celery: multiple import as failure

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I'm using celery as task runner. It's been working fine with Python 2.7. Recently I upgraded my PC to Ubuntu 16.04 and it starts to give met the following error:

from uuid import UUID, uuid4 as _uuid4, _uuid_generate_random
ImportError: cannot import name _uuid_generate_random

Full call stack:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "venv/bin/celery", line 7, in <module>
    from celery.__main__ import main
  File "venv/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/celery/__init__.py", line 133, in <module>
    from celery import five  # noqa
  File "venv/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/celery/five.py", line 153, in <module>
    from kombu.utils.compat import OrderedDict  # noqa
  File "venv/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/kombu/utils/__init__.py", line 19, in <module>
    from uuid import UUID, uuid4 as _uuid4, _uuid_generate_random
ImportError: cannot import name _uuid_generate_random

This seems rather strange to me. Currently my python version is:

Python 2.7.10

Was there some syntax change within the 2.7.x versions?

It looks like you're importing a "private" member (_uuid_generate_random). You probably shouldn't do this as they could change without any notice between versions... — mgilson
– mgilson, Commented May 1, 2016 at 3:26
This isn't a SyntaxError, but an ImportError. So it's probably an issue with trying to import from the library, not with the syntax. — SethMMorton
– SethMMorton, Commented May 1, 2016 at 4:06

skrx · Accepted Answer · 2016-05-01 04:18:54Z

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_uuid_generate_random has been removed and os.urandom is used instead.

https://hg.python.org/releases/2.7.11/rev/24bdc4940e81

answered May 1, 2016 at 4:18

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Cerin · Accepted Answer · 2016-09-16 06:13:25Z

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It's a bug in an old version of kombu. Just upgrade and the error should go away.

pip install -U kombu

answered Sep 16, 2016 at 6:13

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