I’m trying to import the FollowJointTrajectory action message to use in an action server. I have the following line in my Python script, but on running it, I get the error that the control_msgs.action module cannot be found. from control_msgs.action import FollowJointTrajectory
Result of locate control_msgs | grep galactic | grep follow is as follows. I notice a py file there. However, it is _follow_joint_trajectory.py instead of FollowJointTrajectory.py. I’ve tried importing this too but, of course, I get stuck on the control_msgs.action module not being found.
@rzegers, on further investigation, I noticed as I jumped to definition from the control_msgs.action import line, it was taking me to a noetic directory. This mix-up is also evident in the PYTHONPATH variable. Removing the noetic and ROS1 paths from PYTHONPATH, resolved this issue. However, I’ve run into another related problem now. I get the following runtime error regarding the action server initialization when using the FollowJointTrajectory action. However, if I replace FollowJointTrajectory with Fibonacci then, initialization works, i.e. I see the “After initializing arm action server” message printed. Do you have any insights about this?
Hi @cjans121, I am glad that you got your issue solved. I have to admit that I wouldn’t have thought that you had two ROS versions installed on your system.
From the error message that you posted this part here caught my attention:
AttributeError: type object 'type' has no attribute '_TYPE_SUPPORT' This might be a ROS 1 message type but it should be a ROS 2 message type. Make sure ...
As you see that message is cut on the screenshot I think the key part is missing as this is how that message normally continues:
Make sure to source your ROS 2 workspace after your ROS 1 workspace.
Any chance you could work on a system that only has one version of ROS2 installed? Things can really get messed up, and that way, you could rule out any errors caused by this. Personally, I haven’t worked on systems that have two versions installed, so it’s outside my area of expertise at the moment and I can’t really help you much there. However, if you encounter any issues on a pure ROS2 system, I’d be happy to help you troubleshoot.
Hi @rzegers , unfortunately, I need both ROS and ROS2 in my system at the moment. I appreciate your support so far. I’ll post an update here if I figure anything out.