[blender_vscode] Error running Blender:Start on Windows

T by theoryshaw on 22 Aug 2022, edited 25 Aug 2023 #

Anyone using JacquesLucke's blender_vscode extension for VScode in Windows?

I get the following error when I run the Blender:Start command. I'm currently running VScode in Administator mode.

It's probably associated with these issues and if so, I think i'll just drop using blender_vscode since it looks like it's been an open bug for some time.

Just wondering if anyone's come across a solution yet.


Executing task: c:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 3.2\blender.exe --python c:\Users\Owner\.vscode-oss\extensions\jacqueslucke.blender-development-0.0.17\pythonFiles\launch.py 


Read prefs: C:\Users\Owner\AppData\Roaming\Blender Foundation\Blender\3.2\config\userpref.blend

CAD Transform 0.93.1 : ready

Traceback (most recent call last):

  File "c:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 3.2\3.2\scripts\modules\addon_utils.py", line 335, in enable

    mod = __import__(module_name)

ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'homemaker'

sv: import settings

sv: SciPy package is not available. Voronoi nodes and RBF-based nodes will not be available.

2022-08-22 14:08:45,492     INFO dependencies.py 75 sv: SciPy package is not available. Voronoi nodes and RBF-based nodes will not be available.

sv: geomdl package is not available, some NURBS related nodes will not be available

2022-08-22 14:08:45,493     INFO dependencies.py 86 sv: geomdl package is not available, some NURBS related nodes will not be available

sv: SciKit-Image package is not available; SciKit-based implementation of Marching Cubes and Marching Squares will not be available

2022-08-22 14:08:45,493     INFO dependencies.py 97 sv: SciKit-Image package is not available; SciKit-based implementation of Marching Cubes and Marching Squares will not be available

sv: PyMCubes package is not available. PyMCubes-based implementation of Marching Cubes will not be available

2022-08-22 14:08:45,494     INFO dependencies.py 107 sv: PyMCubes package is not available. PyMCubes-based implementation of Marching Cubes will not be available

sv: Circlify package is not available. Circlify node will not be available

2022-08-22 14:08:45,495     INFO dependencies.py 118 sv: Circlify package is not available. Circlify node will not be available

sv: FreeCAD package is not available, Solids nodes will not be available

2022-08-22 14:08:45,496     INFO dependencies.py 128 sv: FreeCAD package is not available, Solids nodes will not be available

sv: Numba package is not available, njit compiled functions will not be available

2022-08-22 14:08:45,500     INFO dependencies.py 150 sv: Numba package is not available, njit compiled functions will not be available

sv: Dependencies available: pip, Cython.

2022-08-22 14:08:45,501     INFO dependencies.py 155 sv: Dependencies available: pip, Cython.

Traceback (most recent call last):

  File "c:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 3.2\3.2\scripts\modules\addon_utils.py", line 335, in enable

    mod = __import__(module_name)

  File "C:\Users\Owner\AppData\Roaming\Blender Foundation\Blender\3.2\scripts\addons\sverchok-master\__init__.py", line 75, in <module>

    imported_modules = init_architecture(__name__, utils_modules, ui_modules)

  File "C:\Users\Owner\AppData\Roaming\Blender Foundation\Blender\3.2\scripts\addons\sverchok-master\core\__init__.py", line 97, in init_architecture

    import_settings(imported_modules, sv_name)

  File "C:\Users\Owner\AppData\Roaming\Blender Foundation\Blender\3.2\scripts\addons\sverchok-master\core\__init__.py", line 78, in import_settings  

    settings = importlib.import_module(".settings", sv_dir_name)

  File "c:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 3.2\3.2\python\lib\importlib\__init__.py", line 126, in import_module

    return _bootstrap._gcd_import(name[level:], package, level)

  File "C:\Users\Owner\AppData\Roaming\Blender Foundation\Blender\3.2\scripts\addons\sverchok-master\settings.py", line 10, in <module>

    from sverchok.core import main_tree_handler  # don't remove this should fix #4229 (temp solution)

  File "C:\Users\Owner\AppData\Roaming\Blender Foundation\Blender\3.2\scripts\addons\sverchok-master\core\main_tree_handler.py", line 18, in <module>

    from sverchok.utils.tree_structure import Tree, Node

  File "C:\Users\Owner\AppData\Roaming\Blender Foundation\Blender\3.2\scripts\addons\sverchok-master\utils\tree_structure.py", line 11, in <module>  

    from collections import Mapping

ImportError: cannot import name 'Mapping' from 'collections' (c:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 3.2\3.2\python\lib\collections\__init__.py)

sv: import settings

Traceback (most recent call last):

  File "c:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 3.2\3.2\scripts\modules\addon_utils.py", line 335, in enable

    mod = __import__(module_name)

  File "C:\Users\Owner\AppData\Roaming\Blender Foundation\Blender\3.2\scripts\addons\topologicsverchok\__init__.py", line 49, in <module>

    from sverchok.menu import SverchNodeItem, node_add_operators, SverchNodeCategory, register_node_panels, unregister_node_panels, unregister_node_add_operators

