[ARROW-2355] [Python] Unable to import pyarrow [0.9.0] OSX

• Type: Bug
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 0.10.0
• Component/s: Packaging
• External issue URL: https://github.com/apache/arrow/issues/18323
• Assignee: Uwe Korn
• Reporter: Bradford W Littooy
• Created: 26/Mar/18 21:06
• Updated: 11/Jan/23 07:20
• Resolved: 06/Apr/18 14:33

Description

I have pip installed pyarrow to my mac os x (version 10.13.3). When I try to import pyarrow into a python3.6 interpreter, I get the following import error:

 

>>> import pyarrow

Traceback (most recent call last):

  File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>

  File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.6/lib/python3.6/site-packages/pyarrow/_init_.py", line 47, in <module>

    from pyarrow.lib import cpu_count, set_cpu_count

ImportError: dlopen(/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.6/lib/python3.6/site-packages/pyarrow/lib.cpython-36m-darwin.so, 2): Library not loaded: libarrow_boost_system.dylib

  Referenced from: /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.6/lib/python3.6/site-packages/pyarrow/libarrow.0.dylib

  Reason: image not found

>>>

I've installed pyarrow (0.9) on an EC2 instance with no issue.