YOLOv8 `tensorflow>=2.14.0` ImportError: generic_type: cannot initialize type "StatusCode": an object with that name is already defined about tflite-support HOT 6 OPEN

A temporary workaround could be to skip the import statement that causing the issue, and import the metadata_writer that you're using directly. We're looking into fixing the root cause.

import flatbuffers
import platform

from tensorflow_lite_support.metadata import metadata_schema_py_generated
from tensorflow_lite_support.metadata import schema_py_generated
from tensorflow_lite_support.metadata.python import metadata
from tensorflow_lite_support.metadata.python import metadata_writers

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@lu-wang-g I think this is due to the usage of the pybind11_abseil/status_casters.h. I think this is somehow due to the the usage of pybind11::google::ImportStatusModule() in this project as well as in TensorFlow and they are conflicting with each other.

The pybind side of issue that may be related is pybind/pybind11#439.

I am not entirely sure how to address this as I am less experience with C++..

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May you try screening if StatusCode is used in any of your code and if you can use a different namespace for it?

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@lu-wang-g the ultralytics package doesn't use any type called 'StatusCode', but checking other dependencies like onnx and tensorflow I see that it is a pretty common name.

But this seems unrelated to ultralytics as everything works correctly with tensorflow==2.13.1, this error only appears in tflite_support when used with tensorflow==2.14.0.

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@lu-wang-g @ethanluoyc I just realized this error is very easily reproducible directly in Google Colab just by installing and attempting to import the package. If this package is not even usable in Google Colab this must raise some pretty serious red flags here no?

Are there any plans to resolve this and update the package?

Reproduce

!pip install tflite_support

import tflite_support

Result

---------------------------------------------------------------------------
ImportError                               Traceback (most recent call last)
[<ipython-input-2-10ee15e7e9a8>](https://localhost:8080/#) in <cell line: 1>()
----> 1 import tflite_support

4 frames
[/usr/local/lib/python3.10/dist-packages/tensorflow_lite_support/python/task/vision/core/tensor_image.py](https://localhost:8080/#) in <module>
     17 
     18 from tensorflow_lite_support.python.task.vision.core import color_space_type
---> 19 from tensorflow_lite_support.python.task.vision.core.pybinds import image_utils
     20 
     21 

ImportError: generic_type: cannot initialize type "StatusCode": an object with that name is already defined

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@khanhlvg we've implemented your solution, it works, and we have now successfully updated to the latest version of TF 2.16 for Ultralytics exports in ultralytics/ultralytics#13176

Thank you for the help!

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