Importerror: cannot import name ‘_gi’ from partially initialized module ‘gi’

Explanation of ImportError: cannot import name ‘_gi’ from partially initialized module ‘gi’

The given ImportError usually occurs when there is an issue with importing the ‘_gi’ module from the ‘gi’ package. This error is commonly encountered when working with GObject Introspection libraries in Python.

To resolve this error, you can try the following steps:

1. Make sure the ‘gobject-introspection’ package is installed on your system. You can install it using the package manager appropriate for your operating system.
2. Check if the ‘gi’ package is installed in your Python environment. You can install it using the command pip install pygobject or pip install PyGObject.
3. In some cases, the issue might be due to conflicting installations of GObject Introspection libraries. To ensure a proper installation, you can remove the ‘gi’ package from your Python environment by running pip uninstall gi, and then reinstall it using pip install pygobject or pip install PyGObject.
4. If the above steps do not resolve the issue, you can try updating your Python environment and related packages to their latest versions.

Here’s an example of how you can apply these steps:

# Step 1: Install 'gobject-introspection' package (assuming you are using apt package manager on Ubuntu)
sudo apt install gobject-introspection

# Step 2: Install 'gi' package in your Python environment
pip install pygobject

# Step 3: Remove conflicting 'gi' package and reinstall
pip uninstall gi
pip install pygobject

# Step 4: Update Python environment and related packages
pip install --upgrade pip
pip install --upgrade pygobject

By following these steps, you should be able to resolve the ‘ImportError: cannot import name ‘_gi’ from partially initialized module ‘gi” error and successfully import the ‘_gi’ module in your Python code.