Reading .sav File in Python

Question

I'm trying to read a .sav file with Python 3 using savReaderWriter:

Here's my code :

from savReaderWriter import SavReader

with SavReader(mySavFile, returnHeader = True) as reader:
     header = reader.next()
     for line in reader:
          process(line)

I get the following error :

OSError: dlopen(/Users/myusername/.virtualenvs/master/src/savreaderwriter/savReaderWriter/spssio/macos/libicuuc48.1.dylib, 6): Library not loaded: @executable_path/../lib/libicudata48.1.dylib
Referenced from: /Users/myusername/.virtualenvs/master/src/savreaderwriter/savReaderWriter/spssio/macos/libicuuc48.1.dylib

Reason: image not found

What am i doing wrong ?

I use the rpy package instead, R can read spss files natively. — Paulo Scardine, Feb 04 '17 at 16:14
I tried the rpy package. Actually looks like just what I need. But here too I get the same error. "ImportError: Reason: image not found" — BarJacks, Feb 04 '17 at 20:11

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered May 02 '19 at 02:31

I saw this recently with some Java libs and the solution was to symlink the library from its actual location to its expected location. This seems to more closely relate to your particular question.

Library (dylib) not loaded - image not found - Python IDE

Reading .sav File in Python

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