Doesnt work on MacOS

[pzoltowski]

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X-AnyLabeling Component

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I did follow the whole install instruction but did struggle to make it work on MacOS (15.4.1). I think also would be good to provide some docker since installation instruction is very messy

python anylabeling/app.py
objc[47469]: Class QMacAutoReleasePoolTracker is implemented in both /Users/patryk/miniconda3/envs/x-anylabeling/lib/libQt5Core.5.15.2.dylib (0x10477d340) and /Users/patryk/miniconda3/envs/x-anylabeling/lib/python3.10/site-packages/PyQt5/Qt5/lib/QtCore.framework/Versions/5/QtCore (0x12ba9d200). This may cause spurious casting failures and mysterious crashes. One of the duplicates must be removed or renamed.
objc[47469]: Class QT_ROOT_LEVEL_POOL__THESE_OBJECTS_WILL_BE_RELEASED_WHEN_QAPP_GOES_OUT_OF_SCOPE is implemented in both /Users/patryk/miniconda3/envs/x-anylabeling/lib/libQt5Core.5.15.2.dylib (0x10477d3b8) and /Users/patryk/miniconda3/envs/x-anylabeling/lib/python3.10/site-packages/PyQt5/Qt5/lib/QtCore.framework/Versions/5/QtCore (0x12ba9d278). This may cause spurious casting failures and mysterious crashes. One of the duplicates must be removed or renamed.
objc[47469]: Class KeyValueObserver is implemented in both /Users/patryk/miniconda3/envs/x-anylabeling/lib/libQt5Core.5.15.2.dylib (0x10477d3e0) and /Users/patryk/miniconda3/envs/x-anylabeling/lib/python3.10/site-packages/PyQt5/Qt5/lib/QtCore.framework/Versions/5/QtCore (0x12ba9d2a0). This may cause spurious casting failures and mysterious crashes. One of the duplicates must be removed or renamed.
objc[47469]: Class RunLoopModeTracker is implemented in both /Users/patryk/miniconda3/envs/x-anylabeling/lib/libQt5Core.5.15.2.dylib (0x10477d430) and /Users/patryk/miniconda3/envs/x-anylabeling/lib/python3.10/site-packages/PyQt5/Qt5/lib/QtCore.framework/Versions/5/QtCore (0x12ba9d2f0). This may cause spurious casting failures and mysterious crashes. One of the duplicates must be removed or renamed.
objc[47469]: Class QCocoaPageLayoutDelegate is implemented in both /Users/patryk/miniconda3/envs/x-anylabeling/lib/python3.10/site-packages/PyQt5/Qt5/lib/QtPrintSupport.framework/Versions/5/QtPrintSupport (0x11ed35168) and /Users/patryk/miniconda3/envs/x-anylabeling/lib/libQt5PrintSupport.5.15.2.dylib (0x1296651f8). This may cause spurious casting failures and mysterious crashes. One of the duplicates must be removed or renamed.
objc[47469]: Class QCocoaPrintPanelDelegate is implemented in both /Users/patryk/miniconda3/envs/x-anylabeling/lib/python3.10/site-packages/PyQt5/Qt5/lib/QtPrintSupport.framework/Versions/5/QtPrintSupport (0x11ed351e0) and /Users/patryk/miniconda3/envs/x-anylabeling/lib/libQt5PrintSupport.5.15.2.dylib (0x129665270). This may cause spurious casting failures and mysterious crashes. One of the duplicates must be removed or renamed.
2025-05-01 16:59:20,075 | INFO    | app:main:165 - 🚀 X-AnyLabeling v3.0.0 launched!
2025-05-01 16:59:20,075 | INFO    | app:main:168 - ⭐ If you like it, give us a star: https://github.com/CVHub520/X-AnyLabeling
2025-05-01 16:59:20,085 | WARNING | config:update_dict:18 - Skipping unexpected key in config: save_mode
2025-05-01 16:59:20,085 | INFO    | config:get_config:83 - 🔧️ Initializing config from local file: /Users/patryk/.xanylabelingrc
QObject::moveToThread: Current thread (0x60000079c2d0) is not the object's thread (0x6000007815a0).
Cannot move to target thread (0x60000079c2d0)

You might be loading two sets of Qt binaries into the same process. Check that all plugins are compiled against the right Qt binaries. Export DYLD_PRINT_LIBRARIES=1 and check that only one set of binaries are being loaded.
qt.qpa.plugin: Could not load the Qt platform plugin "cocoa" in "" even though it was found.
This application failed to start because no Qt platform plugin could be initialized. Reinstalling the application may fix this problem.

