Successful install of pyxrootd but not importing anything

[jackleland]

I've been trying to get the python bindings for xrootd installed but am having issues, specifically with the module that comes with the latest homebrew package, but also more generally.

As per #1480, I tried to use the pre-compiled module that comes packaged with the latest brew formula (5.5.3). Following the two steps here:

1. Add export PYTHONPATH=/opt/homebrew/Cellar/xrootd/5.5.3/lib/python3.11/site-packages:$PYTHONPATH to .zshrc/.bashrc/...
2. Confirm that it is working by running python3 -c "import pyxrootd"

Allows me to import the pyxrootd module in a python 3.11 venv, but nothing is actually in the module when I inspect it, i.e.

>>> import pyxrootd as xrd
>>> dir(xrd)
['__builtins__', '__cached__', '__doc__', '__file__', '__loader__', '__name__', '__package__', '__path__', '__spec__']

So, nothing I can use? help(xrd) indicates that there's a client object available in the module but this just results in an attribute error.

I've also tried instead installing the pip package directly on a non-M1 mac environment and get the exact same thing. I feel I might be missing something crucial here but the python bindings documentation is outdated and not very useful so I don't know how else to proceed.

[amadio]

Note that the current Python bindings in Homebrew are installed for Python3.10, not 3.11. Have you tried with that version of Python? Also, maybe what you want to use is in XRootD instead of pyxrootd?

>>> from XRootD import client
>>> dir(client)
['CopyProcess', 'EnvGetDefault', 'EnvGetInt', 'EnvGetString', 'EnvPutInt', 'EnvPutString', 'File', 'FileSystem', 'URL', 'XRootD', '__builtins__', '__cached__', '__doc__', '__file__', '__loader__', '__name__', '__package__', '__path__', '__spec__', '__version__', '_version', 'absolute_import', 'copyprocess', 'division', 'env', 'file', 'filesystem', 'finalize', 'flags', 'glob', 'glob_funcs', 'iglob', 'print_function', 'responses', 'url', 'utils']

[jackleland]

ahh yep, using

>>> from XRootD import client

did the trick. Is this stuff documented anywhere or is there someone I can speak to to get assistance?

[amadio]

Documentation can be found here: https://xrootd.slac.stanford.edu/doc/python/xrootd-python

[jackleland]

Okay looks like this was just me failing to read the documentation properly, I thought it was outdated but the examples are actually a lot more extensive than I first realised. Thanks for the help