NameError: name 'freenect' is not defined

Question

I am trying to execute a python code using a kinect this is awesome.py:

from SimpleCV import * 
import freenect

cam = Kinect()
depth = cam.getDepth()
depth.show()

and I'm getting this error:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "awesome.py", line 2, in <module>
    import freenect
ImportError: No module named freenect
libusb: 0.460928 debug [libusb_exit] 
libusb: 0.461054 debug [usbi_remove_pollfd] remove fd 6
libusb: 0.461203 debug [usbi_remove_pollfd] remove fd 9

And what does the file `awesome.py` contain? The code you posted appears to have no relationship to the traceback. — Martijn Pieters, Jan 29 '14 at 17:05
@Rubik951, line 4 of your code is `while True:` while the error happens on `depth = freenect.sync_get_depth()[0]` which isn't part of your question's code. Please include all of awesome.py exactly. — TankorSmash, Jan 29 '14 at 17:16
i have written the exact code now, i have confused with another code — bustrama, Jan 29 '14 at 17:21
It looks like you need to `import freenect` if that is a library you're attempting to use. — g.d.d.c, Jan 29 '14 at 17:22
from here: [openKinect](http://openkinect.org/wiki/Getting_Started) — bustrama, Jan 29 '14 at 18:12
Has anyone tried to work with kinect through ubuntu and simplecv ? — bustrama, Jan 30 '14 at 10:11

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 10 '19 at 16:51

This solved it for me. Note that you need to check if the names of your directories match mine. It depends on the Python versions you have installed:

sudo ln -s /usr/local/lib/python3/dist-packages/freenect.so /usr/local/lib/python3.7/dist-packages/.

That freenect.so was installed by default on Python3, so I've linked to it from Python3.7, which is the default for my system. You can find where it was installed by:

 find /usr/local/lib -iname freenect.so

Hope it helps anybody.

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 12 '15 at 17:08

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Install:

libfreenect

Try:

sudo python2 libfreenect/wrappers/python/demo_cv_async.py

answered Jun 12 '15 at 17:08

eliasRuizHz

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Jun 27 '17 at 07:45

Install python-freenect and other necessary modules by first : apt-cache search freenect And then you can select all libfreenect packages as per your convenience: for this python code error: sudo apt-get install python-freenect

This worked for me on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

NameError: name 'freenect' is not defined

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