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Python cannot import geometrical Point array

asked 2022-03-23 02:37:56 -0600

shiraz_baig gravatar image

I am trying to publish an array of geometrical Points (each point having x,y,z) from a python script. I am using ros melodic, ubuntu 18.04 and python 2.7.17 Here is my msg file in the msg folder of the package.:
-------mymesg.msg ---------
geometry_msgs/Point[] points
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I used message_generation and message_runtime in CMakeLists.txt and package.xml, then did catkin_make to compile the messages. It verifies generation of message.
$ rosmsg show mypkg/mymesg.msg
geometry_msgs/Point[] points
float64 x
float64 y
float64 z

Now I try to run the script for publishing. The imports in my script are:
from std_msgs.msg import Float64MultiArray
from geometry_msgs.msg import Point
from mypkg.msg import points     #line no 8 in my script
............

When I run the script. I get following error.
----------- error -------
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "pub1.py", line 8, in <module>
from mypkg.msg import points
ImportError: cannot import name points
------------------------

What is it that I am doing wrong that it is not importing the array.

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Thanks mike. I can see my error now. I stand corrected

shiraz_baig gravatar image shiraz_baig  ( 2022-04-02 20:54:24 -0600 )edit

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answered 2022-04-01 22:05:56 -0600

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I think I found an answer. I need an independent package for it. It cannot co-exist with another msg folder or srv folder. When I created a new package and created the msg folder and file. It worked and I was able to publish and subscribe to Point[]. I also found another solution that is to use "geometry_msgs/Posearr" message. But in that case orientation has to be wasted out.

Could anyone tell me, if my understanding is correct?

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No, you are not correct that a message must be in an independent package (but it is often a good idea for a different reason.) Your original error is that you imported the wrong name. Your message is named "mymesg", so that is the class that should be imported. You should not import the name of a field inside your message ("points").

Mike Scheutzow gravatar image Mike Scheutzow  ( 2022-04-02 10:02:44 -0600 )edit

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