ImportError: cannot import name 'builder' from 'google.protobuf.internal'

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#1

When i tested the file

python object_detection/builders/model_builder_tf2_test.py

, i encountered the following error.

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "C:\Users\yunpeng\models\research\object_detection\builders\model_builder_tf2_test.py", line 24, in <module>
    from object_detection.builders import model_builder
  File "C:\Users\yunpeng\anaconda3\envs\tf2\lib\site-packages\object_detection\builders\model_builder.py", line 23, in <module>
    from object_detection.builders import anchor_generator_builder
  File "C:\Users\yunpeng\anaconda3\envs\tf2\lib\site-packages\object_detection\builders\anchor_generator_builder.py", line 26, in <module>
    from object_detection.protos import anchor_generator_pb2
  File "C:\Users\yunpeng\anaconda3\envs\tf2\lib\site-packages\object_detection\protos\anchor_generator_pb2.py", line 5, in <module>
    from google.protobuf.internal import builder as _builder
ImportError: cannot import name 'builder' from 'google.protobuf.internal' (C:\Users\yunpeng\anaconda3\envs\tf2\lib\site-packages\google\protobuf\internal\__init__.py)

How should you resolve this error?

#3

@yunpeng_huo,

Could you please upgrade the protobuf package as shown below and let us know?

pip install --upgrade protobuf

Thank you!

#5

thanks,i have solved it