Gst-python fails to import on FRDM-IMX95 walnascar (Python3.13)

ha1234 — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 16:51:24 GMT

Trying to import gst-python (`from gi.repository import Gst`) results in a RuntimeError:

Traceback (most recent call last): File "<string>", line 1, in <module> from gi.repository import Gst; import sys; ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1360, in _find_and_load File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1331, in _find_and_load_unlocked File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 921, in _load_unlocked File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 813, in module_from_spec File "/usr/lib/python3.13/site-packages/gi/importer.py", line 147, in create_module dynamic_module = load_overrides(introspection_module) File "/usr/lib/python3.13/site-packages/gi/overrides/__init__.py", line 98, in load_overrides override_mod = importlib.import_module(override_package_name) File "/usr/lib/python3.13/importlib/__init__.py", line 88, in import_module return _bootstrap._gcd_import(name[level:], package, level) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ File "/usr/lib/python3.13/site-packages/gi/overrides/Gst.py", line 989, in <module> real_functions = [o for o in inspect.getmembers(Gst) if isinstance(o[1], type(Gst.init))] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^ File "/usr/lib/python3.13/inspect.py", line 624, in getmembers return _getmembers(object, predicate, getattr) File "/usr/lib/python3.13/inspect.py", line 602, in _getmembers value = getter(object, key) File "/usr/lib/python3.13/site-packages/gi/module.py", line 204, in __getattr__ wrapper = info.get_value() RuntimeError: unable to get value

Has anyone else seen this issue? Unfortunately I can't go back to scarthgap as there isn't board support for the FRDM EVK. For clarity this is using a custom image using the imx-6.12.49-2.2.0 manifest

Re: Gst-python fails to import on FRDM-IMX95 walnascar (Python3.13)

Chavira — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 18:45:04 GMT

Hi @ha1234,

Thank you for contacting NXP Support!

GStreamer’s Python bindings (gst-python / PyGObject) do not yet fully support Python 3.13.
The failure occurs inside the gi.overrides.Gst GObject Introspection layer, not in user code.

As a workaround, it is necessary to downgrade the Python version used in the system.
In embedded Linux systems built with Yocto, this can be done by rebuilding the image and explicitly selecting a supported Python version (e.g. Python 3.12) in local.conf.

This ensures compatibility with PyGObject and allows from gi.repository import Gst to work correctly at runtime.

Best Regards,
Alejandro Garcia

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