  File "C:\Users\Owner\AppData\Roaming\Blender Foundation\Blender\3.2\scripts\addons\sverchok-master\menu.py", line 36, in <module>

    from sverchok.ui.presets import apply_default_preset

  File "C:\Users\Owner\AppData\Roaming\Blender Foundation\Blender\3.2\scripts\addons\sverchok-master\ui\presets.py", line 36, in <module>

    from sverchok.utils.sv_json_import import JSONImporter

  File "C:\Users\Owner\AppData\Roaming\Blender Foundation\Blender\3.2\scripts\addons\sverchok-master\utils\sv_json_import.py", line 17, in <module>

    from sverchok import old_nodes

  File "C:\Users\Owner\AppData\Roaming\Blender Foundation\Blender\3.2\scripts\addons\sverchok-master\__init__.py", line 75, in <module>

    imported_modules = init_architecture(__name__, utils_modules, ui_modules)

  File "C:\Users\Owner\AppData\Roaming\Blender Foundation\Blender\3.2\scripts\addons\sverchok-master\core\__init__.py", line 97, in init_architecture

    import_settings(imported_modules, sv_name)

  File "C:\Users\Owner\AppData\Roaming\Blender Foundation\Blender\3.2\scripts\addons\sverchok-master\core\__init__.py", line 78, in import_settings

    settings = importlib.import_module(".settings", sv_dir_name)

  File "c:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 3.2\3.2\python\lib\importlib\__init__.py", line 126, in import_module

    return _bootstrap._gcd_import(name[level:], package, level)

  File "C:\Users\Owner\AppData\Roaming\Blender Foundation\Blender\3.2\scripts\addons\sverchok-master\settings.py", line 10, in <module>

    from sverchok.core import main_tree_handler  # don't remove this should fix #4229 (temp solution)

  File "C:\Users\Owner\AppData\Roaming\Blender Foundation\Blender\3.2\scripts\addons\sverchok-master\core\main_tree_handler.py", line 18, in <module>

    from sverchok.utils.tree_structure import Tree, Node

  File "C:\Users\Owner\AppData\Roaming\Blender Foundation\Blender\3.2\scripts\addons\sverchok-master\utils\tree_structure.py", line 11, in <module>

    from collections import Mapping

ImportError: cannot import name 'Mapping' from 'collections' (c:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 3.2\3.2\python\lib\collections\__init__.py)

Traceback (most recent call last):

  File "c:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 3.2\3.2\scripts\modules\addon_utils.py", line 335, in enable

    mod = __import__(module_name)

ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'geometry_sketcher-main'

CAD_Sketcher-main:{INFO}: Logging into: C:\Users\Owner\AppData\Local\Temp\CAD_Sketcher-main.log

2022-08-22 14:08:45,617     INFO __init__.py 68 Logging into: C:\Users\Owner\AppData\Local\Temp\CAD_Sketcher-main.log

measureit_arch: Reloaded multifiles

[{'load_dir': 'c:\\Users\\Owner\\AppData\\Roaming\\Blender Foundation\\Blender\\3.1\\scripts\\addons\\GroupPro', 'module_name': 'GroupPro'}]

Traceback (most recent call last):

  File "c:\Users\Owner\.vscode-oss\extensions\jacqueslucke.blender-development-0.0.17\pythonFiles\launch.py", line 14, in <module>

    blender_vscode.startup(

  File "c:\Users\Owner\.vscode-oss\extensions\jacqueslucke.blender-development-0.0.17\pythonFiles\include\blender_vscode\__init__.py", line 14, in startup

    path_mappings = load_addons.setup_addon_links(addons_to_load)

  File "c:\Users\Owner\.vscode-oss\extensions\jacqueslucke.blender-development-0.0.17\pythonFiles\include\blender_vscode\load_addons.py", line 23, in setup_addon_links

    create_link_in_user_addon_directory(source_path, load_path)

  File "c:\Users\Owner\.vscode-oss\extensions\jacqueslucke.blender-development-0.0.17\pythonFiles\include\blender_vscode\load_addons.py", line 42, in create_link_in_user_addon_directory

    os.remove(link_path)

PermissionError: [WinError 5] Access is denied: 'C:\\Users\\Owner\\AppData\\Roaming\\Blender Foundation\\Blender\\3.2\\scripts\\addons\\GroupPro'

Saved session recovery to 'C:\Users\Owner\AppData\Local\Temp\quit.blend'

CAD Transform 0.93.1 successfully disabled

Exception in module unregister(): 'C:\\Users\\Owner\\AppData\\Roaming\\Blender Foundation\\Blender\\3.2\\scripts\\addons\\blenderbim\\__init__.py'

Traceback (most recent call last):

  File "c:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 3.2\3.2\scripts\modules\addon_utils.py", line 423, in disable

    mod.unregister()