Available platform plugins are: cocoa, minimal, offscreen, webgl.

zsh: abort      python anylabeling/app.py

Information

python anylabeling/checks.py
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/Users/patryk/Developer/tools/X-AnyLabeling/anylabeling/checks.py", line 4, in
from views.labeling.utils.general import (
File "/Users/patryk/Developer/tools/X-AnyLabeling/anylabeling/views/labeling/utils/init.py", line 3, in
from .batch import run_all_images
File "/Users/patryk/Developer/tools/X-AnyLabeling/anylabeling/views/labeling/utils/batch.py", line 18, in
from anylabeling.views.labeling.label_file import io_open
File "/Users/patryk/Developer/tools/X-AnyLabeling/anylabeling/views/labeling/label_file.py", line 14, in
from . import utils
File "/Users/patryk/Developer/tools/X-AnyLabeling/anylabeling/views/labeling/utils/init.py", line 3, in
from .batch import run_all_images
File "/Users/patryk/Developer/tools/X-AnyLabeling/anylabeling/views/labeling/utils/batch.py", line 18, in
from anylabeling.views.labeling.label_file import io_open
ImportError: cannot import name 'io_open' from partially initialized module 'anylabeling.views.labeling.label_file' (most likely due to a circular import) (/Users/patryk/Developer/tools/X-AnyLabeling/anylabeling/views/labeling/label_file.py)

Link to a Reproducible Demonstration Video

no need video - its just command line trying to install

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Are you willing to submit a PR?

• Yes I'd like to help by submitting a PR!

[CVHub520]

Hi @pzoltowski,

Thanks for opening this issue and providing the detailed logs!

The primary error message you're encountering:

qt.qpa.plugin: Could not load the Qt platform plugin "cocoa" in "" even though it was found.
This application failed to start because no Qt platform plugin could be initialized.

often points to issues with the Qt installation environment, dependency conflicts, or missing runtime dependencies for the Qt platform plugin itself on macOS. Sometimes these can be tricky to resolve with standard package managers.

Could you please try creating a fresh virtual environment and installing the project dependencies using uv? It's a newer, often faster, package installer that can sometimes resolve complex dependency graphs more effectively.

1. Install uv if you haven't already (e.g., pip install uv or follow instructions at https://github.com/astral-sh/uv).
2. Create and activate a new virtual environment:

   uv venv myenv
   source myenv/bin/activate # or .\myenv\Scripts\activate on Windows

3. Install the project requirements using uv

For reference, here is the list of packages from my local macOS development environment where X-AnyLabeling is currently working, managed with uv. You can use this to compare against your environment if needed:

cvhub@CVHub520:~/Desktop/code/X-AnyLabeling$ uv pip list
Using Python 3.12.4 environment at: /Users/cvhub/Workspace/Softwares/miniconda3
Package                        Version
------------------------------ -----------
altgraph                       0.17.4
anaconda-anon-usage            0.4.4
annotated-types                0.7.0
anyio                          4.9.0
archspec                       0.2.3
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black                          25.1.0
boltons                        23.0.0
brotli                         1.0.9
build                          1.2.2.post1
certifi                        2024.7.4
cffi                           1.16.0
charset-normalizer             3.3.2
click                          8.1.8
coloredlogs                    15.0.1
conda                          24.7.1
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---

Separately, regarding the second traceback you provided when running python anylabeling/checks.py:

ImportError: cannot import name 'io_open' from partially initialized module 'anylabeling.views.labeling.label_file' (most likely due to a circular import) (...)

This specific circular import issue has been fixed recently. Please ensure you have pulled the latest changes from the main branch.

Let me know if using uv in a fresh environment helps resolve the Qt plugin loading issue on your macOS setup.