Problem with pysqlite2 import

[xoriole]

IPv8 fails to run on MacOS with following stacktrace:

  File "ipv8.py", line 5, in <module>
    from twisted.plugins.ipv8_plugin import Options, service_maker
  File "/Users/sandippandey/tudelft/personal/py-ipv8/twisted/plugins/ipv8_plugin.py", line 18, in <module>
    from ipv8.attestation.identity.community import IdentityCommunity
  File "/Users/sandippandey/tudelft/personal/py-ipv8/ipv8/attestation/identity/community.py", line 6, in <module>
    from ..trustchain.community import TrustChainCommunity
  File "/Users/sandippandey/tudelft/personal/py-ipv8/ipv8/attestation/trustchain/community.py", line 11, in <module>
    from .database import TrustChainDB
  File "/Users/sandippandey/tudelft/personal/py-ipv8/ipv8/attestation/trustchain/database.py", line 6, in <module>
    from ...database import Database
  File "/Users/sandippandey/tudelft/personal/py-ipv8/ipv8/database.py", line 18, in <module>
    import pysqlite2.dbapi2 as sqlite3
  File "/Users/sandippandey/tudelft/viro/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pysqlite2/dbapi2.py", line 28, in <module>
    from pysqlite2._sqlite import *
ImportError: dlopen(/Users/sandippandey/tudelft/viro/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pysqlite2/_sqlite.so, 2): Symbol not found: _sqlite3_enable_load_extension
  Referenced from: /Users/sandippandey/tudelft/viro/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pysqlite2/_sqlite.so
  Expected in: flat namespace
 in /Users/sandippandey/tudelft/viro/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pysqlite2/_sqlite.so

The problem is with pysqlite2 import
import pysqlite2.dbapi2 as sqlite3

For my case, using sqlite3 resolves the issue
from sqlite3 import dbapi2 as sqlite3