openvoice module is not found

[amandamirabelle]

in the openvoice_app.py file is states at the top "from openvoice import se_extractor
from openvoice.api import BaseSpeakerTTS, ToneColorConverter", but i dont see any openvoice nor openvoice.api module thus causing error to run the openvoice app please help me with this issue

[dosubot]

Hi @amandamirabelle! I'm Dosu and I’m helping the OpenVoice team.

The openvoice module exists in the repository but needs to be installed as a Python package. Simply cloning the repo isn't enough—you need to run the installation command.

Fix:

# Use Python 3.9 (required for compatibility)
conda create -n openvoice python=3.9
conda activate openvoice

# From the OpenVoice directory (where setup.py is located)
pip install -e .

The pip install -e . command installs the package in editable mode, making openvoice, openvoice.api, and openvoice.se_extractor importable.

The module files you're looking for (se_extractor.py, api.py) are in the openvoice/ folder—they're just not recognized by Python until the package is installed.

Important: Use Python 3.9 specifically. Newer versions cause compatibility issues.

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[amandamirabelle]

@dosu yes i did try the pip install -e . command but it says: cythonize_one(*args)
File "C:\Users\Huawei\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-build-env-6xckjxxv\overlay\Lib\site-packages\Cython\Build\Dependencies.py", line 1297, in cythonize_one
raise CompileError(None, pyx_file)
Cython.Compiler.Errors.CompileError: av\logging.pyx
[end of output]

note: This error originates from a subprocess, and is likely not a problem with pip.
ERROR: Failed to build 'av' when getting requirements to build wheel; so i asked chatgpt and it says its something to do with the compatibility so it recommended me to install av==12.0.0 version and so i did; but still doesnt work and the issue on 'openvoice module not found' keeps on appearing

[dosubot]

This is a known Windows-specific issue with PyAV's Cython compilation. The av==12.0.0 ChatGPT suggested won't help—try these instead:

Option 1: Constrain Cython version (most reliable)

pip install "cython<3.0"
pip install av
pip install -e .

Option 2: Use tested versions

pip install av==15.1.0
pip install faster-whisper==1.2.1
pip install -e .

Make sure you're using Python 3.9 in a fresh conda environment—Python 3.10+ has more compatibility issues with PyAV on Windows.

If none of these work, WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux) or Docker are the most reliable alternatives for running OpenVoice on Windows.

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[amandamirabelle]

@dosu tried both options and none of those work, can you guide me to the next step

[dosubot]

Since the native Windows workarounds aren't working, your best options are WSL or Docker:

WSL (Recommended - confirmed working by multiple users)

1. Install WSL2 with Ubuntu from the Microsoft Store
2. Open Ubuntu terminal and run:

   git clone https://github.com/myshell-ai/OpenVoice.git
   cd OpenVoice
   conda create -n openvoice python=3.9
   conda activate openvoice
   
   # Apply Cython constraint
   echo 'cython<3.0' > constraint.txt
   export PIP_CONSTRAINT=constraint.txt
   pip install -e .

This approach has been confirmed working by users who faced the same issue.

Docker Alternative

Docker is also recommended by the team. Community Dockerfiles like openvoice-docker provide ready-to-use environments.

Quick Option (No Installation)

If you just want to try OpenVoice without local setup, the docs mention pre-deployed Hugging Face Spaces you can use directly.

Unfortunately there are no pre-built Windows binaries available. Let me know if you need help with the WSL setup!

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[amandamirabelle]

@dosu okay so i tried on wsl now when i try to run on streamlit it says : ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'pkg_resources' : ────────────────────────── Traceback (most recent call last) ───────────────────────────
/home/amandamirabelle/miniconda3/envs/openvoice/lib/python3.9/site-packages/streamli
t/runtime/scriptrunner/exec_code.py:128 in exec_func_with_error_handling

/home/amandamirabelle/miniconda3/envs/openvoice/lib/python3.9/site-packages/streamli
t/runtime/scriptrunner/script_runner.py:669 in code_to_exec

/home/amandamirabelle/OpenVoice/openvoice/openvoice_app.py:7 in

  4 import gradio as gr
  5 from zipfile import ZipFile
  6 import langid

❱ 7 from openvoice import se_extractor
8 from openvoice.api import BaseSpeakerTTS, ToneColorConverter
9
10 parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()