  File "C:\Users\Owner\AppData\Roaming\Blender Foundation\Blender\3.2\scripts\addons\blenderbim\__init__.py", line 45, in unregister

    blenderbim.bim.unregister()

  File "C:\Users\Owner\AppData\Roaming\Blender Foundation\Blender\3.2\scripts\addons\blenderbim\bim\__init__.py", line 169, in unregister

    bpy.app.handlers.load_post.remove(handler.setDefaultProperties)

ValueError: list.remove(x): x not in list

Error   : EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION

Address : 0x00007FFF7C232FC8

Module  : MSVCP140.dll

Thread  : 00004758

Writing: C:\Users\Owner\AppData\Local\Temp\blender.crash.txt


 *  The terminal process "c:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 3.2\blender.exe '--python', 'c:\Users\Owner\.vscode-oss\extensions\jacqueslucke.blender-development-0.0.17\pythonFiles\launch.py'" terminated with exit code: 11. 

 *  Terminal will be reused by tasks, press any key to close it.

T by theoryshaw on 22 Aug 2022 # +2 votes

I think i might have solved it. Was trying to 'run' a plugin that was already installed.

I started blender without the plugin, and then ran it from vscode. Seems to have worked.

G by Gorgious on 24 Aug 2022 # +4 votes

Yup, It happens when you already have installed the addon via regular means and it tries to create a symlink between the addon folder and your dev folder.

Also PSA: do not ever open a new version of Blender for the first time with VS code and Jacques Lucke's extension and choose "load settings from previous version". It will wipe the addons folder, including the content of the symlinked folders. Learnt it the hard way >< If you ever need a reason to use git even for personal work, here's one. :)

C by Coen on 10 Feb 2023 #

I deleted Blender 3.3, how can I remove the executable reference from the VS code extension?

C by Coen on 10 Feb 2023 #

No idea how debugging works with this add-on, what I do from VS code.

ctrl+shift+ p > Run Blender
Blender: Run script
I put a breakpoint somehwere but no idea on how to read the variables.

also it seems to 'lag' my entire system, VS code is not as responsive as you would use the script console from Blender, or just python ingeneral from VS code.

T by theoryshaw on 10 Feb 2023 # +1 votes

not sure about the lagginess, however.

C by Coen on 10 Feb 2023 #

@theoryshaw said:

not sure about the lagginess, however.

Thanks, that was a really helpful clip

T by theoryshaw on 25 Aug 2023, edited 25 Aug 2023 #

Running into the following errors when trying to start blender via blender_vscode extension for VScode in Windows.

I'm using symlinks. Anyone have any ideas how to fix?

Video.

error text.

T by theoryshaw on 25 Aug 2023 #

If i install blenderbim-230823-py310-win.zip or blenderbim-230824-py310-win.zip, without symlinks, i get the above error.

If i install blenderbim-230818-py310-win.zip the error is fixed.

However, i'm getting another error similar to what i reported here.... can't remember how i fixed it. :\ ha

T by theoryshaw on 25 Aug 2023, edited 25 Aug 2023 #

@theoryshaw said:

I think i might have solved it. Was trying to 'run' a plugin that was already installed.

I started blender without the plugin, and then ran it from vscode. Seems to have worked.

sigh. I followed my old instructions here, and downloaded and unzipped blenderbim-230818-py310-win.zip and located it in the C:\Users\Owner\AppData\Roaming\Blender Foundation\Blender\3.6\scripts\addons. I did not install it via Blender.

I then started vscode and started blenderbim and it worked!...

However, when i set up my symlinks via the .bat script, I get the error mentioned here.

sigh, i think it has something to do the symlinks. :\

Anyone have any clues?


  File "c:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 3.6\3.6\scripts\modules\addon_utils.py", line 333, in enable

    mod = __import__(module_name)

  File "C:\Users\Owner\AppData\Roaming\Blender Foundation\Blender\3.6\scripts\addons\blenderbim\__init__.py", line 41, in <module>

    import blenderbim.bim

  File "C:\Users\Owner\AppData\Roaming\Blender Foundation\Blender\3.6\scripts\addons\blenderbim\bim\__init__.py", line 25, in <module>

    from . import handler, ui, prop, operator, helper

  File "C:\Users\Owner\AppData\Roaming\Blender Foundation\Blender\3.6\scripts\addons\blenderbim\bim\handler.py", line 24, in <module>

    import blenderbim.tool as tool

  File "C:\Users\Owner\AppData\Roaming\Blender Foundation\Blender\3.6\scripts\addons\blenderbim\tool\__init__.py", line 46, in <module>

    from blenderbim.tool.resource import Resource

  File "C:\Users\Owner\AppData\Roaming\Blender Foundation\Blender\3.6\scripts\addons\blenderbim\tool\resource.py", line 35, in <module>

    import ifcopenshell.util.constraint

ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'ifcopenshell.util.constraint'

T by theoryshaw on 25 Aug 2023 #

Might be this unrelated problem: https://github.com/IfcOpenShell/IfcOpenShell/issues/3640