Cannot import name 'PreTrainedModel' from 'transformers'

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#2,364 opened on May 23, 2025 1 comment 0 reactions 0 assignees View on GitHub

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Description

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### Desribe the bug

failed to import

sentence-transformers==4.1.0
transformers==4.52.3

### Reproduction

```python
from bertopic import BERTopic

```

### BERTopic Version

0.17

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Start by reproducing `from bertopic import BERTopic` with sentence-transformers 4.1.0, transformers 4.52.3, and BERTopic 0.17. Trace where the `PreTrainedModel` import fails and check the affected dependency compatibility. Done means the reported import succeeds or the supported version combination and failure scope are clearly documented.

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Assessment

Tech stack: python
Domain: machine-learning
Issue type: Bug
Difficulty: 3/5
Estimated time: 1-2 days
Activity status: Stale
Clarity: Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness: 25/100