Getting AttributeError: module 'pyscreeze' has no attribute 'locateOnWindow' on import

[S-W-H]

When attempting import pyautogui, I get the following error message and traceback:

Traceback (most recent call last):

  File "<ipython-input-1-fa2587ca3a04>", line 1, in <module>
    import pyautogui

  File "/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/pyautogui/__init__.py", line 221, in <module>
    locateOnWindow.__doc__ = pyscreeze.locateOnWindow.__doc__

AttributeError: module 'pyscreeze' has no attribute 'locateOnWindow'

I have checked the contents of pyscreeze/__init__.py, not just on my computer, but as it currently appears in the pyscreeze repository as well, and there really is no locateOnWindow function/class/etc. contained in it.

The problem might have been introduced by this commit about 2-3 months ago. Strangely, however, I have not been able to find anyone else on the web experiencing it.

[nostep79]

you are not the only one. We updated to this release yesterday and it caused all our testing to fail.

[Zaedus]

Same here. It says this line is the problem

locateOnWindow.__doc__ = pyscreeze.locateOnWindow.__doc__

And throws the same error.

[todoascoding]

@S-W-H @nostep79 @Zaedus
I've tested it and found out why.

Change your username to alphabet.

[Zaedus]

@S-W-H @nostep79 @Zaedus
I've tested it and found out why.

Change your username to alphabet.

I'm not sure what you mean? I should change my system user name to alphabet? That doesn't really seem like a practical fix.

[todoascoding]

I'm not sure what you mean? I should change my system user name to alphabet? That doesn't really seem like a practical fix.

Doesn't it work the solution for you?
It seems like a Unicode folder issue.

I've got the same error message when my system user name isn't in English. If it is, it works fine.

Anyway, how about make a new account and try it.
You need only 5 mins to do it.

[XDDudeGuy]

> I've got the same error message when my system user name isn't in English. If it is, it works fine.
I've got the same error and my username only consists of English letters so Idk.

[nanpuhaha]

I've got the same error. I call the pyautogui.locateOnScreen function, but result is the error below.

AttributeError: module 'pyscreeze' has no attribute 'locateOnWindow'.

There is NO locateOnWindow function on pyscreeze, but pyscreeze.locateOnWindow is used on pyautogui.locateOnWindow.
I think this is the reason.

pyautogui/pyautogui/__init__.py

Line 219 in 5e4acb8

return pyscreeze.locateOnWindow(*args, **kwargs)

https://github.com/asweigart/pyscreeze/blob/0446e87235e0079f591f0c49ece7d487dedc2f9a/pyscreeze/__init__.py#L350

[JayRizzo]

Hi Everyone! I hope everyone is doing well. It looks like there is an easy fix for this one.

pyautogui/pyautogui/__init__.py

Line 221 in 5e4acb8

locateOnWindow.__doc__ = pyscreeze.locateOnWindow.__doc__

Here on this line we just need to change

locateOnWindow.__doc__ = pyscreeze.locateOnWindow.__doc__

To This:

locateOnWindow.__doc__ = pyscreeze.locateOnScreen.__doc__

Update this and your inputs will work. The locateOnWindow changed to locateOnScreen.

++@asweigart, FYI

Tested on: Windows Version	10.0.19042 Build 19042
Current Python:        3.9.2
Current PyAutoGUI:     0.9.53

The file location for me was:
'C:\Users\{UserName}\AppData\Roaming\Python\Python39\site-packages\pyautogui\init.py'

Do not look in the
C:\Program Files\Python39 folders

[Zaedus]

Thank you! By any chance, has this already been submitted as a PR or already in the works to be modified directly on the main branch?

[S-W-H]

@JayRizzo : Thanks a lot for the proposed solution. But, as addressed by @nanpuhaha, isn't the problem somewhat deeper if there is no locateOnWindow function in pyscreeze?

I mean, pyautogui is already importing locateOnScreen, including its docstring, from pyscreeze under its actual name here:

pyautogui/pyautogui/__init__.py

Lines 211 to 216 in 5e4acb8

	@raisePyAutoGUIImageNotFoundException
	def locateOnScreen(*args, **kwargs):
	return pyscreeze.locateOnScreen(*args, **kwargs)
	locateOnScreen.__doc__ = pyscreeze.locateOnScreen.__doc__

Thus, I guess we do not need to import the locateOnScreen docstring again under a different name…? Here is some more context in the form of all of the lines dealing with the attempted import of locateOnWindow from pyscreeze. (These follow immediately after the above import of locateOnScreen.)

pyautogui/pyautogui/__init__.py

Lines 217 to 222 in 5e4acb8

	@raisePyAutoGUIImageNotFoundException
	def locateOnWindow(*args, **kwargs):
	return pyscreeze.locateOnWindow(*args, **kwargs)
	locateOnWindow.__doc__ = pyscreeze.locateOnWindow.__doc__

What I did to fix the issue for the time being was simply to comment out those five lines 217-221. So far, it also works.

@Zaedus : I can't find any current pull request dealing with this. But I also find it hard to submit one without knowing what was the intention of @asweigart for the locateOnWindow function.

[hhslepicka]

I run into this problem today and it was due to a newer pyautogui version with old pyscreeze.
A less relaxed condition on the dependency (https://github.com/asweigart/pyautogui/blob/master/setup.py#L36) would have avoided it.
Upgrading pyscreeze solved the issue for me.

[Be4th]

Hi Everyone! I hope everyone is doing well. It looks like there is an easy fix for this one.

pyautogui/pyautogui/__init__.py

Line 221 in 5e4acb8

locateOnWindow.__doc__ = pyscreeze.locateOnWindow.__doc__

Here on this line we just need to change

locateOnWindow.__doc__ = pyscreeze.locateOnWindow.__doc__

To This:

locateOnWindow.__doc__ = pyscreeze.locateOnScreen.__doc__

Update this and your inputs will work. The locateOnWindow changed to locateOnScreen.

++@asweigart, FYI

Tested on: Windows Version	10.0.19042 Build 19042
Current Python:        3.9.2
Current PyAutoGUI:     0.9.53

The file location for me was:
'C:\Users`{UserName}`\AppData\Roaming\Python\Python39\site-packages\pyautogui*init*.py'

Do not look in the
C:\Program Files\Python39 folders
Man thankyou so much

[abuzze]

You should update pyscreeze to at least 0.1.28. to fix this error.

pip3 install pyscreeze -U

[jpmoraes]

Excellent answer. Then I just have to give a pip install flask

[avinash7903]

locateOnWindow.doc = pyscreeze.locateOnScreen.doc

thank you for your support it helps me to solve my problem