Pio run failed : AttributeError: type object 'array.array' has no attribute 'tostring'

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#1

Hello everyone,

Today I updated vscode and pio.
After the update I tried to build my project but it won’t run the build script :

Executing task in folder ENI-Logger: pio run <

Processing disco_f746ng (platform: ststm32; board: disco_f746ng; framework: mbed)

Verbose mode can be enabled via -v, --verbose option
CONFIGURATION: Redirecting...
PLATFORM: ST STM32 (10.0.1) > ST 32F746GDISCOVERY
HARDWARE: STM32F746NGH6 216MHz, 320KB RAM, 1MB Flash
DEBUG: Current (stlink) On-board (stlink) External (blackmagic, cmsis-dap, jlink)
PACKAGES:

  • framework-mbed 6.60200.200722 (6.2.0)
  • toolchain-gccarmnoneeabi 1.90201.191206 (9.2.1)
    AttributeError: type object ‘array.array’ has no attribute ‘tostring’:
    File “/home/mathieu-ledimna/.platformio/penv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/platformio/builder/main.py”, line 170:
    env.SConscript(“$BUILD_SCRIPT”)
    File “/home/mathieu-ledimna/.platformio/packages/tool-scons/scons-local-4.0.1/SCons/Script/SConscript.py”, line 598:
    return _SConscript(self.fs, *files, **subst_kw)
    File “/home/mathieu-ledimna/.platformio/packages/tool-scons/scons-local-4.0.1/SCons/Script/SConscript.py”, line 287:
    exec(compile(scriptdata, scriptname, ‘exec’), call_stack[-1].globals)
    File “/home/mathieu-ledimna/.platformio/platforms/ststm32/builder/main.py”, line 99:
    target_elf = env.BuildProgram()
    File “/home/mathieu-ledimna/.platformio/packages/tool-scons/scons-local-4.0.1/SCons/Environment.py”, line 219:
    return self.method(*nargs, **kwargs)
    File “/home/mathieu-ledimna/.platformio/penv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/platformio/builder/tools/platformio.py”, line 61:
    env.ProcessProgramDeps()
    File “/home/mathieu-ledimna/.platformio/packages/tool-scons/scons-local-4.0.1/SCons/Environment.py”, line 219:
    return self.method(*nargs, **kwargs)
    File “/home/mathieu-ledimna/.platformio/penv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/platformio/builder/tools/platformio.py”, line 127:
    env.BuildFrameworks(env.get(“PIOFRAMEWORK”))
    File “/home/mathieu-ledimna/.platformio/packages/tool-scons/scons-local-4.0.1/SCons/Environment.py”, line 219:
    return self.method(*nargs, **kwargs)
    File “/home/mathieu-ledimna/.platformio/penv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/platformio/builder/tools/platformio.py”, line 342:
    SConscript(env.GetFrameworkScript(f), exports=“env”)
    File “/home/mathieu-ledimna/.platformio/packages/tool-scons/scons-local-4.0.1/SCons/Script/SConscript.py”, line 661:
    return method(*args, **kw)
    File “/home/mathieu-ledimna/.platformio/packages/tool-scons/scons-local-4.0.1/SCons/Script/SConscript.py”, line 598:
    return _SConscript(self.fs, *files, **subst_kw)
    File “/home/mathieu-ledimna/.platformio/packages/tool-scons/scons-local-4.0.1/SCons/Script/SConscript.py”, line 287:
    exec(compile(scriptdata, scriptname, ‘exec’), call_stack[-1].globals)
    File “/home/mathieu-ledimna/.platformio/platforms/ststm32/builder/frameworks/mbed.py”, line 35:
    SConscript(
    File “/home/mathieu-ledimna/.platformio/packages/tool-scons/scons-local-4.0.1/SCons/Script/SConscript.py”, line 661:
    return method(*args, **kw)
    File “/home/mathieu-ledimna/.platformio/packages/tool-scons/scons-local-4.0.1/SCons/Script/SConscript.py”, line 598:
    return _SConscript(self.fs, *files, **subst_kw)
    File “/home/mathieu-ledimna/.platformio/packages/tool-scons/scons-local-4.0.1/SCons/Script/SConscript.py”, line 287:
    exec(compile(scriptdata, scriptname, ‘exec’), call_stack[-1].globals)
    File “/home/mathieu-ledimna/.platformio/packages/framework-mbed/platformio/platformio-build.py”, line 43:
    from pio_mbed_adapter import PlatformioMbedAdapter
    File “/home/mathieu-ledimna/.platformio/packages/framework-mbed/platformio/pio_mbed_adapter.py”, line 23:
    from tools.build_api import prepare_toolchain, UPDATE_WHITELIST
    File “/home/mathieu-ledimna/.platformio/packages/framework-mbed/tools/build_api.py”, line 37:
    from .utils import (mkdir, run_cmd, run_cmd_ext, NotSupportedException,
    File “/home/mathieu-ledimna/.platformio/packages/framework-mbed/tools/utils.py”, line 33:
    from intelhex import IntelHex
    File “/home/mathieu-ledimna/.platformio/packages/framework-mbed/platformio/package_deps/py3/intelhex/init.py”, line 44:
    from intelhex.compat import (
    File “/home/mathieu-ledimna/.platformio/packages/framework-mbed/platformio/package_deps/py3/intelhex/compat.py”, line 60:
    array_tobytes = getattr(array.array, “tobytes”, array.array.tostring)
    ================================================= [FAILED] Took 0.39 seconds =================================================
    The terminal process “pio ‘run’” terminated with exit code: 1.

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Has anyone got this type of error ?

#2

It seems to be linked to the mbed framework.
I tried to create an Arduino project and it worked…

Even if I try to create a new mbed-based project, the project creator returns an error

#3

The problem was from the mbed framework :

.platformio/packages/framework-mbed/platformio/package_deps/py3/intelhex/compat.py", line 60

Change array_tobytes = getattr(array.array, “tobytes”, array.array.tostring)
To array_tobytes = getattr(array.array, “tobytes”, array.array.tobytes)

The tostring attribute is deprecated since python 3.9

#4

Hello

The bug has been fixed since Mbed 6.8.0 in this commit, using version 2.3.0 of Intelhex including the modification.

But it seems the current version of Mbed currently used by Platformio is 6.6.

Could it be updated please?

(New account → could not add all the links so the links showing the list of commits of the releases have been removed)