p0\LocalCache\local-packages\Python310\site-packages\cairocffi_init_.py", line 48, in
cairo = dlopen(
File "C:\Users\me\AppData\Local\Packages\PythonSoftwareFoundation.Python.3.10_qbz5n2kfra8p0\LocalCache\local-packages\Python310\site-packages\cairocffi_init_.py", line 45, in dlopen
raise OSError(error_message) # pragma: no cover
OSError: no library called "cairo-2" was found
no library called "cairo" was found
cannot load library 'C:\Program Files\GTK3-Runtime Win64\bin\libcairo-2.dll': error 0x7e
cannot load library 'libcairo.so.2': error 0x7e
cannot load library 'libcairo.2.dylib': error 0x7e
cannot load library 'libcairo-2.dll': error 0x7e

[liZe]

Python found the library in 'C:\Program Files\GTK3-Runtime Win64\bin\libcairo-2.dll', but couldn’t use it for some reason. And to be honest, I have no idea why :/.