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Persistent ImportError: _register_font failing on Termux (Python 3.13, aarch64)
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Description
Description:I am trying to run Manim on a Xiaomi device via Termux. Despite manually installing and linking every required dependency, I am stuck in a loop of ImportError: cannot import name '_register_font'.
Environment:
Device: Xiaomi utilizing HyperOS
OS: Termux (Android 14+)Python: 3.13.13ManimPango: v0.6.1
Technical Details:I have used readelf -d to verify the NEEDED shared libraries (image_51.png). I have manually copied and linked:libpango-1.0.so.0libpangocairo-1.0.so.0libcairo.so.2libglib-2.0.solibandroid-support.so (linked as libintl.so)Despite these files being present in the same directory as the .so extension, the import continues to fail as shown in image_53.png. It seems there is a pathing or loading issue specific to this Python 3.13 / Android / aarch64 combination.
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Start by reproducing the _register_font ImportError on Termux with Python 3.13.13, ManimPango 0.6.1, and aarch64. Review the extension's native-library loading and the dependencies listed in the report, then verify whether the import succeeds on the stated environment or document the unsupported combination.
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