Update to 3.1: circular import error

[aborruso]

Small description

I have installed it both via pip and pipx, and I have "ImportError: cannot import name 'GuideSheet' from partially initialized module 'visidata'" error

Steps to reproduce

I have installed vd in two ways:

• pip3 install visidata
• pipx install visidata

Then I run vd and I have

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/home/aborruso/.local/bin/vd", line 3, in <module>
    import visidata.main
  File "/home/aborruso/.local/pipx/venvs/visidata/lib/python3.11/site-packages/visidata/__init__.py", line 157, in <module>
    importFeatures()
  File "/home/aborruso/.local/pipx/venvs/visidata/lib/python3.11/site-packages/visidata/__init__.py", line 139, in importFeatures
    vd.importSubmodules('visidata.features')
  File "/home/aborruso/.local/pipx/venvs/visidata/lib/python3.11/site-packages/visidata/settings.py", line 508, in importSubmodules
    vd.importModule(pkgname + '.' + module.name)
  File "/home/aborruso/.local/pipx/venvs/visidata/lib/python3.11/site-packages/visidata/settings.py", line 491, in importModule
    r = importlib.import_module(pkgname)
        ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/usr/lib/python3.11/importlib/__init__.py", line 126, in import_module
    return _bootstrap._gcd_import(name[level:], package, level)
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/home/aborruso/.local/pipx/venvs/visidata/lib/python3.11/site-packages/visidata/features/errors_guide.py", line 1, in <module>
    from visidata import GuideSheet, vd
ImportError: cannot import name 'GuideSheet' from partially initialized module 'visidata' (most likely due to a circular import) (/home/aborruso/.local/pipx/venvs/visidata/lib/python3.11/site-packages/visidata/__init__.py)

Expected result

Actual result with screenshot

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Configuration

• Does this issue reproduce without any plugins or configuration (using the -N CLI flag)?

Yes

• Does this issue reproduce with either the latest release, or with the develop branch?

yes

Additional context

• What platform and version are you using (Linux, MacOS, Windows)?

Debian 12

• Which version of Python?

Python 3.11.2

[RyannDaGreat]

Same here!

[midichef]

@anjakefala @saulpw
I'm not familiar with how the packaging process works. But it looks like the some files made it into the pip release that were deleted by past commits of visidata? I see features/errors_guide.py, which is causing this startup error. But also: guides/SortGuide.md, loaders/api_bitio.py, stored_prop.py.

The commits that removed these files are:
features/errors_guide.py - b8a8b5b
guides/SortGuide.md - none, I can't find any commit that created it or removed it.
loaders/api_bitio.py - 8ec4060
stored_prop.py - 7ef08d9

[anjakefala]

Wild! Thanks for letting us know folks. I'll try to understand what is happening and get it fixed ASAP.

[fleimgruber]

I can confirm that installation from git at e.g. 8a41794 (v3.1 bump) does not show this error.

[anjakefala]

Hey folks, sorry about this. There was something wrong with my local environment. There was a build/lib directory with old files that setup.py was pulling files from for some reason. I added a step to remove that directory in the future and pushed a v3.1.1 that should be working.

I'm sorry for the confusion. Please upgrade to v3.1.1. Could someone confirm everything's fine for them with v3.1.1?

[midichef]

I can confirm v3.1.1 starts up fine.

[anjakefala]

Thanks @midichef! Thanks for letting us know everyone. We hope you enjoy the new release. =)

[aborruso]

. I added a step to remove that directory in the future and pushed a v3.1.1 that should be working.

How to install it?