ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'graphql.version' error on 4.5.2 upgrade to later 4.5 releases

[uck9]

Anyone seen failure upgrading from 4.5.2 to anything higher in the 4.5.X releases regarding graphql.version when the migration step is executed:

Applying database migrations (python3 netbox/manage.py migrate)...
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/opt/netbox-4.5.3/netbox/manage.py", line 10, in
execute_from_command_line(sys.argv)
File "/opt/netbox-4.5.3/venv/lib/python3.12/site-packages/django/core/management/init.py", line 442, in execute_from_command_line
utility.execute()
File "/opt/netbox-4.5.3/venv/lib/python3.12/site-packages/django/core/management/init.py", line 436, in execute
self.fetch_command(subcommand).run_from_argv(self.argv)
File "/opt/netbox-4.5.3/venv/lib/python3.12/site-packages/django/core/management/base.py", line 412, in run_from_argv
parser = self.create_parser(argv[0], argv[1])
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/opt/netbox-4.5.3/venv/lib/python3.12/site-packages/django/core/management/base.py", line 375, in create_parser
self.add_arguments(parser)
File "/opt/netbox-4.5.3/venv/lib/python3.12/site-packages/django/core/management/commands/migrate.py", line 45, in add_arguments
choices=tuple(connections),
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/opt/netbox-4.5.3/venv/lib/python3.12/site-packages/django/utils/connection.py", line 73, in iter
return iter(self.settings)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/opt/netbox-4.5.3/venv/lib/python3.12/site-packages/django/utils/functional.py", line 47, in get
res = instance.dict[self.name] = self.func(instance)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/opt/netbox-4.5.3/venv/lib/python3.12/site-packages/django/utils/connection.py", line 45, in settings
self._settings = self.configure_settings(self._settings)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/opt/netbox-4.5.3/venv/lib/python3.12/site-packages/django/db/utils.py", line 148, in configure_settings
databases = super().configure_settings(databases)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/opt/netbox-4.5.3/venv/lib/python3.12/site-packages/django/utils/connection.py", line 50, in configure_settings
settings = getattr(django_settings, self.settings_name)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/opt/netbox-4.5.3/venv/lib/python3.12/site-packages/django/conf/init.py", line 81, in getattr
self._setup(name)
File "/opt/netbox-4.5.3/venv/lib/python3.12/site-packages/django/conf/init.py", line 68, in _setup
self._wrapped = Settings(settings_module)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/opt/netbox-4.5.3/venv/lib/python3.12/site-packages/django/conf/init.py", line 166, in init
mod = importlib.import_module(self.SETTINGS_MODULE)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/usr/lib/python3.12/importlib/init.py", line 90, in import_module
return _bootstrap._gcd_import(name[level:], package, level)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "", line 1387, in _gcd_import
File "", line 1360, in _find_and_load
File "", line 1331, in _find_and_load_unlocked
File "", line 935, in _load_unlocked
File "", line 995, in exec_module
File "", line 488, in _call_with_frames_removed
File "/opt/netbox-4.5.3/netbox/netbox/settings.py", line 958, in
from strawberry_django import pagination # noqa: E402
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/opt/netbox-4.5.3/venv/lib/python3.12/site-packages/strawberry_django/init.py", line 4, in
from . import auth, filters, mutations, ordering, pagination, relay
File "/opt/netbox-4.5.3/venv/lib/python3.12/site-packages/strawberry_django/auth/init.py", line 1, in
from .mutations import login, logout, register
File "/opt/netbox-4.5.3/venv/lib/python3.12/site-packages/strawberry_django/auth/mutations.py", line 6, in
import strawberry
File "/opt/netbox-4.5.3/venv/lib/python3.12/site-packages/strawberry/init.py", line 7, in
from . import experimental, federation, relay
File "/opt/netbox-4.5.3/venv/lib/python3.12/site-packages/strawberry/federation/init.py", line 1, in
from .argument import argument
File "/opt/netbox-4.5.3/venv/lib/python3.12/site-packages/strawberry/federation/argument.py", line 4, in
from strawberry.types.arguments import StrawberryArgumentAnnotation
File "/opt/netbox-4.5.3/venv/lib/python3.12/site-packages/strawberry/types/init.py", line 1, in
from .base import get_object_definition, has_object_definition
File "/opt/netbox-4.5.3/venv/lib/python3.12/site-packages/strawberry/types/base.py", line 17, in
from strawberry.utils.deprecations import DEPRECATION_MESSAGES, DeprecatedDescriptor
File "/opt/netbox-4.5.3/venv/lib/python3.12/site-packages/strawberry/utils/init.py", line 1, in
from graphql.version import VersionInfo, version_info
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'graphql.version'

I've removed all but the netbox_branching plugin from my local_requirements and configuration.py. Checked and I see /graphql/version.py under site packages.