/home/amandamirabelle/OpenVoice/openvoice/se_extractor.py:5 in

  2 import glob
  3 import torch
  4 import hashlib

❱ 5 import librosa
6 import base64
7 from glob import glob
8 import numpy as np

/home/amandamirabelle/miniconda3/envs/openvoice/lib/python3.9/site-packages/librosa/
init.py:209 in

206
207 # And all the librosa sub-modules
208 from ._cache import cache

❱ 209 from . import core
210 from . import beat
211 from . import decompose
212 from . import effects

/home/amandamirabelle/miniconda3/envs/openvoice/lib/python3.9/site-packages/librosa/
core/init.py:5 in

 2 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 3 """ Core IO and DSP functions"""
 4

❱ 5 from .convert import * # pylint: disable=wildcard-import
6 from .audio import * # pylint: disable=wildcard-import
7 from .spectrum import * # pylint: disable=wildcard-import
8 from .pitch import * # pylint: disable=wildcard-import

/home/amandamirabelle/miniconda3/envs/openvoice/lib/python3.9/site-packages/librosa/
core/convert.py:7 in

   4
   5 import re
   6 import numpy as np

❱ 7 from . import notation
8 from ..util.exceptions import ParameterError
9 from ..util.decorators import deprecate_positional_args
10

/home/amandamirabelle/miniconda3/envs/openvoice/lib/python3.9/site-packages/librosa/
core/notation.py:8 in

  5 import re
  6 import numpy as np
  7 from .._cache import cache

❱ 8 from ..util.exceptions import ParameterError
9 from ..util.decorators import deprecate_positional_args
10
11 all = [

/home/amandamirabelle/miniconda3/envs/openvoice/lib/python3.9/site-packages/librosa/
util/init.py:78 in

75 """
76
77 from .utils import *  # pylint: disable=wildcard-import

❱ 78 from .files import * # pylint: disable=wildcard-import
79 from .matching import * # pylint: disable=wildcard-import
80 from .deprecation import * # pylint: disable=wildcard-import
81 from ._nnls import * # pylint: disable=wildcard-import

/home/amandamirabelle/miniconda3/envs/openvoice/lib/python3.9/site-packages/librosa/
util/files.py:10 in

  7 import json
  8 from pathlib import Path
  9

❱ 10 from pkg_resources import resource_filename
11 import pooch
12
13 from .exceptions import ParameterError
────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'pkg_resources'

[dosubot]

Good progress getting it working on WSL! The pkg_resources module is part of setuptools, which may not be installed in your environment.

Fix:

pip install --upgrade setuptools

Then try running streamlit again. This should resolve the error since OpenVoice's setup.py relies on setuptools but doesn't explicitly list it as a dependency.

Let me know if you hit any other errors!

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[amandamirabelle]

@dosu still the same issue came out: ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'pkg_resources'

File "/home/amandamirabelle/OpenVoice/openvoice/openvoice_app.py", line 7, in
from openvoice import se_extractor
File "/home/amandamirabelle/OpenVoice/openvoice/se_extractor.py", line 5, in
import librosa
File "/home/amandamirabelle/miniconda3/envs/openvoice/lib/python3.9/site-packages/librosa/init.py", line 209, in
from . import core
File "/home/amandamirabelle/miniconda3/envs/openvoice/lib/python3.9/site-packages/librosa/core/init.py", line 5, in
from .convert import * # pylint: disable=wildcard-import
File "/home/amandamirabelle/miniconda3/envs/openvoice/lib/python3.9/site-packages/librosa/core/convert.py", line 7, in
from . import notation
File "/home/amandamirabelle/miniconda3/envs/openvoice/lib/python3.9/site-packages/librosa/core/notation.py", line 8, in
from ..util.exceptions import ParameterError
File "/home/amandamirabelle/miniconda3/envs/openvoice/lib/python3.9/site-packages/librosa/util/init.py", line 78, in
from .files import * # pylint: disable=wildcard-import
File "/home/amandamirabelle/miniconda3/envs/openvoice/lib/python3.9/site-packages/librosa/util/files.py", line 10, in
from pkg_resources import resource_filename

[dosubot]

Thanks for the full traceback—this confirms the error is coming from librosa trying to import pkg_resources. Since you're using a conda environment, try this:

conda activate openvoice
conda install setuptools

Or if that doesn't work, try reinstalling setuptools with pip in a way that ensures it's properly linked:

pip uninstall setuptools
pip install setuptools

If it still fails, you may have a corrupted environment. Creating a fresh conda env and reinstalling might be the cleanest fix:

conda deactivate
conda remove -n openvoice --all
conda create -n openvoice python=3.9
conda activate openvoice
pip install setuptools
cd ~/OpenVoice
pip install -e .

