[chimerax-users] Trying to open .py files on Windows gives cPickle error

[Eric Pettersen]

Hi Jason,
	Your collaborator is using Chimera, not ChimeraX, and is saving a Chimera session, which ChimeraX cannot read.  Either your collaborator needs to start using ChimeraX or you need to use Chimera.  Depending on what a "modified file" really means, it may be possible for Chimera to write out other types of files than ChimeraX can read.

--Eric

	Eric Pettersen
	UCSF Computer Graphics Lab


> On Aug 9, 2021, at 4:14 PM, Carnes, Jason via ChimeraX-users <chimerax-users at cgl.ucsf.edu> wrote:
> 
> Hello,
>  
> I am collaborating with someone using ChimeraX on a Mac. Their only option to save modified files results in a .py file extension. When I try to open .py files on my Windows install of ChimeraX I get an error:
>  
> “ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'cPickle'”
>  
> Is there a way to manually install cPickle on my Windows computer that will allow me to open the .py files, or are Mac & PC not compatible?
>  
> Thanks,
>  
> Jason
>  
> Jason Carnes, PhD
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