Any thoughts appreciated.

[yudin-s]

This looks like an import-path or package-version mismatch rather than NetBox failing to find a file that is definitely on the active Python path.

graphql.version should come from the graphql-core package. If /graphql/version.py exists under site-packages but the import still fails, I would first verify which graphql package Python is actually importing inside the NetBox venv:

/opt/netbox-4.5.3/venv/bin/python -c "import graphql, sys; print(graphql.__file__); print(getattr(graphql, '__path__', None)); print(sys.path)"
/opt/netbox-4.5.3/venv/bin/python -m pip show graphql graphql-core strawberry-graphql strawberry-graphql-django

Things I would look for:

• an old graphql package installed alongside graphql-core
• a system/user site-package shadowing the venv package
• a plugin pinning strawberry-graphql or graphql-core to an incompatible version
• a partially reused venv from the previous NetBox release

If pip show graphql returns a package named exactly graphql, that is suspicious. Modern Strawberry expects graphql-core, which imports as graphql but is distributed as graphql-core.

The cleanest test is usually a fresh venv for 4.5.3/4.5.x, then install NetBox's pinned requirements and only add netbox_branching after the base install imports cleanly. If the base venv works and adding the plugin breaks it, the plugin dependency constraints are probably pulling the GraphQL stack out of the versions NetBox expects.

[uck9]

Seriously appreciate the detailed response here.

Output from the suggested commands:

(venv) root@netbox-45:/opt/netbox# /opt/netbox-4.5.3/venv/bin/python -c "import graphql, sys; print(graphql.__file__); print(getattr(graphql, '__path__', None)); print(sys.path)"
/opt/netbox-4.5.3/venv/bin/python -m pip show graphql graphql-core strawberry-graphql strawberry-graphql-django
/opt/netbox-4.5.3/venv/lib/python3.12/site-packages/graphql/__init__.py
['/opt/netbox-4.5.3/venv/lib/python3.12/site-packages/graphql']
['', '/usr/lib/python312.zip', '/usr/lib/python3.12', '/usr/lib/python3.12/lib-dynload', '/opt/netbox-4.5.3/venv/lib/python3.12/site-packages']
WARNING: Package(s) not found: graphql
Name: graphql-core
Version: 3.2.8
Summary: GraphQL implementation for Python, a port of GraphQL.js, the JavaScript reference implementation for GraphQL.
Home-page: https://github.com/graphql-python/graphql-core
Author: Christoph Zwerschke
Author-email: cito@online.de
License: MIT license
Location: /opt/netbox-4.5.3/venv/lib/python3.12/site-packages
Requires:
Required-by: graphene, graphene-django, graphql-relay, strawberry-graphql
---
Name: strawberry-graphql
Version: 0.295.0
Summary: A library for creating GraphQL APIs
Home-page: https://strawberry.rocks/
Author: Patrick Arminio
Author-email: patrick.arminio@gmail.com
License: MIT
Location: /opt/netbox-4.5.3/venv/lib/python3.12/site-packages
Requires: cross-web, graphql-core, packaging, python-dateutil, typing-extensions
Required-by: strawberry-graphql-django
---
Name: strawberry-graphql-django
Version: 0.75.0
Summary: Strawberry GraphQL Django extension
Home-page: https://strawberry.rocks/docs/django
Author:
Author-email: Lauri Hintsala <lauri.hintsala@verkkopaja.fi>, Thiago Bellini Ribeiro <thiago@bellini.dev>
License: MIT
Location: /opt/netbox-4.5.3/venv/lib/python3.12/site-packages
Requires: asgiref, django, strawberry-graphql
Required-by:

I've done an fresh extract of 4.5.10 and configured the database settings, run upgrade.sh and hitting the same issue. Will continue to troubleshoot.

[uck9]

Traced this down to an issue in configuration.py. Didn't affect 4.5.2 but seemed to have caused issues with 4.5.3 and above. Rebuilt configuration.py from the supplied example and no issues showing up during ./upgrade.sh execution. Again appreciate the work in that reply.