Let me know if that resolves it!

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[amandamirabelle]

now this error occurs: ValueError: numpy.dtype size changed, may indicate binary incompatibility. Expected 96 from C header, got 88 from PyObject

File "/home/amandamirabelle/OpenVoice/openvoice/openvoice_app.py", line 4, in
import gradio as gr
File "/home/amandamirabelle/miniconda3/envs/openvoice/lib/python3.9/site-packages/gradio/init.py", line 3, in
import gradio.components as components
File "/home/amandamirabelle/miniconda3/envs/openvoice/lib/python3.9/site-packages/gradio/components/init.py", line 3, in
from gradio.components.bar_plot import BarPlot
File "/home/amandamirabelle/miniconda3/envs/openvoice/lib/python3.9/site-packages/gradio/components/bar_plot.py", line 9, in
import pandas as pd
File "/home/amandamirabelle/miniconda3/envs/openvoice/lib/python3.9/site-packages/pandas/init.py", line 22, in
from pandas.compat import is_numpy_dev as _is_numpy_dev # pyright: ignore # noqa:F401
File "/home/amandamirabelle/miniconda3/envs/openvoice/lib/python3.9/site-packages/pandas/compat/init.py", line 25, in
from pandas.compat.numpy import (
File "/home/amandamirabelle/miniconda3/envs/openvoice/lib/python3.9/site-packages/pandas/compat/numpy/init.py", line 4, in
from pandas.util.version import Version
File "/home/amandamirabelle/miniconda3/envs/openvoice/lib/python3.9/site-packages/pandas/util/init.py", line 2, in
from pandas.util._decorators import ( # noqa:F401
File "/home/amandamirabelle/miniconda3/envs/openvoice/lib/python3.9/site-packages/pandas/util/_decorators.py", line 14, in
from pandas._libs.properties import cache_readonly
File "/home/amandamirabelle/miniconda3/envs/openvoice/lib/python3.9/site-packages/pandas/_libs/init.py", line 13, in
from pandas._libs.interval import Interval
File "pandas/_libs/interval.pyx", line 1, in init pandas._libs.interval @dosu

[dosubot]

This is a numpy/pandas binary incompatibility—packages were compiled against different numpy versions. This typically happens when numpy gets updated after pandas was installed.

Fix by reinstalling numpy and pandas together:

pip uninstall numpy pandas
pip install numpy pandas

Or pin specific compatible versions:

pip install numpy==1.24.3 pandas==2.0.3

Then try running the app again. Let me know if you get past this one!

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[amandamirabelle]

okay now this issue again @dosu : ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'pkg_resources'

File "/home/amandamirabelle/OpenVoice/openvoice/openvoice_app.py", line 7, in
from openvoice import se_extractor
File "/home/amandamirabelle/OpenVoice/openvoice/se_extractor.py", line 5, in
import librosa
File "/home/amandamirabelle/miniconda3/envs/openvoice/lib/python3.9/site-packages/librosa/init.py", line 209, in
from . import core
File "/home/amandamirabelle/miniconda3/envs/openvoice/lib/python3.9/site-packages/librosa/core/init.py", line 5, in
from .convert import * # pylint: disable=wildcard-import
File "/home/amandamirabelle/miniconda3/envs/openvoice/lib/python3.9/site-packages/librosa/core/convert.py", line 7, in
from . import notation
File "/home/amandamirabelle/miniconda3/envs/openvoice/lib/python3.9/site-packages/librosa/core/notation.py", line 8, in
from ..util.exceptions import ParameterError
File "/home/amandamirabelle/miniconda3/envs/openvoice/lib/python3.9/site-packages/librosa/util/init.py", line 78, in
from .files import * # pylint: disable=wildcard-import
File "/home/amandamirabelle/miniconda3/envs/openvoice/lib/python3.9/site-packages/librosa/util/files.py", line 10, in
from pkg_resources import resource_filename

[dosubot]

The numpy/pandas reinstall likely uninstalled setuptools as a side effect. Run this:

pip install setuptools

To avoid this cycle happening again, let's install everything together in the right order:

pip install setuptools numpy==1.24.3 pandas==2.0.3

This should stabilize your environment. Let me know how it goes!

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