windows install(really rookie)

[KnightOf]

hi im try to use vizdoom on my computer
os:windows10
i've install vizdoom in D:\Users\user\Anaconda3\Lib\site-packages\vizdoom
and my basic.py is in D:\Users\user\Anaconda3\Lib\site-packages\vizdoom\examples
use vscode to run this

from vizdoom import *
import random, time

game = DoomGame()
game.load_config("../config/basic.cfg")
game.init()

shoot = [0,0,1]
left = [1,0,0]
right = [0,1,0]

episodes = 10
for i in range(episodes):
game.new_episode()
while not game.is_episode_finished():
state = game.get_state()
img = state.image_buffer
misc = state.game_variables
action = random.choice([shoot, left, right]) # A random agent
reward = game.make_action(action)
time.sleep(0.02) # Just to make it slower
print("Total reward: " + str(game.get_total_reward()))

and got this
D:#Git\Python>python vizdoom.py
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "vizdoom.py", line 1, in
from vizdoom import *
File "D:#Git\Python\vizdoom.py", line 4, in
game = DoomGame()
NameError: name 'DoomGame' is not defined

im not sure what kind of problem am i running to

since i dont really understand the installing step
so any problem is possible to make by me,
im very sorry for such unclear question,and ive been searching for solution for a long time
and i still cant figure it out.
if i miss any information for my question,please let me know.
thank you for your apply.

oh ! i can run vizdoom.exe,dont know would that help?

[Miffyli]

Did you download the built release and copied the files to right place ? ViZDoom requires some binaries to function, and building them on Windows is tedious, hence it is easier to use pre-built binaries on the releases page.

[KnightOf]

HI Miffyli
thank u for ur response

here's what ive got in site-packages
btw im using vscode,and my python.exe is in
D:\Users\user\Anaconda3\Lib\site-packages\vizdoom\examples>where python
D:\Users\user\Anaconda3\python.exe
if i've got misundetstanding anything,pls let me know.
im not sure am i doing right about this.

[Miffyli]

You need to place the binary files under site-packages, not site-packages/vizdoom. This seems rather dirty, but it is the way this works (you could also try importing from vizdoom.vizdoom import *, that could work as well)

[KnightOf]

HI Miffyli
thank u for the response
i've tried ur solution such as changing from vizdoom import * -> from vizdoom.vizdoom import *
but it report this
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'vizdoom.vizdoom'; 'vizdoom' is not a package
im wondering if is could have another problem
cause in this folder i dont have file such as " bin/libvizdoom.a / vizdoom.lib"
(in this website's compilation output https://github.com/mwydmuch/ViZDoom/blob/master/doc/Building.md#windows_bin)
so is it posible that the problem is on "cmake"?

i'm extremely thankful for ur kind and time.

[Miffyli]

In that case I think the only way is to copy binaries of ViZDoom in site-packages, i.e. you should have following:

D:\Users\user\Anaconda3\Lib\site-packages\vizdoom.exe
D:\Users\user\Anaconda3\Lib\site-packages\vizdoom.pyd
D:\Users\user\Anaconda3\Lib\site-packages\vizdoom.pk3
etc etc.

I have not installed ViZDoom under on Windows and under Anaconda, but judging by the instructions it is same as with non-conda install.

[KnightOf]

hi Miffyli
i've follow ur clue to move every file in original
"D:\Users\user\Anaconda3\Lib\site-packages\vizdoom"
to
"D:\Users\user\Anaconda3\Lib\site-packages"
but i still got this error
NameError: name 'DoomGame' is not defined
so should i use cmake again for all the "XXXXX.so" file
and anything i would need to install .

thank u for ur time.

[Miffyli]

Hmm interesting. Can you paste here what happens if you do this:

import vizdoom
print(dir(vizdoom))

[KnightOf]

hi Miffyli
u mean like this?

[Miffyli]

Ah yes. You have "vizdoom.py" file in your project folder, and importing "vizdoom" tries to import that Python file. Remove vizdoom.py file in your #Git\Python folder and try your codes again.

[KnightOf]

i got this error
D:#Git\Python>python test.py
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "test.py", line 1, in
import vizdoom
ImportError: DLL load failed: 找不到指定的模組。(cant find)

thank u for ur response

[mwydmuch]

Hello @KnightOf,
the correct way of installing windows package is to put vizdoom directory into Anaconda3\Lib\site-packages, so as you did at the beginning. Also, please check if you've chosen the right version.

[KnightOf]

hi @mwydmuch
so i should have a "vizdoom" folder in "Anaconda3\Lib\site-packages"
and haveing all files including"bin/libvizdoom.a / vizdoom.lib","vizdoom.exe"etc.right?
but as u see i have a lot of file is missing such as libvizdoom.a or libvizdoom.so
so im wondering if i didnt do something?
I'm using your ViZDoom-1.1.5pre-Win-Python35-x86_64
did i make any mistake further?

thank u ,sincerely.

[mwydmuch]

Everything that is required is already included in zip archive.
Files such as libvizdoom.a or libvizdoom.so are C++ dev libraries for Linux and MacOS.
That is why they are omitted in the prebuild archive.

Please check if your Anaconda 3 is 3.5 or 3.6 Python based.
This may be a reason behind "ImportError: DLL load failed: 找不到指定的模組" error.

[KnightOf]

hello @mwydmuch
really thankful for your help
it seem like it worked rightnow
but when i run this
`from vizdoom import *
import random, time

game = DoomGame()
game.load_config("D:/Users/user/Anaconda3/envs/vizdoom/Lib/site-packages/vizdoom/scenarios/basic.cfg")
game.init()

shoot = [0,0,1]
left = [1,0,0]
right = [0,1,0]

episodes = 10
for i in range(episodes):
game.new_episode()
while not game.is_episode_finished():
state = game.get_state()
img = state.image_buffer
misc = state.game_variables
action = random.choice([shoot, left, right]) # A random agent
reward = game.make_action(action)
time.sleep(0.02) # Just to make it slower
print("Total reward: " + str(game.get_total_reward()))`

and it come out this

(vizdoom) D:#Git\Python>python test.py

OS: Windows NT (NT 10.0) Build 17134

D_DoomInit: Static RNGseed 2147483647 set.
M_LoadDefaults: Load system defaults.
Gameinfo scan took 20 ms
W_Init: Init WADfiles.
adding D:/Users/user/Anaconda3/envs/vizdoom/lib/site-packages/vizdoom/vizdoom.pk3, 583 lumps
adding D:/Users/user/Anaconda3/envs/vizdoom/lib/site-packages/vizdoom/freedoom2.wad, 3595 lumps
adding D:/Users/user/Anaconda3/envs/vizdoom/Lib/site-packages/vizdoom/scenarios/basic.wad, 7 lumps
viz_controlled is write protected.
viz_instance_id is write protected.
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "test.py", line 17, in
img = state.image_buffer
AttributeError: 'vizdoom.vizdoom.GameState' object has no attribute 'image_buffer'

what does it mean.
thank u for your time

[mwydmuch]

In current version, image_buffer attribute of GameState is named screen_buffer (from 1.1.0).

In case of some problem with attributes, see current version of basic.py example and Types.md.

[KnightOf]

hi @mwydmuch @Miffyli
it runs succefully now
really appreciate to both of your help
thank you very much.