VBN rc/2.13.5 branch - ImportError: cannot import name 'soft_unicode' from 'markupsafe'

[olsenshawn]

Describe the bug

Cannot import soft_unicode when trying to import VisualBehaviorNeuropixelsProjectCache

ImportError Traceback (most recent call last)
Input In [2], in <cell line: 1>()
----> 1 from allensdk.brain_observatory.behavior.behavior_project_cache import VisualBehaviorNeuropixelsProjectCache as cache_class
…
ImportError: cannot import name 'soft_unicode' from 'markupsafe' (C:\Users\shawno\Anaconda3\envs\allensdk_vbn_aws\lib\site-packages\markupsafe_init_.py)

To Reproduce

1. I created a new conda environment:
   conda create --name allensdk_aws_test python=3.8. # create a new python 3.8 environment
   conda activate allensdk_aws_test # activate your new python 3.8 environment
   git clone …..clone the SDK…. # clone the SDK
   cd AllenSDK # cd into your SDK clone
   git checkout rc/2.13.5# checkout the development branch
   pip install -r requirements.txt # have pip install all the requirements
   pip install -e . # have pip install the SDK itself

2. Added kernel to jupyter notebook
   conda install -c anaconda ipykernel
   python -m ipykernel install --user --name=allensdk_vbn_aws

3. Tried to the following:
   from allensdk.brain_observatory.behavior.behavior_project_cache import VisualBehaviorNeuropixelsProjectCache as cache_class

Expected behavior
Should import cache_class

Actual Behavior
Got error:

ImportError Traceback (most recent call last)
Input In [2], in <cell line: 1>()
----> 1 from allensdk.brain_observatory.behavior.behavior_project_cache import VisualBehaviorNeuropixelsProjectCache as cache_class
…
ImportError: cannot import name 'soft_unicode' from 'markupsafe' (C:\Users\shawno\Anaconda3\envs\allensdk_vbn_aws\lib\site-packages\markupsafe_init_.py)

Environment (please complete the following information):
See above - did fresh install of AllenSDK and switched to rc/2.13.5 branch

[corbennett]

I had the same problem. It seems that the SDK installation gives you markupsafe 2.1.1 by default. Switching to 2.0.1 fixed it for me.

[aamster]

@olsenshawn @corbennett this issue should be fixed in rc/2.13.5 now.