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Hi there.
I'm trying to use polyscope on Google Colab, but after installing with pip and running the following code:
import polyscope as ps
# Initialize polyscope
ps.init()
### Register a point cloud
# `my_points` is a Nx3 numpy array
ps.register_point_cloud("my points", my_points)
### Register a mesh
# `verts` is a Nx3 numpy array of vertex positions
# `faces` is a Fx3 array of indices, or a nested list
ps.register_surface_mesh("my mesh", verts, faces, smooth_shade=True)
# Add a scalar function and a vector function defined on the mesh
# vertex_scalar is a length V numpy array of values
# face_vectors is an Fx3 array of vectors per face
ps.get_surface_mesh("my mesh").add_scalar_quantity("my_scalar",
vertex_scalar, defined_on='vertices', cmap='blues')
ps.get_surface_mesh("my mesh").add_vector_quantity("my_vector",
face_vectors, defined_on='faces', color=(0.2, 0.5, 0.5))
# View the point cloud and mesh we just registered in the 3D UI
ps.show()
I just get the following error:
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
RuntimeError Traceback (most recent call last)
<ipython-input-36-bdac230fc77e> in <module>()
2
3 # Initialize polyscope
----> 4 ps.init()
5
6 ### Register a point cloud
/usr/local/lib/python3.6/dist-packages/polyscope/core.py in init(backend)
10 cwd_before = os.getcwd() # see note below
11
---> 12 psb.init(backend)
13
14 # NOTE: For some reason I do not understand, calling psb.init() changes the working directory, causing e.g. writes to relative file paths to write to unexpected locations afterwards.
RuntimeError: [polyscope] ERROR: Failed to initialize glfw
Any idea why is this happening?
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Start with polyscope/core.py at init(), then trace the backend initialization that reports “Failed to initialize glfw.” Reproduce the minimal ps.init() call in Google Colab and determine whether this is a fixable initialization problem or an unsupported environment; done means the behavior is resolved or the limitation is clearly documented.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp, python
- Domain
- cloud, computer-graphics
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100