scipy import failure on Windows

[chimerax-bug-report@…]

The following bug report has been submitted:
Platform:        Windows-10-10.0.22621
ChimeraX Version: 1.6.1 (2023-05-09 17:57:07 UTC)
Description
(Describe the actions that caused this problem to occur here)

Log:
UCSF ChimeraX version: 1.6.1 (2023-05-09)  
© 2016-2023 Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.  
How to cite UCSF ChimeraX  

> open C:\Users\tiger\Desktop\3Dprinting\SaHoloRif\SaRNAPholoOpen+Rif+DNA2.pdb
> format pdb

Chain information for SaRNAPholoOpen+Rif+DNA2.pdb #1  
---  
Chain | Description  
A | No description available  
B | No description available  
D | No description available  
E | No description available  
F | No description available  
G | No description available  
H | No description available  
O | No description available  
P | No description available  
  

> select /D

564 atoms, 574 bonds, 71 residues, 1 model selected  

> select ~sel

27566 atoms, 28282 bonds, 3282 residues, 1 model selected  

> delete atoms sel

> delete bonds sel

> hide atoms

> show cartoons

> cartoon style width 4 thickness 2

> preset cartoons/nucleotides cylinders/stubs

Using preset: Cartoons/Nucleotides / Cylinders/Stubs  
Changed 564 atom styles  
Preset expands to these ChimeraX commands:

    
    
    show nucleic
    hide protein|solvent|H
    surf hide
    style (protein|nucleic|solvent) & @@draw_mode=0 stick
    cartoon
    cartoon style modeh def arrows t arrowshelix f arrowscale 2 wid 2 thick 0.4 sides 12 div 20
    cartoon style ~(nucleic|strand) x round
    cartoon style (nucleic|strand) x rect
    cartoon style protein modeh tube rad 2 sides 24 thick 0.6
    cartoon style nucleic x round width 1.6 thick 1.6
    nucleotides stubs

  
Traceback (most recent call last):  
File "C:\Program Files\ChimeraX\bin\lib\site-
packages\chimerax\core\triggerset.py", line 138, in invoke  
return self._func(self._name, data)  
File "C:\Program Files\ChimeraX\bin\lib\site-
packages\chimerax\atomic\structure.py", line 1809, in
_update_graphics_if_needed  
s[i].update_graphics_if_needed()  
File "C:\Program Files\ChimeraX\bin\lib\site-
packages\chimerax\atomic\structure.py", line 347, in update_graphics_if_needed  
self._create_ribbon_graphics()  
File "C:\Program Files\ChimeraX\bin\lib\site-
packages\chimerax\atomic\structure.py", line 651, in _create_ribbon_graphics  
ribbons_drawing.compute_ribbons(self)  
File "C:\Program Files\ChimeraX\bin\lib\site-
packages\chimerax\atomic\ribbon.py", line 589, in compute_ribbons  
_make_ribbon_graphics(structure, self)  
File "C:\Program Files\ChimeraX\bin\lib\site-
packages\chimerax\atomic\ribbon.py", line 130, in _make_ribbon_graphics  
centers = _arc_helix_geometry(coords, xs_mgr, displays, start, end, geometry)  
File "C:\Program Files\ChimeraX\bin\lib\site-
packages\chimerax\atomic\ribbon.py", line 969, in _arc_helix_geometry  
hc = HelixCylinder(coords[start:end])  
File "C:\Program Files\ChimeraX\bin\lib\site-packages\chimerax\atomic\sse.py",
line 185, in __init__  
self._straight_optimize()  
File "C:\Program Files\ChimeraX\bin\lib\site-packages\chimerax\atomic\sse.py",
line 398, in _straight_optimize  
opt = OptLine(self.coords, centroid, axis)  
File "C:\Program Files\ChimeraX\bin\lib\site-packages\chimerax\atomic\sse.py",
line 25, in __init__  
from scipy.optimize import minimize  
File "C:\Program Files\ChimeraX\bin\lib\site-
packages\scipy\optimize\\__init__.py", line 400, in <module>  
from ._optimize import *  
File "C:\Program Files\ChimeraX\bin\lib\site-
packages\scipy\optimize\\_optimize.py", line 33, in <module>  
from scipy.sparse.linalg import LinearOperator  
File "C:\Program Files\ChimeraX\bin\lib\site-
packages\scipy\sparse\\__init__.py", line 283, in <module>  
from . import csgraph  
File "C:\Program Files\ChimeraX\bin\lib\site-
packages\scipy\sparse\csgraph\\__init__.py", line 182, in <module>  
from ._laplacian import laplacian  
File "C:\Program Files\ChimeraX\bin\lib\site-
packages\scipy\sparse\csgraph\\_laplacian.py", line 7, in <module>  
from scipy.sparse.linalg import LinearOperator  
File "C:\Program Files\ChimeraX\bin\lib\site-
packages\scipy\sparse\linalg\\__init__.py", line 120, in <module>  
from ._isolve import *  
File "C:\Program Files\ChimeraX\bin\lib\site-
packages\scipy\sparse\linalg\\_isolve\\__init__.py", line 4, in <module>  
from .iterative import *  
File "C:\Program Files\ChimeraX\bin\lib\site-
packages\scipy\sparse\linalg\\_isolve\iterative.py", line 9, in <module>  
from . import _iterative  
ImportError: DLL load failed while importing _iterative: %1 is not a valid
Win32 application.  
  
Error processing trigger "graphics update":  
ImportError: DLL load failed while importing _iterative: %1 is not a valid
Win32 application.  
  
File "C:\Program Files\ChimeraX\bin\lib\site-
packages\scipy\sparse\linalg\\_isolve\iterative.py", line 9, in  
from . import _iterative  
  
See log for complete Python traceback.  
  




OpenGL version: 3.3.0 NVIDIA 536.40
OpenGL renderer: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090/PCIe/SSE2
OpenGL vendor: NVIDIA Corporation

Python: 3.9.11
Locale: en_US.cp1252
Qt version: PyQt6 6.4.2, Qt 6.4.2
Qt runtime version: 6.4.3
Qt platform: windows

Manufacturer: Supermicro
Model: SYS-7049P-TRT
OS: Microsoft Windows 11 Pro Education (Build 22621)
Memory: 548,327,809,024
MaxProcessMemory: 137,438,953,344
CPU: 32 Intel(R) Xeon(R) Silver 4216 CPU @ 2.10GHz
OSLanguage: en-US

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[Tom Goddard]

SciPy is used for showing curved tube helices with the Cylinders preset. I tried it with ChimeraX 1.6.1 on Windows 10 and Windows 11 in the vizvault and it worked. So not sure what is going on with the Windows 11 machine in this bug report.